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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Something different - a refreshing sweet-and-salty dessert for bringing to a backyard barbecue or summer potluck. 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 |
Directions:
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.
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