Margarita Pie

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups finely crushed pretzels
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (3 ounce) envelope unflavoured gelatin
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur (grand marnier)
• 1 cup whipped topping
• green food coloring
• lime slice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400° f.
• 2 cooking time is chill time.
• 3 crust:.
• 4 in bowl, combine pretzels, brown sugar and butter; press evenly onto bottom and sides of 9" pie plate. bake for 5 minutes. let cool, then refrigerate.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 in saucepan, combine gelatin and 1/4 cup of the sugar. beat together egg yolks, limeade concentrate and water. gradually add to gelatin mixture. cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin and sugar are dissolved; let cool. stir in tequila and liqueur. tint with food colouring. refrigerate until mixture will mound from spoon.
• 7 beat egg whites until frothy; gradually beat in remaining sugar. beat until stiff. whip cream until soft peaks form. fold both into gelatin mixture. spon into pie crust; refrigerate until firm. garnish with lime slices.