(Tequila, Triple sec, and limes from the famous cocktail make a no-bake Margarita pie. Plan in advance to freeze the pie 4 hours before serving.
Prep Time: 5 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups finely crushed thin pretzel sticks
- 1-1/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- Zest of 1 lime
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 2 Tbsp gold tequila
- 2 Tbsp Triple Sec
- 1-1/2 cups whipped heavy cream, divided use
- 2 drops green food coloring (optional)
- 12 mini pretzels or thin pretzel sticks, for garnish
- 4 very thin lime slices cut in half, for garnish
Preparation:
Combine the crushed pretzels, sugar, and butter in a medium bowl. Press mixture into buttered 9-inch pie dish. Chill for 1 hour.
In a clean bowl, combine lime zest, lime juice, condensed milk, tequila, and Triple Sec. Fold in 1 cup of the whipped cream and the food coloring. Pour into cold pie crust and freeze for 4 hours.
Decorate with remaining 1/2 cup of whipped cream, pretzels, and lime slices.
Yield: 8 servings
In a clean bowl, combine lime zest, lime juice, condensed milk, tequila, and Triple Sec. Fold in 1 cup of the whipped cream and the food coloring. Pour into cold pie crust and freeze for 4 hours.
Decorate with remaining 1/2 cup of whipped cream, pretzels, and lime slices.
Yield: 8 servings
