Tangy Lime Bars
Tangy Lime Bars are cooling, refreshing, and not too sweet, --- if you love easy lime desserts then you're going to flip for these, they're the perfect little capper for a warm day.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
crust
- 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1 sleeve or about 9 full graham crackers, crushed
- 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp butter, melted
filling
- 4 large egg yolks
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
- drop or two of green food coloring, optional
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Toss the crumbs with the sugar and melted butter, making sure to get all the crumbs evenly saturated.
- Press the crumbs evenly into the bottom of a 9x9 inch square baking pan.
- Whisk the egg yolks and condensed milk together in a bowl. Add the lime juice and mix well.
- Pour into the crust and bake for about 15-20 minutes, until just set.
- Let cool, then refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
- Serve cold with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.
Notes
- If you like you can make your lime bars with a shortbread crust like the one I used for my Hibiscus Lemon Bars.
- You can make these with virtually any citrus fruit. Remember fresh squeezed juice is best.
- These are unbelievable good frozen, I think that's my favorite way to enjoy them.
Nutrition
Calories: 223 kcal · Carbohydrates: 28 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 91 mg · Sodium: 153 mg · Potassium: 161 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 22 g · Vitamin A: 355 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 113 mg · Iron: 1 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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