Key Lime Bars are mouthwatering delicious! For those of you that love key lime pie, you’re going to want to try this Key Lime Pie Bar recipe that makes the perfect dessert everyone will go crazy over!
Prepare a fresh and flavorful dessert with these fun Key Lime Bars. The recipe isn’t hard to follow and will leave you with dessert bars that taste like one of your favorite pies.
Do you love pie? If it’s one of your favorite desserts, you can make these Key Lime Bars for a portable dessert that is perfect to take with you when you’re on the go. You can easily make these bars, slice them, and serve them for a quick and delicious treat in the middle of the day or at night after eating dinner with loved ones.
INGREDIENTS
CRUST
- 1 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
FILLING
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 Tablespoon lime zest
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
TOPPING
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 325F and line an 8x8in pan with foil and grease lightly.
- Mix together the graham crumbs, sugar and melted butter and press into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until soft. Add condensed milk and beat until smooth.
- Mix in egg yolks one at a time.
- Stir in lime zest and lime juice.
- Pour in crust and bake for about 30 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature, then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Whip the cream with the powdered sugar until stiff and top each bar with whipped cream and lime zest.
- ENJOY!
