Description
These perfectly tart and tangy key lime pie bars are easy to make and ideal for summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups vanilla wafer cookies, finely ground
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 5 large egg yolks
- 22 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line pan with parchment
- Mix cookie crumbs, butter, and sugar then press into pan
- Bake crust for 13-15 minutes and cool
- Beat egg yolks and zest until thickened
- Add condensed milk and mix well
- Whisk in lime juice
- Pour filling over crust and bake 15-17 minutes
- Cool then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight
- Whip cream with sugar until peaks form
- Spread topping and slice into bars
Notes
- Store in refrigerator up to 4 days
- Freeze if needed and thaw before serving
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 120
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 34
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 95