Title: Margarita Pie

1-1/2cups pretzels, finely crushee
1-1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
1 lime zested (outer green part grated off)
1 14-ounce can sweetened fat free condensed milk
2 T. gold tequilla
2 T. triple sec or Contreau
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 drops green food coloring
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
12 pretzels
12 mint leaves

In a medium bowl place the crushed pretzels, sugar, and melted butter. Mix the ingredients together well and press them into a 9" buttered pie pan. Chill crust in refrigerator for 1 hour.

In another medium bowl place the lime zest, lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, tequila, and tripe sec. Mix the ingredients together.

Fold in the 1 cup of heavy cream, whipped, and the green food coloring. Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Freeze the pie for 4 hours.

Decorate the pie with the 1/2 cup of whipped cream, pretzels and mint leaves.

Serves 8 - 10

Kathy and Jack Tennar
Gourmet Club Dinner 5/11/02