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Charlotte Russe
With the holidays coming up, this dessert will be a good addition to any holiday menu. It’s quite easy to make and I made it just as the recipe was from the Christmas With Southern Living 1997 
The only Charlotte Russe my daughters were familiar with was the clothing store so they were interested to find out that it is also a Russian molded dessert similar to the tiramisu.
INGREDIENTS:
2 (3-4 ounce) packages fat-free white chocolate instant pudding mix (Jell-0 brand) – they only came ‘fat-free’ but I used whole milk instead of skim milk as suggested on the package
2 ¾ cups whole Milk
2 teaspoons grated Orange Rind
2 Tablespoons Orange Juice, divided
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 cup Whipping Cream, whipped
19 Ladyfingers, split
1 (12 ounce) tub Cranberry-Orange crushed fruitPrepare both packages of pudding mix according to package directions, using 2¾ cups milk. Stir in orange rind, 1 tablespoon orange juice and vanilla. Gently fold in the whipped cream.
Line the bottom and sides of a 9″ springform pan with lady fingers. Spoon the pudding mixture into the pan and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or until dessert is set.
To serve, combine the crushed fruit (cranberry-orange) and the remaining 1 Tablespoon of orange juice and serve on the side or on top of the cream and ladyfingers mixture.
The girls enjoyed using the stemmed glasses to serve their dessert in.
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Written by Jeanette Moore (JMom)
I am a terrible housekeeper but I do love to cook so it all evens out in the end. I like to try new recipes that I think my family will like. However, I am not one to follow all recipes to the letter. I tend to tweak and change the recipes based on what I have on hand and how I am feeling at the time. Feel free to share your versions, I just might try it out next time I make the dish again.
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Ann, if you love creamy, pudding like desserts, you will love this. I did! I have made it several times since and love it each time.
I am not too crazy about the jello instant pudding mix though. You can taste the ‘instant’ness
So I’ve been experimenting to making the white chocolate pudding from scratch which really isn’t hard to do if you’ve made pudding before.
My favorite element in this recipe and I think you shouldn’t omit it if possible, is the cranberry orange crushed fruit. I found the Ocean Spray brand in the canned fruit section of my grocery store. It comes in a small plastic tub.
I spotted this in my Southern Living cookbook and am contemplating making it for a special occasion this weekend (January 31, 09).
May I ask if it was really, really wonderful? I probably shouldn’t try a new recipe for guests, but it looks so lovely, I’m tempted. But I only want to do it if it was fantastic, and I’m not sure I got that message from your post.
Thanks a million!
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LOL, I thought about the clothing store when I saw this on twitter
. Looks very yummy.
we didn’t use Jell-O in culinary school…but I’d for sure us it now! This looks great. Mmmm.
This looks so yummy! My grandmother used to make a similar dessert, I’m pretty sure she soaked hers with rum, though!
LOL