Margarita Pie
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 1/2 cups pretzels, finely crushed
 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
zest of 1 lime
1/2 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons gold tequila
2 tablespoons Triple sec
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 dash green food coloring (optional)
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
12 pretzels, for garnish
12 mint leaves, for garnish

Preparation

1 In a medium bowl place the crushed pretzels, sugar, and melted butter. Mix the ingredients together well and press them into a 9" buttered pie pan. 2 Chill the crust in the refrigerator for 1 hour. 3 In another medium bowl place the lime zest, lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, tequila, and triple sec. Mix the ingredients together. 4 Fold in the 1 cup of heavy cream, whipped, and the green food coloring. 5 Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Freeze the pie for 4 hours. 6 Decorate the pie with the 1/2 cup of whipped cream, pretzels, and mint leaves.

About


Nibble on this instead of sponge cake the next time you're looking for your lost shaker of salt.