Key Lime Pie Bars with Vanilla Wafer Crust

By bdeedman

From Crave

Ingredients

• 1 11 oz box vanilla wafers
• 2 T sugar
• 8 T unsalted butter, melted
• 1 3/4 C condensed milk
• 5 lg eggs
• 3/4 C Key lime or lime juice
• 1 t lime zest
• 1C cold heavy cream
• 1 T powdered sugar

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. Line 9” square pan with parchment

Step 2

Combine wafers and sugar, pulse to make fine crumbs. Add butter. Process and press into prepared pan.Bake 15 min

Prepare filling... whisk together condensed milk, egg yolks, lime juice, and zest

Step 3

Pour filling over crust and bake about 15min... let cool, cover and refrigerate 4+ hrs.

Step 4

Just before serving, whip cream and sugar. Top bars and cut into 16 squares.