It’s been a while since I made a pie. I’ve been busy with other pursuits, such as having the flu. But I couldn’t let Easter go by without making a pie, especially since Rachel invited us over for brunch, and I know she and her kids love a pie. So, I baked a marionberry pie. It turned out OK, but I wasn’t sure it was Easter-worthy, so I gave it to Char, and she gave me a bag of frozen strawberries.
So I pulled out my Southern Pies book, and found a recipe for a Frozen Strawberry Margarita Pie. But something about tequila at a brunch with teenagers present didn’t seem like a good idea, so I left out the tequila. Basically, you make a graham cracker crust, then you blender up some strawberries, some lime juice, and tequila if you’re using it. Then you fold in a half cup of whipped cream (that is, half a cup of cream, whipped to stiff peaks), and then you put it in the crust and freeze it. Then you top the whole thing off with a lot more whipped cream, and you pop it back in the freezer until it’s ready to serve.
Yum. YUM. I mean YUUUUUUM! Fantastic pie! Not really appropriate for the cool Seattle weather we’re having, but when summer comes around, holy cow, I’ll be making that for every party I go to. Gorgeous, impressive, and yet not hard to make–just time consuming because of the freezing.
Sounds absolutely delicious! I gained 3 pounds reading it!