Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
This dazzling cheesecake recipe is a sweet-tart takeoff on the ever-popular pie. It's a great make-ahead dessert, too--you can prep the easy recipe up to 24 hours in advance.
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Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
Directions
- In small bowl combine graham crackers, butter, and sugar. Press crumb mixture in the bottom of a 2-quart square baking dish. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
- In large bowl combine gelatin and water. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
- In blender or food processor combine cottage cheese and cream cheese. Cover and blend or process until smooth, stopping several times to scrape down sides. Whisk 1/2 cup of the cottage cheese mixture into the gelatin mixture. Whisk in remaining cottage cheese mixture until smooth. Fold in whipped dessert topping. Spoon filling over chilled crumb mixture.
- Cover and chill 8 to 24 hours or until filling is firm. To serve, cut in squares. Top with lime wedges.
From the Test Kitchen
For a 3-quart dish:
Prepare as above, except increase to 18 squares graham crackers (1 1/2 cups crumbs), 6 Tbsp. butter, and 1 1/2 tsp. sugar for the crust. Makes 12 servings.
Nutrition Facts (Key Lime Cheesecake Bars)
- Per serving:
- 248 kcal ,
- 15 g fat
- (10 g sat. fat ,
- 0 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 3 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 37 mg chol. ,
- 334 mg sodium ,
- 21 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
- 8 g sugar ,
- 7 g pro.
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Reviews (9)
Jane Flynn
765 Days Ago
I made these this Summer (2016) and at first the thought of the cottage cheese in this dessert recipe seemed a tad repulsive, but after processing the mixture, and following the balance of the directions the batter came out looking like a normal cheesecake batter, I also replaced 1/4 cup of the boiling water for fresh lime juice to add a little more tartness as the splenda can make things seems overly sweet. After these were prepared they came out AMAZING, I added some flaked organic coconut (unsweetened) which added a tasty textural element. next time I'll definitely double recipe, and prepare for 13x9 pan. ,
Katy Grans Drake
908 Days Ago
I have a 3oz, small box of Jell-o. I didn't see anything in the 0.3 oz size. The amount shown in the video looks a lot smaller than the 3oz I now have sitting in a bowl... I guess I'll halve it and hope for the best.
Kimberly Holladay
1041 Days Ago
No need to use low-fat/no-fat products. The notion that fat is the most harmful substance to the human body is a myth.http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html?pagewanted=1