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Lime Bars Easter Recipe

Cook Time 15 minutes
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • How to make the crust:
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted, plus more for the pan
  • 3/4 cup shelled pecans (optional)
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons grated lime zest
FILLING:
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 cans 28 ounces; sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice

Equipment

  • 1 9 x 13-inch baking dish

Method
 

  1. Directions for crust:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Brush a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with melted butter; line bottom with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides.
  4. In a food processor, finely grind pecans with coconut, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and lime zest; blend in butter; press mixture into bottom and 1-inch up sides of prepared pan; bake until lightly browned, 8 to 12 minutes; cool crust for about 30 minutes.
  5. Directions for filling:
  6. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and condensed milk; add lime juice and whisk until smooth; pour filling into cooled crust, carefully spread to edges.
  7. Bake until just set, about 15 to 20 minutes; cool in pan, then chill at least 1 hour before serving.
  8. Using parchment paper overhang, lift out of pan and transfer to cutting board; with a serrated knife, cut into squares.