Mississippi Mist Pie

Recipe Ingredients

		Crust
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Vanilla wafer crumbs - (about 50 wafers)
5 tablespoons	75ml	Butter or margarine - melted
		Filling
2		Fresh strawberries
1		Light cream cheese - softened
1		Sweetened condensed milk - (14 oz can)
1/2 cup	118ml	Fresh lime juice - (about, 6 to 8 limes)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Green crème de menthe - liqueur
		Decorative Topping
1 cup	237ml	Whipping cream
3 tablespoons	45ml	Sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla
		Lime slice - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Combine crumbs and butter in a small bowl. Press firmly on bottom and up side of a 9 inch pie plate. Refrigerate until firm.

Reserving 3 strawberries for garnish, cut off stem ends of remaining berries so they are no more than 1 inch tall. Arrange, cut ends down, on crust, refrigerate. Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk; beat well. Add lime juice and liqueur; blend well. Pour into prepared crust, covering strawberries. Refrigerate at least one hour.

Whip cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and vanilla and whip until stiff and glossy. Using a pastry bag with a decorating tip, pipe a lattice design on top of the pie. Garnish with the reserved strawberries and lime slice.

Source:
Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet

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