Sweet Moments – Celebrating with Easy & Yummy Homemade Desserts by Jasmine Lawrence - HTML preview

Servings: 12                        Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

1 cup crushed pretzels

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

¼ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

1 tablespoon tequila

½ cup powdered sugar

14 ounces cream cheese, softened

Zest and juice of 1 lime.

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of kosher salt

Instructions

1. Line a 9-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Mix butter, granulated sugar, and pretzels till well mixed. Press in a uniform layer to the bottom of dish. Freeze for 8-10 minutes.
2. In the interim, mix cream cheese and sugar with a hand mixer till fluffy and light. Add in lemon zest and juice, vanilla, tequila, and salt till smooth and creamy. Spread mixture on top of crust and drizzle with lime zest.
3. Freeze for 50 minutes or till set. When firm, take out of baking dish and cut into 12 bite-size chunks.