Hot, muggy and how to make Orange Creamsicle dessert bars

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Good morning Augusta

This morning we have hot, sunny skies and a high of 91°F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy with stray showers or thunderstorms possible. Low 73°F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Dew Point is  66.7°F, the humidity is 70%, and the outdoor temp is 77.2°F.

The wind direction is   West between 0.0 MPH and 0.1 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.09, the Absolute pressure is 29.89 and steady with a weather graphic indicating more heat.

The UV rating is 2 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:01 a.m. Sunset is 8:25 p.m., Moonrise is 12:08 p.m., Moonset is 12:04 a.m. and the moon phase is waning gibbous being 59% illuminated.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with hot, steamy and clear skies.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space weather for today is:

The Solar flux is 68, the solar wind speed is 388 Kilometers per second and the chance of

a solar storm is 1%.

For those of you who crave anything with “creamsicle” in its name, you have to try these for this heat wave.

ORANGE CREAMSICLE DESSERT BARS

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

3 tablespoons butter, melted

½ cup orange juice

1 3-oz. package Jell-O Orange flavor gelatin

1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened and divided

1 8-oz. container Cool Whip, divided

½ cup cold milk

1 3.4-oz. package Jell-O instant vanilla pudding

2 teaspoons orange zest

·         Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of an 8-inch square pan.

·         Refrigerate until ready to use.

·         In a small bowl, microwave juice for about 1 minute on high.

·         Add to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved.

·         Gradually add to half the cream cheese in a medium bowl, beating with mixer after each addition until blended. 

·         Whisk in 1 cup Cool Whip.  Spread over crust.  Freeze.

·         Beat remaining cream cheese and milk in a separate medium bowl until blended.  Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 minutes.

·         Stir in remaining Cool Whip and orange zest.  Spread over gelatin layer.

·         Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

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