Strawberry Margarita Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups strawberries, hulled
• 10 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 7 tablespoons tequila
• 6 tablespoons triple sec (or Grand Marnier)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 cups chilled whipping cream
• 8 fresh strawberries

Recipe

• 1 Butter 9-inch springform pan.
• 2 Toss 2 cups strawberries with 4 tablespoons sugar in small bowl.
• 3 Blend remaining 6 tablespoons sugar, cracker crumbs, and butter in processor; press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of pan.
• 4 Puree strawberries and sugar with milk, tequila, triple sec and lime juice in blender or processor; transfer to large bowl.
• 5 Using electric mixer, whip cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form.
• 6 Fold 1/3 of cream into puree; gently fold in remaining cream.
• 7 Pour filling into crust, cover and freeze until firm, preferably overnight.
• 8 Run hot sharp knife around pan to loosen if necessary; release pan sides.
• 9 Cut pie into 8 wedges, top each with strawberry and serve.