Frozen Margarita Pie

It's the last weekend of the summer! Live it up!

What You'll Need:

for the crust:

5 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted

1/2 cup of sugar

2 cups of pretzel sticks

4 graham cracker squares

for the filling:

1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup of lime juice

2 tablespoons of tequila

1 1/2 tablespoons of triple sec

1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped

3 drops of green food coloring (optional)

for the topping:

1/2 cup of Cool Whip

2 tablespoons of powdered sugar 

lime zest for garnish

What You'll Need to Do:

Preheat the over to 350 degrees.

to make the crust:

Lightly spray a 9" pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

Pulse pretzels and graham crackers in a food processor until crushed. Crushed mixture should measure out to be 1 1/4 cups.

Combine melted butter and sugar.

Add the melted butter/sugar mixture to the pretzel/graham cracker mixture.

Mix well.

Press mixture in to the bottom and sides of the pie plate.

Bake 7-10 minutes.

Let cool.

to make the filling:

In a bowl, beat heavy whipping cream using an electric mixer until stiff.

In a separate bowl, mix together lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and sweetened condensed milk.

Add food coloring (optional).

Carefully fold in whipping cream to the mixture.

Pour filling mixture into cooled pie crust.

Freeze for at least 4 hours (or overnight!).

to make the topping:

Remove the pie from the freezer 5-10 minutes before serving.

Mix the powdered sugar and Cool Whip together.

Spread the mixture on top of the pie.

Garnish with lime zest.

ENJOY!