bea's key lime bars
One of my favorite my mother would conjure up in the kitchen for us on a warm day.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
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yield
3 Doen
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 30 - vanilla wafers cookies, broken in pieces
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup pecans, in pieces
- 3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
- CREAM CHEESE LAYER
- 1 package 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- KEY LIME LAYER
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 - eggs
- 1/2 cup key lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
How To Make bea's key lime bars
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Step 1In a food processor, combine flour, wafers, sugar and pecans; cover and process until pecans are fine texture. Add the butter and then cover and pulse until crumbly.
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Step 2Press into an ungreased 13-inch by 9 in baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 min or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
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Step 3In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, milk, and vanilla until blended; spread over crust to edges of pan. In another small bowl, combine sugar and flour; whisk in eggs and lime juice. Gently pour over cream cheese layer.
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Step 4Bake for 20-25 min. or until filling is set. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled. Cut into bars. Before serving, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
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