Key Lime Bars

– A thick cookie crust and brilliant inexperienced key lime filling make these candy and tart Key Lime Bars a should make recipe this summer season.

Components

*For the crust:

– 1 1/2 cups flour

– 1/2 cup powdered sugar

– 3/4 cup butter, softened

*For the important thing lime filling:

– 1 cup sugar

– 2 Tablespoons flour

– 1/4 teaspoon salt

– 1/2 cup key lime juice

2 Tablespoons lime zest + further for garnish

– 2 eggs

– Inexperienced gel meals coloring

– Powdered sugar

*Directions:

– Preheat the oven to 350 levels. Line an 8×8 baking pan with foil and spray with nonstick baking spray.
– Combine collectively the flour, powdered sugar, and butter till it’s crumbly. Press into the underside of the ready pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

– Whereas the crust is baking, place the sugar, flour, salt, key lime juice, zest, and eggs in a blender.

– Pulse till frothy. Add a bit of little bit of inexperienced gel meals coloring to brighten the colour extra.

– As quickly because the crust is completed, pull it out and pour the important thing lime filling on high. You could have to pulse it yet one more time earlier than doing this. Bake once more for 25 minutes.

– Take away and let cool fully. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and reduce into 16 bars.