Margarita Pie Food

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• In saucepan, melt margarine; stir in pretzel crumbs and sugar.
• Mix well.
• Press crumbs on bottom and up sides of a buttered 9-inch pie plate; chill.
• In large, combine sweetened condensed milk, lime juice concentrate, tequila and triple sec; mix well.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Freeze 4 hours until firm OR Chill 2 hour in the refrigerator until firm.
• Garnish as desired.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Crush pretzels in plastic bag.
• Combine all crust ingredients in bowl.
• Press crust mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch Pie Plate; set aside. Zest both limes.
• Juice both limes.
• Combine lime zest and juice with rest of filling ingredients and fold together.
• Pour filling into crust. Chill 25-30 minutes.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: In a medium mixing bowl mix crushed pretzels with butter and press into 9-inch pie pan.
• For the filling: In a small saucepan combine 1/2 of the limeade and gelatin, heat until dissolved and cool completely. Combine remaining limeade, condensed milk, gelatin mixture and zest in a large bowl. In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into milk mixture and mound into crust. Chill 2 hours and garnish with candy lime slices.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: In a medium mixing bowl mix crushed pretzels with butter and press into 9-inch pie pan.
• For the filling: In a small saucepan combine 1/2 of the limeade and gelatin, heat until dissolved and cool completely. Combine remaining limeade, condensed milk, gelatin mixture and zest in a large bowl. In a separate mixing bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into milk mixture and mound into crust. Chill 2 hours and garnish with candy lime slices.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Combine pretzel crumbs, butter, and sugar, mix well. Press firmly on bottom and up sides of a lightly buttered 9-inch pie pan.
• Combine milk, lime juice, strawberries, tequila and triple sec, blend well.
• Fold in Cool Whip.
• Pour into crust. Place in freezer for four to eight hours. Remove from freezer and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with whipped cream or Cool Whip.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Process the graham crackers and sugar in a food processor to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and tequila, and pulse until moist. Press the crumbs into a 9-inch pie plate, and bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the crust cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the filling: Whisk together the condensed milk, limeade, tequila, lime juice, liqueur and salt in a large bowl until smooth and combined. Beat the cream with an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment on medium-high speed in another large bowl until stiff peaks form. Reduce the speed to low, and drizzle in the condensed milk mixture. Return the mixer to medium-high, and beat until the mixture is completely incorporated and fluffy, about 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down the side of the bowl if necessary. Transfer the filling to the cooled crust, cover loosely with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Transfer the pie to the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Garnish with lime wedges dipped in salt, and serve.

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.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Prepare and bake crust in 9-inch pie plate as directed on package for one-crust baked shell. Cool.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in lime juice.
• Beat pudding mix, milk, orange juice and lime zest in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Add gelatin mixture; whisk until blended. Refrigerate 30 min. or until thickened.
• Spoon pudding mixture into crust. Refrigerate 30 min. or until firm. Top with COOL WHIP before serving.

FROZEN STRAWBERRY MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter in a bowl with a fork until combined well, then press mixture evenly onto bottom and up side of a buttered 9-inch metal or glass pie plate (4-cup capacity).
• Bake 10 minutes, then cool in pie plate on a rack, about 30 minutes.
• Make filling:
• Purée strawberries, zest, lime juice, condensed milk, tequila, and liqueur in a blender until just smooth, then transfer to a large bowl.
• Beat cream in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold one third of cream into strawberry mixture gently but thoroughly to lighten, then fold in remainder in 2 batches.
• Pour filling into crust, mounding it slightly, and freeze, uncovered, until firm, about 4 hours. Remove from freezer and let soften in refrigerator, about 40 minutes, before serving (pie should be semisoft).

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.

FROZEN MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix pretzels and sugar together in a bowl; stir in margarine until evenly incorporated. Spoon mixture into a 9-inch pie plate; press into bottom and up sides of plate to form a firm, even crust.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Mix sweetened condensed milk, limeade concentrate, tequila, orange liqueur, and green food coloring in a large bowl.
• Beat cream in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the whipped cream will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak. Fold whipped cream into sweetened condensed milk mixture. Spoon filling into cooled crust.
• Cover pie with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving; garnish with lime slices.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cracker crumbs and butter. Press into a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until crust begins to puff, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer to a cooling rack. If crust has pulled away from sides, use the back of a spoon to press it back. Let cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, stir together condensed milk, zest, juice, tequila, liqueur, and salt. Let stand for 5 minutes to thicken.
• Pour filling into crust. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firmly set, for at least 2 or up to 8 hours.
• Just before serving, whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold in sugar and vanilla, whipping until stiff peaks form. Garnish pie with whipped cream and lime slices, if using. Serve immediately.

FROZEN MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Mix together the blended pretzel (salt and all) with the melted butter and sugar, and pat into a large pie crust dish, or a number (8 or so) of smaller individual dishes. The crust should be about ¼ inch thick. Let set by allowing to freeze for about two hours.
• After the crust has hardened, whip the whipping cream until very firm, and then fold in all other ingredients until well blended (stirring gently, as you don't want to reduce the volume of the whipped cream too much!).
• When a homogeneous mixture, pour into the waiting frozen pie crust, and place back into the freezer to set for a few hours before serving.

MARGARITA PIE (PASTEL DE MARGARITA)

Steps:

• Combine milk, triple sec, Tequila, lime juice, whipped cream and food coloring.
• Fill crust with mixture.
• Cover and freeze 4 to 5 hours or overnight. Let stand several minutes prior to cutting.
• Garnish each slice with whipped cream, lime slice and mint leaves.

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.

FROZEN MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Let cool slightly.
• Crumble graham crackers into a food processor. Add melted butter, sugar, and 1/4 tsp. salt and process until mixture resembles wet sand. Transfer mixture to a shallow 9"-diameter pie dish. Using the bottom of a measuring cup, press crust firmly and evenly across bottom and up sides of dish. Freeze 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk cream in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes.
• Finely grate zest from 1 lime half into a small bowl; set aside. Squeeze juice from all of the limes into a fine-mesh sieve set over a glass measuring cup (you should have about 1/2 cup juice).
• Pour lime juice into another medium bowl. Add condensed milk, tequila, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt and whisk until mixture is smooth. Gently fold in half of the whipped cream just to combine, then add the remaining whipped cream and gently fold until no streaks remain (be careful not to overmix; you want to keep as much air in the whipped cream as possible).
• Remove pie dish from the freezer and scrape filling into crust. Use a spoon to gently spread filling evenly all the way to the edges. Sprinkle with reserved lime zest and freeze until filling is set, at least 8 hours.
• Do Ahead: Pie can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; keep chilled. Let soften in fridge 30 minutes before slicing.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine crushed pretzels, melted butter, and sugar. Press mixture into a pie pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together lime juice, lime zest, orange juice, and sweetened condensed milk. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon filling into pretzel crust. Chill pie for 25 to 30 minutes.

THE PERFECT MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten the rim of a glass with a lime wedge. Sprinkle salt onto a plate. Lightly dip the moistened rim into the salt. Place a large ice cube in the glass and freeze the prepared glass until ready to serve.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with fresh ice. Add tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously until outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the prepared glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

MARGARITA PIE

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix cracker crumbs and powdered sugar. Stir in 1/4 cup margarita mix until crumbly. Press mixture firmly against bottom and side of 9-inch glass pie plate.
• In large bowl, mix sherbet, 1/3 cup margarita mix and the tequila. Gently swirl in frozen yogurt. Spoon mixture into crust; spread evenly.
• Cover; freeze 4 to 6 hours or until firm.