
Key Lime Pie Bars
Key Lime Pie Bars: A heavenly citrus treat made to feed a crowd! Each bite tastes like Key lime pie but without all the work!
Key Lime Pie Bars
The hubby loves his lemon desserts, but gives lime the cold shoulder. Really??? I love, love Key lime pie. The tart and creamy filling in a sweet graham cracker crust is a delightful pairing.
But I cannot make a whole pie for myself, can I???? Nope. But I hosted book club last month and made these delectable Key Lime Pie Bars. Citrusy squares topped with sweetened whipped cream and a slice of lime. SO good!!!
Tips for Making Key Lime Bars
- First you have to track down some of those small Key limes that come from Florida, California, Mexico or the Caribbean. PRO-Tip: But if you can’t locate any Key limes, regular Persian limes work well. They’re a bit more acidic, but much tastier and fresher tasting than the bottled Key lime juice.
- You will use both lime juice and zest in this Key Lime Pie Bars recipe. Don’t bother trying to zest your mini Key limes, as it’s much easier to use a standard lime and you’ll never know the difference.
- The crust is like your basic graham cracker crust. Either buy graham cracker crumbs or make your own by processing full sized graham crackers in a food processor. Those will be mixed with melted butter and a bit of sugar. This mixture is pressed onto the bottom of your prepared panpan, then baked.
- The Key lime filling is like the typical pie filling, made with juice, zest, egg yolks and a can of sweetened condensed milk. Mix and spread evenly with an offset spatula over the crust, then bake.
- For company, you may garnish each slice with a dollop of whipped cream and a thin slice of lime. A berry adds a nice contrast but isn’t necessary!
- This recipe can be doubled if you’d like to make a 9×13 Key Lime Pie Bars version.
More Citrus Recipes You’ll Love:
- Key Lime Pie Cookies from Grandbaby Cakes
- Key Lime Pie from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Key Lime Pound Cake from Barbara Bakes
- Meyer Lemon Streusel Bars from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Key Lime Pie Ice Cream from Your Home Based Mom
- More Dessert Recipes
Key Lime Pie Bars
Citrus heaven in every bite. Inspired by Martha Stewart.
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
- 1/2 cup Key lime juice (may use standard lime juice)
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- Whipped cream, Key lime slices, berries to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line 8 inch square baking pan with non-stick foil, if desired. Set aside.
- Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in small bowl. Press evenly onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes, then cool completely.
- Beat together egg yolks and zest on high speed till very thick, about 5 minutes. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix on low speed till combined, then increase speed and mix till thick, about 3 minutes. Add lime juice and mix on low till combined.
- Spread filling over crust and bake till filling is set, about 10 minutes.
- Cool completely before cutting and garnishing with whipped cream, lime slices, and/or berries.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1 barAmount Per Serving: Calories: 238Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 138mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 1gSugar: 26gProtein: 4g
Skinny Tip
I’m starting a new series of Skinny Tips. How I keep slim is one of my most frequent inquiries. I’ll feature tips on some of my upcoming blog posts.
Tip #1: Drink LOTS of water. Your hair and complexion will thank you plus it will help relieve your hunger pangs. I drink a ton of hot tea (ALL year round) and consider it part of my “water” intake.
The plating just speaks for itself. I already sense how yummy this dessert is without yet putting it in my mouth. And thanks for the skinny tip, too!
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
My fave! Your cooking actress friend is very pretty…and so natural.
Geez, it’s a little late to tell me I can’t make a whole pie for myself:@) I love key lime and your squares are beautiful, I have no doubt they did not last long!
I love these bars Lizzy!
Look amazing!:)
Very kind to help out this new friend, will check out her blog. And these Key Lime Pie bars look amazing. Who does not love Key Lime (except Bill lol). I can definitely use your skinny tips!
Hahaha to Nance’s comment above ๐ ^ These are absolutely needed here these days, especially with the summertime and swimsuit season creeping up on us! I’ll be heading over to read your post. Cheers for sharing, Liz!
I love all citrus! Even though I’m a lemon freak, lime is a biggie for me (particularly in cocktails!). And Key Lime Pie is my favorite pie. Period. Hmm, I drink plenty of water and hot tea, too, but I’m not skinny. Although I know the reason why. ๐ Off to read your guest post . . .
I really really really need the skinny tips, Liz! With all the food that I eat (and the exercise I don’t do) anything will help! Eating a pan of these gorgeous key lime pie bars wouldn’t help but it’ll be good for my mental health ๐ Heading over to Kayle’s to read the post!
I saw your post On Kayle website.. looks wonderful. That’s good you drink a lot of water. I am trying too but sometimes I feel it was not enough.
Yayyyy!!! Thank you so much Liz, you’re so sweet ๐
and I agree 100% with the water! That’s my current struggle with Michael-he keeps refilling his gatorade bottles with water (like he’ll drive half then fill it up with water to full so it’s diluted) and says it counts. *sigh*