Baked Margarita Pie

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"There is no alcohol in this version. I was drawn into Williams Sonoma cooking store by the delicious aroma of this pie baking. They were kind enough to share the simple recipe, which I promptly made the minute I got home. Although their brand of Margarita mixer is recommended, I did try this with another brand I purchased at my local grocery and it still came out delicious. This is a rich, citrusy flavored tart. Prep time does not include chilling time once pie has baked."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 prepared graham cracker crusts or 1 pie pastry, baked and cooled (9-10 inch size)
• 3⁄4 cup bottled margarita mix
• 2 egg yolks (I use jumbo size eggs)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• sweetened whipped cream, to garnish

directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 F and have ready a premade graham cracker pie shell (either 9" or slightly larger) or if you prefer, a baked& cooled regular pie pastry.
2. Whisk together the margarita mixer, the eggs, and the sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
3. Pour into the pie shell and bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until pie is almost set and the top is getting bubbly and edges of filling are just beginning to brown.
4. I placed a pie shield over the crust edges to keep them from overbrowning- if you do not have one, you can cover the crust edges with some foil.
5. Set pie onto a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then cover and place in fridge until fully cooled, at least 1 hour.
6. Before serving, garnish with whipped cream.

Reviews

[Denny_Garcia]

I haven't baked this yet. It's very similar to my Key Lime Pie recipe. Because of the title, I was expecting to find tequila in the list of ingredients. In candor, that was the reason I looked at this recipe. If I were to add tequila, will someone suggest a quantity to add and discuss the impact on the other ingredients' quantities and any impact on cooking time/temperature. Would baking heat dissipate the nature of the tequila? If that be the case, I won't waste the tequila; I'll just sip it while the pie bakes. Win-win!

 

[DianaEatingRichly]

Delicious and easy! I didn't know we were out of margarita mix so used a mix of lemon juice, lime, juice, and simple syrup to make my own.

 

[slou61]

I'm so glad you posted this recipe. i also picked it up at William Sonoma last fall and lost it after I'd made it a few times. A friend made it and substituted strawberry dacquri mix for the margarita mix then garnished it with strawberry slices and whipped cream. Both are yummy!

 

[lmp0503]

Delicious, simple! I have made it many times. I suggest baking at 400 degrees for 20 minutes (or longer as needed to set filling) and monitor the pie crust edges for burning. If you cover the pie with aluminum foil to avoid a burnt crust, you might want to place toothpicks in the pie after the filling has "set" somewhat to keep the foil from touching the pie filling. Or, shape the foil like a "tent" over the pie. Whatever works for you!

 

[NBilger]

This is so simple, yet tastes so good. I have made this great pie at least 4 times since finding it last November. I even got my mother-in-law hooked on it. It's a great year-round use for those cans of condensed milk I got in the fall for pumpkin pie.