Hi Everyone! Hope you had a great Easter. I am just getting over a nasty flu and was in bed the past few days. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to celebrate much. But guess what? Cinco do Mayo is around the corner and these these margarita mini pies are one of my favorite desserts. (Actually, I love celebrating anything that has Mexican food involved) They are the perfect ending to any warm weather celebration.
These pies are light and refreshing and the pretzel crust is a nice surprise. If you have never had a pretzel crust it is amazing-the perfect combination of salty/sweet. You can make this recipe into one big pie but I love individual portions for parties. I always find that guest are more willing to indulge.
- 1 cup finely crushed pretzels (Since there are so many sizes and shapes of pretzels you will need pulse a few handfuls of your pretzels in a food processor until you have enough)
- ¼ sugar
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- ⅓ cup frozen limeade concentrate thawed
- 2 tablespoons tequilla (optional)
- green food coloring (optional)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 lime for garnish (optional)
- whipped cream for garnish
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix pretzels and sugar together in a bowl; stir in butter.
- Put 1 tablespoon of the mixture into mini muffin pans vessels ; press into bottom and slightly up sides to form a firm, even crust.
- Bake crust in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Mix sweetened condensed milk, limeade concentrate, tequilla and green food coloring in a large bowl.
- Beat cream in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the whipped cream will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.
- Fold whipped cream into sweetened condensed milk mixture.
- Spoon or pour filling into cooled crust.
- Cover pies with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
- Run a knife around the edge of the mini pies to remove from the pan.
- Garnish with whipped creme
These Margarita Mini Pies are sure to be one of your favorites!
XO,
Jenny
These are so pretty!!! Pinning them for later!
Thanks Kim- they are yummy too
uhm, yum!! These would be so fun for a Cinco de Mayo party!
YUM – these look amazing! Pinning them to try for my friends. Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
These sound so good and I definitely like anything margarita! Pinning for later :).
I too love anything that includes Mexican food (give me chips and chunky salsa and I am a happy camper!) and these little desserts are fabulous! I like the idea that they are served individually as people always like to get their “own” of something….yummy Jenny!!
Thanks me! We should have lunch