For once I feel as though Memphis has experienced the season of Spring for more than a week this year. But sadly, I fear we are now entering the summer heat. I love spring, but ever since I have moved here it just means that the disgusting humidity and heat are right around the corner. I despise breaking a sweat at 7am while walking from my parking garage to the lab. It’s just wrong – the weather will be the #1 reason I move away when I graduate.

High temperatures in the morning are also the reason I feel that ice cream (it only happened once so far –  on my birthday) or a fruit smoothie for Breakfast is acceptable sometimes. No, I did not also eat this pie for Breakfast. I actually made it for Cinco de Mayo, but it’s such a refreshing and satisfying dessert that it’s great all summer long. Which in Memphis is about 6 months out of the year. But there is not a single chance this pie will last more than a couple of days in my home. I’ll just have to whip it up a couple of times, and maybe alternate the fruit combos! Such a hard life ;-).

BTW, I did not have enough of the crust mixture to go all the way up the sides. Maybe I made my crust on the thicker side, but next time I will use more graham cracker crumbs, this change is in the posted recipe.

RASPBERY MANGO MARGARTIA PIE

Ingredients:

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

2/3 cup sugar, divided

8 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

1 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen

1 cup fresh mango, cut into chunks

3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk

6 Tbsp tequila

1/4 cup triple sec (I didn’t have any so I used pineapple juice)

3 Tbsp fresh lime juice

Zest of one lime

2 cups heavy cream

Lime slices or wedges, for garnish

Directions:

1. To make the crust, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.  Butter the parchment, as well as the sides of the springform.  In a medium bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs and 1/3 cup sugar.  Add the melted butter and toss with a fork until well combined.  Transfer the mixture to the springform pan and evenly cover the sides and bottom of the pan with crumbs (use the bottom of a ramekin to even the bottom crust).  Bake in the preheated oven for 13-15 minutes.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
2. To make the filling, combine the raspberries, mango, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, condensed milk, tequila, triple sec, lime juice and lime zest in the bowl of a food processor.  Process until completely smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.  Transfer to a large bowl.  In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream on high speed until stiff peaks form.  Add one third of the whipped cream to the puree and gently fold in with a rubber spatula.  Stir in the remaining cream.
3. Pour the filling into the crust, cover, and freeze until firm at least overnight.  To remove the springform sides, wrap a towel soaked in hot water around the outside of the pan for 10-15 seconds.  Carefully remove the sides of the pan.  Before serving, garnish with lime slices as desired.  To serve, slice with a hot, dry sharp knife, wiping the blade between slices.

Source: Adapted from Everyday Annie.