Ingredients
For the crust:
- 10 ounces vanilla wafers
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
For the filling:
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- Fresh whipped cream, for serving
Directions
For the crust:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Add wafers and pine nuts to food processor, pulse until well ground up. Pour into bowl and add melted butter. Mix by hand, with a wooden spoon, and press into 10-inch tart pan. (reserve 4 tablespoons of crumbs to sprinkle on top when done baking.)
Place tart pan in the oven and bake for 8 minutes.
For the filling:
In a mixing bowl add egg whites and sugar, beat until there are soft peaks.
In another mixing bowl, add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Fold in the egg whites. Pour into tart shell and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Let cool before cutting and serve with fresh whipped cream.
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By wickedpies
New Hampshire
on June 03, 2011
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I made this with a little twist. A pretzel crust (nice little salt kick and gran marnier whipped cream... so its more like a margarita in a a tart! I also did tartlets instead of a large tart and garnished with the cream and a sugared lime slice. So cute!
By Lance and Mari ...
Duvall, WA
on May 14, 2011
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Very good and easy to make. My kids (7 and 3.5 year olds even liked it. As I did not have pine nuts on hand, I substitued pecans - worked and tasted great.
By Rebecca1084
Palos Park, IL
on December 02, 2010
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This was awesome, and really easy to make. The vanilla wafer and pine nut crust was fabulous. Will definitely be using that for other tarts now. I threw a little extra tequila in for good measure :
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