Margarita Pie With a Pretzel Crust!

Submitted by Mamas Kitchen Hope

"A W E S O M E! The crust makes this so decidedly different and yummy! A margarita flavored creamy filling in a crunchy pretzel pie crust! Now that is my kind of dessert! I have even used fat free sweetened condensed milk with good results!   So good I hurt myself! "

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 -3 cups pretzels (to equal about 1 1/4 cups crushed)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1⁄3 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon tequila
• 1 tablespoon triple sec
• 4 drops food coloring, green (optional)
• 1 cup whipped cream

• Topping

• additional whipped cream

directions

1. Pie Crust:

2. Melt margarine and combine with sugar and pretzel pieces. Press into buttered 9 inch pie pan.

3. Filling:

4. Combine condensed milk, lime juice, alcohol and food coloring.
5. Fold in whipped cream. Cool whip can be substituted.
6. Pour into pie crust and freeze for 4 hours.

Reviews

[CASunshine]

Really rich and good! Yet not heavy if you can believe something can be rich and not heavy. I wasn't clear with some of the directions but it turned out deliciously decadent anyway! I used 1 1/4 cups crushed pretzels, (not pretzels, crushed) as that filled my pie plate better. I also used 1 cup whipping cream, whipped (instead of 1 cup whipped cream), mostly because I kept tasting for texture and that is the ratio I preferred. This must be kept frozen as it melts a bit if it sits out too long. Excellent recipe for summer (no cooking required), bbq's, mexican themed menu... I will make this again and again! Oh, and it's easy, too boot!

 

[Susanne Baskin]

Thank you for this great & fun recipe. I just won a pie contest in my office making this pie. Everyone loved it!

 

[Jazz Lover]

I cannot describe how good this pie is. It is also so easy to put together.

 

[Jade 3]

Easy and delish! I was a little concerned when I tasted it before I froze it that it didn't have enough flavor, but I served to to company and it got rave reviews. I will be making this one again very soon. Many thanks.

 

[oceanmom]

I was looking for a margarita pie crust that didn't need baking, and this one fit the request. I got the idea of to put the pie into a lime. Worked out beautifully-- I think. I put two tablespoons of tequila! super easy and super delicious! i skipped the food coloring because I wanted it to look more like key lime. I cut the bottoms from the limes so they would sit nicely. It was a little tricky to cut out the inside of the limes but I did it. It was messy but worth it. Put it all in the freezer until we're ready to eat them! Thanks for sharing this recipe! I got the idea to use limes from 1finecookie.com **** update -- not worth the trouble to put the pie in the limes. while presentation was awesome the taste was horrible. The very tartness of the limes was very overpowering. Definitely not worth the trouble for the bad taste. The pie and crust stand alone and is very yummy, put the pie in a pie shell or tarts--skip the limes.