Key Lime And Pretzel Pie Food

KEY LIME AND PRETZEL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Spray 9 inch pie plate with non-stick spray. In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in sugar. Remove from stove. Stir in crushed pretzels until mixed well. Press into pie plate. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes. Cool before filling.
• In a medium bowl, combine key lime juice and sweetened condensed milk. Mix well and pour into crust. Chill in refrigerator overnight.
• When ready to serve. Spoon the whipped topping into a pastry bag and pipe it decoratively around the outer edge of filling.

KEY LIME MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• To make the pretzel crust, combine the crushed pretzels, graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter. Once the mixture is combined, spread the mixture evenly into a 9-inch pie tin. Press the mixture in the tin onto the bottom and the sides to form a firm even crust. Bake for 5 minutes until the edges are lightly browned. Let shell cool until needed.
• For the filling, use a large mixing bowl, and combine the sweetened condensed milk, limeade, tequila, orange liqueur, and food coloring if desired, until all ingredients are well mixed. In a medium size bowl, beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the lime and tequila mixture. Spoon the filling into the pie shell, cover and freeze for 4 hours or until firm.
• To serve, let pie stand for 10 minutes after coming out of freezer. Slice pie and garnish with lime slices.

FROZEN KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust, combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl. Press into a 9-inch pie pan, making sure the sides and the bottom are an even thickness. Bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
• For the filling, beat the egg yolks and sugar on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment for 5 minutes, until thick. With the mixer on medium speed, add the condensed milk, lime zest, and lime juice. Pour into the baked pie shell and freeze.
• For the decoration, beat the heavy cream on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat until firm. Spoon or pipe decoratively onto the pie and decorate with lime. Freeze for several hours or overnight.

KEY LIME MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Combine pretzel crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Whisk next 3 ingredients in large bowl until blended. Stir in 2-1/2 cups COOL WHIP; pour into crust.
• Freeze 6 hours or until firm. Let stand at room temperature 15 min. before serving to soften slightly. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.

MARGARITA PIE WITH A PRETZEL CRUST!

Steps:

• Pie Crust:.
• Melt margarine and combine with sugar and pretzel pieces. Press into buttered 9 inch pie pan.
• Filling:.
• Combine condensed milk, lime juice, alcohol and food coloring.
• Fold in whipped cream. Cool whip can be substituted.
• Pour into pie crust and freeze for 4 hours.

KEY LIME PIE IN A JAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Set jars onto a jelly roll pan or baking sheet.
• Place graham crackers in a Ziploc bag and smash to crumbs with a rolling pin. Add to a medium bowl along with the sugar and pinch of salt. Stir with a fork until incorporated. Drizzle melted butter into the crumb and sugar mixture; stir with a fork until blended.
• Spoon graham cracker crumb mixture into each of the four jars, dividing evenly among the jars. Press very slightly into the bottom and up the sides, but don't compact the crumbs like you would a normal graham cracker crumb crust, or the crust will compact too much in the bottom of the jar and won't come up easily with a spoon.
• Zest one of the limes. Add sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, egg yolks, and lime zest to a medium bowl. Stir with a whisk until all ingredients are well-combined. Dividing the mixture evenly, filling into the jars.
• Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the filling no longer jiggles.
• Let cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then cover with lids and bands and refrigerate for at least two hours, until chilled.
• To serve, top with whipped cream, a lime slice, and tall parfait spoons.
• Keeps for up to three days in the refrigerator (add whipped cream and garnish right before serving).

KEY LIME CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix crushed cookies and butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and extract; beat until stiff peaks form. In another large bowl, beat cream cheese, condensed milk and lime juice until blended. Fold in 2 cups whipped cream. Spoon into prepared crust., Top with remaining whipped cream; sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate until serving, at least 4 hours. If desired, garnish with cherries and limes.

KEY LIME PIE WITH SALTY SWEET PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• FOR THE FILLING:
• In a large bowl add the sweetened condensed milk.
• With either a whisk or hand mixer begin whipping on low speed adding one egg yolk at a time and incorporate into the condensed milk before adding next egg. Keep adding until all egg yolks are added and incorporated.
• Add in 1/2 cup fresh squeezed key lime juice and mix on medium high speed for about 5 minutes until mixture looks thick.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• FOR THE PIE CRUST:
• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Finely crush pretzels with a mini food processor or crush by hand with a rolling pin in a ziplock bag until you have a cup and a half.
• Pour into a bowl and add 1/4 cup brown sugar and 8 Tablespoons of melted butter.
• Mix until all the butter is soaked and the pretzels are moist.
• Pour mixture into a 7-9" pie pan. You may not need all the pretzel mixture depending on the size of your pie pan.
• Smash down the mixture with your hands firmly (or a flat bottomed object like a measuring cup) until the mixture is firmly and evenly distributed on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Bake at 350° F on middle rack for 8-10 minutes
• Cool crust for 10 minutes.
• Leave oven on 350° F.
• FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM:
• With a stand mixer, hand mixer, or whisk pour in 1 cup very cold heavy whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract.)
• Begin whipping on low speed and slowly increase speed as the cream thickens.
• When the cream begins to form soft peaks add 1 Tablespoon sugar and finish whipping until cream forms stiff peaks.
• Don't over whip or you will have a bowl full of butter.
• Transfer to a container with a lid and refrigerate until ready.
• When the crust has cooled (it's okay if it feels slightly warm) add the key lime filling and smooth out evenly.
• Bake on middle rack at 350° F for 13-15 minutes. Middle should be jiggle a bit.
• Cool on wire rack then transfer to refrigerator until chilled at least 3 hours.
• Garnish with lime zest (optional) and whipped cream.

COOL LIME PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• To Make Crust: In a medium bowl, combine pretzels, sugar and butter. Press into a lightly greased 9 inch pie pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Let cool completely.
• To Make Filling: In a large bowl, combine limeade and condensed milk. Whisk in pudding mix. Allow mixture to set for 5 minutes. Stir in lime peel, then fold in whipped topping. Stir in green food coloring if desired.
• Pour mixture into cooled pie crust. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

EASY KEY LIME PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in milk and lime juice until blended. Transfer to crust. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours. Just before serving, garnish with whipped topping and, if desired, lime slices.

KEY LIME MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Mix crushed pretzels, sugar and butter. Press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
• Combine condensed milk, lime juice, and drink mix powder in large bowl until well blended.
• Gently stir in whipped topping. Pour into crust.
• Freeze 6 hours or overnight. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes or until pie can be cut easily.