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Key Lime Pie Bars
These key lime bars are creamy, sweet, and tangy with the perfect graham cracker crust.
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- food processor
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 325F, with rack on middle position. Press a long sheet of heavy-duty foil into the corners and up sides of 13x9 pan, with enough foil hanging over edges of pan, for super easy removal later. Grease foil.
2
Pulse crackers in food processor until evenly fine. Add brown sugar and salt and process to combine. Drizzle butter over crumbs and pulse until crumbs are moistened with butter evenly. Press crumbs firmly and evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake until golden brown, ⏱️ 18-20 minutes. Cool while making the filling. Leave oven on.
brown sugar (packed)6 tablespoons
3
In medium bowl, stir cream cheese, zest, and salt with a rubber spatula until soft and creamy and fully incorporated. Add sweetened condensed milk and whisk vigorously until combined and no lumps of cream cheese remain. Whisk in egg yolk. Add lime juice and gently whisk until fully combined. Mixture will thicken slightly.
cream cheese (lukewarm*)4 ozsweetened condensed milk28 ozlime juice (freshly squeezed, from 6-8 key limes*)1 cup
4
Pour filing into crust. Spread to corners and smooth the surface. Bake until set and edges begin to pull slightly away from sides, ⏱️ 23-25 minutes. Center will still be a bit jiggly. Cool on wire rack to room temp. Cover with foil and refrigerate until fully chilled. Remove bars from pan using foil. Cut into squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar right before serving. Keeps for several days in fridge.
powdered sugar (for dusting)
Nutrition Facts
calories
270 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
29 g
sodium Content
200 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
50 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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