Key Lime Bars With Animal Cracker Crust Recipe

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Key Lime Bars With Animal Cracker Crust
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
225
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325°.
  2. Cut about 12 length extra-wide heavy duty foil; fold cut edges back to form 7 1/2 width. WIth folded sides facing down, fir foil securely into bottom and up sides of 8 square baking pan, allowing excess to overhang pan sides. SPray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. In workbowl of food processor, pulse animal crackers until broken down, about ten 1 second pulses; process crumbs until evenly fine, about 10 seconds (you should have about 1 1/4 cups crumbs). Add brown sugar and salt; process to combine, ten to twelve 1 second pulses (if large sugar clumps remain, break them apart with fingers). Drizzle butter over crumbs and pulse until crumbs are evenly moistened with butter, about ten 1 second pulses.
  4. Press crumbs evenly and firmly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake until deep golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Cool on wire rack while making filling. Do not turn off oven.
  5. While crust cools, in medium bowl, stir cream cheese, zest, and salt with rubber spatula until softened, creamy, and thoroughly combined. Add sweetened condensed milk and whisk vigorously until incorporated and no lumps of cream cheese remain; whisk in egg yolk. Add lime juice and whisk gently until incorporated (mixture will thicken slightly).
  6. Pour filling into crust; spread to corners and smooth surface with rubber spatula. Bake until set and edges begin to pull away slightly from sides, 15-20 minutes. Cool on wire rack to room temperature, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Cover with foil and refrigerate unti thoroughly chilled, at least 2 hours.
  7. Loosen edges with paring knife and lift bars from baking panusing foil extensions; cut bars into 16 squares. Sprinkle with toasted with toasted coconut and serve. Can refrigerate for up to 2 days, crust will soften slightly. Let refrigerated bars stand at room temperature about 15 minutes before serving.
  8. Can make triple citrus bars using 1 1/2 teaspoons each of grated lime zest, lemon zest, and orange zest (mince zest after measuring), and using 6 tbsp lime juice, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and 1 tablespoons orange juice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 225.11 Kcal (942 kJ)
Calories from fat 131.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.6g 22%
Cholesterol 50.97mg 17%
Sodium 161.19mg 7%
Potassium 95.22mg 2%
Total Carbs 21.12g 7%
Sugars 6.2g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 2%
Protein 3.21g 6%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 28.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 333.71 Kcal (1397 kJ)
Calories from fat 194.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.64g 22%
Cholesterol 75.56mg 17%
Sodium 238.96mg 7%
Potassium 141.16mg 2%
Total Carbs 31.32g 7%
Sugars 9.19g 25%
Dietary Fiber 0.65g 2%
Protein 4.76g 6%
Vitamin C 7.3mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1mg 4%
Calcium 42.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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