Key Lime Pie Bars
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Key Lime Pie Bars
Description
This recipe starts with crushing graham crackers into fine crumbs combined with sugar, salt, and melted butter pressed firmly into a pan to form the crust. The crust is baked briefly to set and brown slightly. The filling is prepared by beating cream cheese until creamy, then blending in condensed milk, followed by egg yolks, lime zest and juice, and vanilla extract to create a smooth, tangy custard.
The filling is poured over the warm crust and baked until it sets without browning on top. Cooling and chilling in the refrigerator allows the bars to firm up properly. When ready, the bars are cut and served, offering a refreshing dessert with a firm base and creamy lime-flavored layer.
These bars store well in the refrigerator in an airtight container, and can be frozen after flash freezing individually. This makes them practical for make-ahead dessert options.
Ingredients
Crust
- 15 heets graham crackers or 30 squares
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- pinch salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Filling
- 6 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- ½ cup lime juice or regular lime juice, key lime
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, and set aside.
- In a food processor or in a large Ziploc bag with a rolling pin, crush the graham crackers until fine crumbs form.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the crumbs, sugar, salt, and butter. Mix to combine. Press the crumbs evenly into the bottom of the lined pan. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add the condensed milk and mix until combined.
- Then, add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition followed by the lime zest, juice, and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
- Pour the filling over the hot, baked crust. Return to the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes or until set. The top should not be brown. Remove from the oven and chill in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours before serving.
- Cut and serve, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Approximately 15 sheets of graham crackers yield about 1¾ cups of crumbs for the crust.
- Store prepared bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Freeze bars by flash-freezing on a tray, then wrapping individually and storing in airtight containers for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 307 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 307kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 206mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 179mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 545IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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