MARGARITA PIE WITH PRETZEL CRUST
makes a 9" pie
1/3 lb corn oil margarine, melted
2 cups crushed pretzels
1 Tbsp. sugar
1-1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream, slightly thawed
4 oz frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
2 oz Gold Tequila
1 shot Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 whole lime, juiced and zested
1 lime for garnish
fresh mint (optional)
Melt margarine. Crush pretzels in food processor or by hand. Stir crushed pretzels and sugar into melted margarine and mix well. Press mixture in a 9" pie pan bottom, pushing a bit up the side. Freeze 1 hour. Combine ice cream, limeade, tequila, Cointreau, lime zest and lime juice in a mixer. Whip at medium speed until well mixed and thick. Pile into the pie crust and freeze for at least 4 hours until firm. Garnish with thin slices of lime, lime peel curls and fresh mint.
makes a 9" pie
1/3 lb corn oil margarine, melted
2 cups crushed pretzels
1 Tbsp. sugar
1-1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream, slightly thawed
4 oz frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
2 oz Gold Tequila
1 shot Cointreau or Triple Sec
1 whole lime, juiced and zested
1 lime for garnish
fresh mint (optional)
Melt margarine. Crush pretzels in food processor or by hand. Stir crushed pretzels and sugar into melted margarine and mix well. Press mixture in a 9" pie pan bottom, pushing a bit up the side. Freeze 1 hour. Combine ice cream, limeade, tequila, Cointreau, lime zest and lime juice in a mixer. Whip at medium speed until well mixed and thick. Pile into the pie crust and freeze for at least 4 hours until firm. Garnish with thin slices of lime, lime peel curls and fresh mint.