This
recipe and photo are courtesy of Jane Butel and her website
Jane Butel Southwest Cooking. No cooking is required to
prepare this easy-to-make dessert that will get you lot of compliments. Also check out Jane Butel's
Science of Chile Peppers
and more of her recipes.
More great
Pie Recipes
and lots of
Southwest Recipes.
Margarita
Pie Recipe
Recipe Type:
Pie,
Pie Pastry,
Whipping Cream,
Lime Juice
Yields: makes 1 pie
Prep time: 20 min
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups finely crushed pretzels
2/3 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 (14-ounce can) sweetened condensed
milk
1/3 cup fresh-squeezed
lime juice
2 to 4 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons Triple Sec
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
Lime slices for decoration
Preparation:
Lightly butter a 9-inch pie
plate.
Combine crushed pretzels,
melted butter, and sugar in a small bowl; then press
firmly into bottom and up the sides of the pie plate, creating an even
thickness. Refrigerate pie crust while making filling.
In a large bowl, combine sweetened condensed
milk, lime juice, tequila, and Triple Sec; mix well. Fold in
whipped cream. Pour into prepared crust.
Cover pie and either freeze
for 4 hours or
refrigerate 2 for hours.
If frozen, soften in refrigerator slightly before serving.
Decorate with lime slices. Freeze or refrigerate any leftover pie.
Makes 1 (9-inch) pie.
