Pie Recipes
Margarita Pie
Make it a fiesta with this party-perfect margarita pie. Flavored with fresh limes and oranges (and an added kick of optional tequila), this refreshingly sweet filling is complemented by a salty pretzel crust.
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 10 min | Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup crushed mini pretzels*
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Filling
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 1 envelope (7 grams) unflavored gelatine
- 1 (12 ounce) can Nestlé® Carnation® Evaporated Milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
- 1/2 cup (4 to 5 medium limes) lime juice
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2 tablespoons orange juice or orange-flavored liqueur
- 1 tablespoon tequila (optional)
- 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
- Coarse sanding sugar, fresh lime slices
Instructions
Crust
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine pretzel crumbs, butter and sugar in 9-inch deep-dish (4-cup volume) pie plate. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and upsides of pie plate.
- Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
Filling
- Place gelatin in small bowl; stir in water. Let stand for 1 minute.
- Heat evaporated milk, sugar and softened gelatin in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture is hot (do not boil). Pour into medium bowl.
- Refrigerate uncovered for 30 minutes until cool to touch.
- Add lime peel, lime juice, orange peel, orange juice and tequila; mix well.
- Gently whisk in 1 cup whipped topping.
- Pour into prepared pie crust.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.
- Pipe** remaining 1 cup whipped topping around edge of pie. Sprinkle whipped topping border with coarse sugar.
- Garnish with lime slices.
Notes
* 3 cups (4 ounces) mini pretzels will be needed to get 1 cup crushed.
** If you do not own a pastry bag, a resealable heavy-duty plastic bag can be used. Cut corner of bag and pipe out whipped topping as desired.
To save time, you may substitute a store-bought 10 inch (9 ounces) Graham cracker crumb crust for pretzel pie shell.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories: 350 Calories from Fat: 140 Total Fat: 15g Saturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 40mg Sodium: 400mg Carbohydrates: 49g Dietary Fiber: 1g Sugars: 34 g Protein: 5g
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé® and Meals.com