Frozen Limonada Bars
These frozen limonada bars have a crumb crust and a creamy lime filling made with sweetened condensed milk, whipped cream, and fresh lime juice. A bright, make-ahead freezer dessert for hot summer days.
Servings: 16
Equipment
- 9x9 pan
- parchment paper for lining
Ingredients
crust
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker or maria biscuit crumbs, about 10–11 full graham cracker sheets or 28–32 Maria cookies, depending on the brand. Measure crumbs before using.
- 5 Tbsp melted butter
- pinch of salt
filling
- 8 oz brick style cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- pinch salt
- zest of 2 limes
- few drops yellow/green food coloring, optional
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
Instructions
- Grease and line your pan with parchment paper.
- Toss the crumbs with the butter and salt until evenly moistened. Press firmly into the bottom of your prepared pan.
- In a food processor or bowl with electric beaters beat together the 8 oz brick style cream cheese, 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, pinch salt, half of the lime zest, and the food coloring if using. Process or beat until completely smooth.
- In a large bowl white the 1 1/4 cups heavy cream until it holds firm peaks.
- Turn the cream cheese mixture into your whipped cream and fold gently until combined and there are no white streaks left.
- Transfer to your pan and spread out evenly with an offset spatula. Place in the freezer until the surface is firmed up, then cover with plastic wrap and put back in the freezer. I do this so the plastic doesn't mar the surface of your bars before they set. Let them freeze for 6 hours to overnight.
- Let the bars sit on the counter for 10-15 minutes before lifting them out of the pan and slicing. Garnish with fresh lime zest.
- Your limonada bars can be served frozen, or chilled from the refrigerator.
Notes
Use cooking spray rather than butter to grease your pan ~ butter will freeze and make it hard to remove the parchment paper when you're ready to slice and serve.
Turn this into frozen lemonade bars by swapping out lemon for the lime.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 bar · Calories: 220 kcal · Carbohydrates: 15 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 0.1 g · Cholesterol: 49 mg · Sodium: 146 mg · Potassium: 105 mg · Fiber: 0.3 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 610 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 70 mg · Iron: 0.4 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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