Spiked Strawberry-Lime Ice-Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 
• 12 servings lime zest fresh whole
• 6 ounce limeade concentrate frozen thawed canned
• 0.3 cup orange liqueur 
• 0.5 cup powdered sugar 
• 4 cups pretzel twists 
• 16 ounce strawberries fresh stemmed (1 quart)
• 1 container strawberry ice cream (1/2-gallon)
• 0.5 cup tequila 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• springform pan

Directions

1. Process first 3 ingredients in a food processor until pretzels are finely crushed. Firmly press mixture onto bottom of a lightly greased 10-inch springform pan.
2. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
3. Let strawberry ice cream stand at room temperature 20 minutes or until slightly softened.
4. Process strawberries and powdered sugar in food processor until pureed, stopping to scrape down sides.
5. Place ice cream in a large bowl; cut into large (3-inch) pieces. Fold strawberry mixture, limeade concentrate, tequila, and orange liqueur into ice cream until well blended. Spoon mixture into prepared crust in springform pan. Freeze 3 hours or until firm.
6. Let stand 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.
7. Garnish, if desired.
8. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Blue Bell Ice Cream and Triple Sec orange liqueur.
9. Strawberry-Lime Ice-Cream Pie: Omit tequila and orange liqueur, and add 1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, partially thawed. Proceed with recipe as directed.
10. Let stand 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.
11. Garnish, if desired.