Strawberry Margarita Pie Berries

You may remember my Strawberry Margarita Pie from last year, featured on Pretty Bitches Can Cook Too's website. I wanted to have that taste again, but decided I would go a different route for a Cinco de Mayo party we were going to this weekend. I wanted something you didn't have to use a fork or plate for, just grab, eat and enjoy. I immediately thought of the strawberry Jello shots I have seen and figured strawberries would be the perfect vessel for the yummy pie mix! These were gone pretty quickly at the party, so I think they were a hit. No need to save these for Cinco de Mayo, they are a perfect treat for summer too! (I am DYING to try these with piña colada mix and rum!) Leave the tequila out for a child-friendly treat!

Ingredients:
20 - 30 strawberries, hulled
1/2 tub of Cool Whip (save the remainder for garnish)
1/2 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup Jose Cuervo (or your choice) Strawberry Margarita Mix
1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila (you may add more or less to taste)
Lime for garnish, sliced thinly into rounds, then cut into wedge slices
Honey and sparkling sugar for garnish

Method:
Put cool whip and 1/2 the can of sweetened condensed milk in the bowl of a mixer or use a hand mixer to blend. Add strawberry margarita mix and tequila and blend until combined. Set aside.

Wash your strawberries and pat them dry with paper towels. Cut the tops off and hull. I found it was best to cut around with a small knife, then pop the insides out with a small spoon as shown below.

Slice off a sliver on the bottom, enough to make the strawberries stand up on their own.

Pour some sparking sugar into a small bowl. With a small brush, brush honey onto the rim of the strawberry and dip into the sugar. Make sure not to forget to do this before you fill the berries!

Put strawberry pie mix into a pastry bag or a ziplock if you do not have pastry bags and snip a corner off.
Pipe the mix into the strawberries and garnish with whipped cream and a small wedge of lime. Refrigerate for about an hour, enjoy! You will probably have some leftover filling, I plan on just dipping my graham crackers or eating it with a spoon!

Thank you so much for looking! Now go whip something up and spread some yum!

As always, I appreciate your thoughts, comments, questions, ideas.

Diana