My bosses birthday is today and one of his favorite things is Key Lime. So, last night, I whipped these up. I had found a recipe to use here, and decided to tweak it a little bit...
Crust
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
6 TBSP salted butter
1/4 cup sugar
zest of 1 1/2 limes
Filling
2 egg yolks
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
- Heat oven to 350F
- Grease 8" square glass baking dish with Pam, line it with parchment paper that hangs over the edge of the pan by a little bit
- Melt butter in glass bowl
- Add sugar to butter, mix
- Add lime zest to sugar/butter mixture and stir well
- Add graham cracker crumbs and mix thoroughly (a fork works best at this stage)
- Press into the prepared pan, pressing a little bit up the sides. About an inch or so
- Bake for 10 minutes and allow to cool until you can no longer feel the heat coming off the crust
- In another glass bowl, using an electric mixer, combine egg yolks and sweetened condensed milk until well mixed
- Add lime juice and only use electric mixer briefly, finish stirring by hand, as you don't want air bubbles in the mixture. It will begin to thicken slightly
- Pour filling into the crust and make sure the filling reaches the edges
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until set
- Cool to room temperature and then cover and refrigerate overnight
- Remove the bars from the pan using the parchment paper and cut into 16 squares. Use a very sharp, large knife for smoothest and quickest cutting. Also, wipe the knife between cuts.
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