Key Lime Cheesecake Bars With Almond Cookie Crust

Key lime pie reminds me of my sweet Granny, it was always my favorite part of dinner over the holidays. A slice of her key lime pie! Her pie was always amazing, just like everything else she made. 

So for Mother's day in her memory I had made Key Lime Cheesecake Bars. 

There are so many times I wish she would have lived long enough to meet my sweet husband and the kids. Just so they could understand the love she had and her amazing skills in the kitchen! 

I truly thank her every day for the inspiration she gave me growing up, to do better, the great amount of love she had and a wonderful love of home cooked food! 

These key lime bars have a subtle lime flavor. My husband isn't a big lime or lemon dessert man, if we are going to be honest. But he loves limes, so I set out to create a recipe that he would enjoy. 

Mainly so I don't eat the whole dessert by myself in 1 1/2 days. 

I knew this hit the spot when he was sneaking into the pan and being caught enjoying the bars alone. 

Our conversation went something like this... Me, " I thought you didn't like key lime?" Colt," I don't but these are incredible."

I also went with a bar over a pie because I was a bit lazy not in the mood to make a pie crust and bars are a little bit easier for pot lucks and large gatherings to serve. 

Pulse in a food processor or chop 1/4 Sliced Almonds until fine.

Add:

• 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

 Pulse or mix until mixed thoroughly.

It should be fine and well combined.

Add 7 tablespoons Cold Butter cut in small chunks. 

Pulse or cut in with a pastry cutter until the size of small peas.

Place crust into a ungreased 9x13 pan. Press evenly into the corners and across the pan.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment beat 8 ounce Room Temperature Cream Cheese until light and fluffy over medium-high speed about 3 minutes. 

Scrape down the sides well.

Add 6 whole Egg Yolks and beat on medium-high speed for 4 minutes until yolks, and cream cheese appear a pale yellow color. 

Scrape bowl twice while beating to make sure it's well incorporated.

It will looks like this.

Drizzle in 24 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk while beating over medium-high. 

Scrape down the sides of the pan and continue to beat for another 3 minutes.

Turn mixer to low and add key lime juice. Mix until incorporated.

Bake crust in a 325 degree oven and cook for 20 minutes. 

Remove from oven and increase heat to 350 degrees. 

Add cream cheese/key lime filling to the pan. Smooth key lime filling to the sides of the pan. 

Return to the oven and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Then place in fridge until cold.

Serve Key Lime Cheesecake Bars with Almond Cookie Crust with a large dollop of whip cream.

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Yield: 16

Author: Serena

Key Lime Cheesecake Bars

Key Lime Cheesecake Bars with Almond Cookie Crust recipe is an easy dessert from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

5 out of 5 based on 2 user ratings

prep time: 20 Mcook time: 30 Mtotal time: 50 M

ingredients:

Almond Cookie Crust

• 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds, Chopped Fine
• 1 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour Or All-Purpose
• 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
• 7 tablespoons Cold Butter, Sliced In Small Pieces

Key Lime Cheesecake Filling

• 8 ounces Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
• 6 whole Egg Yolks
• 24 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 cup Lime Juice

instructions:

How to cook Key Lime Cheesecake Bars

Almond Cookie Crust

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a food processor or large bowl add almonds, flour and powdered sugar. Pulse or mix until well blended. Add butter to food processor and pulse until pea sized chunks. Otherwise use a pastry cutter and cut butter in until small pea sized pieces.
3. Place crust mixture into a ungreased 9x13 pan. Press crust mixture evenly in the pan.
4. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven.

Key Lime Cheesecake Filling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl fitted with a whisk attachment beat cream cheese over medium-high speed until light and fluffy about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of bowl.
3. Add egg yolks and beat over medium-high speed 4 minutes scraping down the sides of the bowl at least two times. Cream cheese mixture will appear pale yellow.
4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and drizzle in the sweetened condensed milk while beating over medium-high speed. Continue to beat another 3 minutes.
5. Turn mixer speed to low and add lime juice. Mix just until incorporated. Scraping down the sides of pan as needed.
6. Pour the lime filling over the baked crust and place into preheated oven.
7. Bake 10 minutes.
8. Cool until room temperature and then refrigerate.
9. Serve with a large dollop of whip cream if desired.

Calories
395.32

Fat (grams)
16.25

Sat. Fat (grams)
8.79

Carbs (grams)
53.28

Fiber (grams)
2.43

Net carbs
50.85

Sugar (grams)
34.31

Protein (grams)
11.37

Sodium (milligrams)
184.65

Cholesterol (grams)
122.13

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