2bleu's Key Lime Pie Bars

photo by 2Bleu



- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
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Crust
- 1 cup granola cereal (no dried fruit in it)
- 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 10 crackers)
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
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Bottom Layer
- 8 ounces reduced calorie cream cheese
- 14 ounces fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 1⁄2 cup lime juice
- 3 large egg yolks
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Top Layer
- 14 ounces fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 1⁄3 cup lime juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
directions
- CRUST: Preheat oven to 350°F Blend granola and almonds in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Mix to blend well. Press the mixture (save 1/4 cup of crumbs for a deco topping, if desired) into a 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes, until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
- BOTTOM LAYER: Mix well (using a blender, food processor, or hand mixer) all bottom layer ingredients to blend. Pour into the pie crust. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until mixture sets. Cool to room temperature.
- TOP LAYER: Mix top layer ingredients in a mixing bowl. Pour over the cooled baked layer spreading out evenly and smooth over the top. Cover and refrigerate, at least 4 hours. If you saved some graham cracker/granola topping, sprinkle over top just before serving.
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Reviews
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Made for hubby's b-day, this was a winner with everyone! Based on other reviews, I made the following changes: CRUST: no sweetener added. BOTTOM LAYER: prepared as directed TOP LAYER: 1/2 c. key lime juice and about 12 oz. sweetened condensed milk, no vanilla.<br/><br/>This created the perfect mix of sweet/tart for us. I did use fresh key limes, 1 small bag provided all the juice I needed. LOVE the crust & that this recipe is like a key lime pie & cheesecake in one. Thanks so much for posting--it's a keeper!!!
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This got raves from my guests...just sweet enough, just tangy enough...perfect balance. I used recipe#23108 for the granola base, used regular limes for juice in the filling, and used recipe#104863 to add to the one can of sweetened condensed milk that I had to make enough. There was no hesitation by any guest in giving this top stars.
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