Margarita Pie

By JimMac

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

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

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.


* a commercial graham cracker crust can be used in place of the pretzel crust.