House Slytherin Key Lime Bars Recipes

HOUSE SLYTHERIN KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x9 inch square baking pan with parchment paper so that there is some overhang on each side. Spray with nonstick spray.
• Add flour, sugar, butter, salt, and black gel food coloring to a food processor. Pulse until combined.
• Press the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 15 minutes, then let cool in pan for 15 minutes.
• Add cream cheese to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until fluffy. Add sweetened condensed milk and beat. Add lime juice, extract, and green gel food coloring. Beat until combined. Pour mixture over cooled crust.
• Bake 30-35 minutes until set. Cool 30 minutes then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, 4 hours to overnight.
• Add candy melts to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals, whisking in between, until melted. Transfer to a piping bag. Pipe out 9 snakes, about 2 inches tall, onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, using a toothpick to move chocolate around. Use a printed template if needed. Refrigerate until set, about 10 minutes.
• Once snakes are dry, spray with metallic spray and let set.
• Lift chilled bars from pan and cut into even squares, 3 across and 3 vertical, so you have 9 squares total.
• Push mini M&M's into the bars in offset rows to create a snake-like pattern.
• Pipe some melted chocolate onto the back of the snakes and place in the center of the bars. Let dry before serving.

KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a food processor, combine flour, wafers, confectioners' sugar and pecans; cover and process until nuts are fine. Add butter; cover and pulse until crumbly., Press into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, milk and vanilla until blended; spread over crust to edges of pan. In another small bowl, combine sugar and flour; whisk in eggs and lime juice. Gently pour over cream cheese layer., Bake 20-25 minutes longer or until filling is set. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled. Cut into bars. Just before serving, sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar.

LIME BARS

Steps:

• In bowl, combine flour and powdered sugar; cut in butter.
• Press into 13x9" pan.
• Bake 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat eggs on high till pale yellow.
• Gradually add sugar and salt and lime juice.
• Continue beating on high.
• Pour over hot crust.
• Bake another 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar. Cool and cut into bars.
• Makes 4 1/2 dozen.
• NOTE- You may add 2 drops of green food coloring to egg mixture for that lime green color -- .

KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Mix together 1 1/4 cups flour, graham cracker crumbs, butter and confectioners sugar to form a soft dough.
• Press the dough into an ungreased 13x9x2 inch baking pan and bake until lightly browned, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the crust is baking, beat together the sugar, lime juice, remaining 1/4 cup flour, eggs, and lime peel until well mixed.
• Pour over the hot crust and return the pan to the oven.
• Bake until set, around 20 minutes or so.
• Cool on a wire rack and then cut into bars.
• Dust with confectioners sugar.
• These freeze well.

KEY LIME BARS (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cracker crumbs with brown sugar. Lay a sheet of foil in a 8 x 8 square baking pan, with the sides overhanging the edges. Tuck sides under. Spray foil-lined base with butter-favored cooking spray.
• Press crumb mixture into pan. Briefly spray cooking spray on top, and press again.
• In a medium bowl, beat light cream cheese until softened. Add lime zest and condensed milk. Beat until smooth. Add lime juice and beat until well blended.
• Pour lime mixture on to crumb base. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until center is just set and edges pull away a little. Allow to cool. Chill for at least 2 hours. Cut into 16 bars.

COCONUT LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the butter, salt, powdered sugar and 2 cups of flour.
• In a large bowl, mixing to make a soft dough.
• Press evenly into an ungreased 13 x 9" baking pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or golden brown.
• In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, lime zest, sugar and remaining 1/4 cup of flour in a bowl, blend till smooth.
• Spoon over the crust.
• Sprinkle the coconut over the lime mixture.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325°.
• Bake for another 25 minutes or until firm.
• Cool on wire rack about 1 hour and then cut into bars.