I know, I know. I haven't been on here in FOREVER! But, I created a recipe this weekend, or cobbled it together, and I just HAD to share!
We had some friends over for a Christmas in July party, and while not many came, we still had great food and great fun!
I made a Copycat Costco Quinoa Salad, and added chicken to it, and it was SUPER healthy, but SUPER tasty as well!! I have to say, even with kale, lentils, and quinoa, it was delicious!! Unfortunately, I cooked ALL of my lentils, so now I need to find some recipes for those!
I also went across the state to a little shop and got some farm fresh peaches and made some fresh peach pies, I added a little too much water to the crust, and next time I think I'll add some sugar to it too, but all in all, yum!
And of course, the reason for this post in the first place, Margarita Cheesecake!! I saw a post on Pinterest for this, but when I went to look at the recipe for it, the poster had taken it down! Bummer! The link did say that she had a margarita jelly on top, and the cheesecake was no-bake, so I took her traditional no-bake cheesecake recipe and found a recipe for a cake with a margarita gel, so I put the two together with a graham cracker-pretzel crust, and Shazaam! So, here it is!!
Crust
1 pkg Graham Crackers
1 cup Pretzels
¼ c sugar
12 tbsp butter (melted)
Cheesecake Layer
24 oz (3 packages) cream cheese (warmed)
1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 ½ Tbsp lime juice
Pinch of salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 limes worth of lime zest
Margarita Gelatin
2 oz water
8 grams KNOX gelatin
2 oz margarita mix
2 Tbsp sugar
4 Tbsp lime juice
2 oz tequila
1 Tbsp triple sec
Put graham crackers, sugar, and pretzels in a blender and
blend for 30 sec. to crush and then add the butter.
Press into a 9-inch round or 20- 8 oz jars.
Put the cream cheese in a blender with the confectioners’
sugar and blend until smooth.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until whipping cream
has thickened.
Sprinkle Gelatin onto the water in a bowl and let sit for 5
minutes to bloom.
Add the next 3 ingredients and microwave for about 30
seconds, until gelatin turns clear.
Let it sit for 5 minutes and scoop any foam off the surface.
Stir in liquors and spoon onto cooled cheesecake layer.
Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
