Rich, delectable cheesecake with no baking? These Key Lime Bars are the way to go. Soft, sweet, and tart all at once. You'll sneak a second.
Last year while on a group ride that was a little too slow for even me, a rider looked over and told me some day I would have to get a 'real bike' if I wanted to be taken seriously. Wow... really? First, I think anything you have to pedal yourself is a real bike. I mean, lets be real, the bike will never make the ride - it will always come down to how well the rider can handle the bike. And on that note, I am still a novice.
But, I finally got a 'real bike'. Actually, I got two. And Handsome got one himself. Cuz if your going to break the piggy bank open, you might as well use a sledgehammer. ; )
And since I didn't have the energy or time (after getting sucked into this crazy Amy hot mess) I'm just going to jump right into the key lime cheese cake bars. We can be honest with one another, you aren't drooling over your keyboard cuz of that lean mean carbon machine up there.
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No-Bake Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
AmericanIngredients
For the crust:
- ½ cup unsalted butter - cut into pieces
- 2 oz semisweet chocolate - chopped
- 9 oz package chocolate wafer cookies
- 2 tablespoon sugar
For the filling:
- ½ cup fresh Key lime juice - about 10 Key limes
- 2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin powder
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese - at room temperature
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 oz semisweet chocolate - chopped
Instructions
For the crust:
- Line a 9x13 baking dish with aluminum foil, leaving enough extra to hang over the edges.
- Melt the butter and chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt in 30 second intervals, stirring between each blast. When melted and smooth, set aside.
- Pulse the cookies and sugar in a food processor until finely ground crumbs.
- Through the feed tube, with the processor still running, drizzle the melted chocolate it.
- Using your fingers, or the bottom of a glass, press the crumb mix into the bottom of the pan. Place in fridge.
For the filling:
- In a small saucepan, warm the lime juice over low heat.
- Add the gelatin and sugar and whisk until completely dissolved, remove from heat and cool slightly.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the cream cheese on high speed until smooth, about 4 minutes.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk and beat until smooth again.
- Mix in the gelatin and vanilla. Mix 30 seconds longer.
- Scrape down the edges and give it one more mix.
- Pour the filling over the prepared crust, smoothing out the top.
- Chill for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.
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The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says
Since I'll have to scrape the chocolate off the top and the key lime filling from the bottom, can I have a half dozen? They look amazing. Your bikes are cool. I used to have a nice touring bike and would travel all over Wisconsin's roads on it. Then it got stolen and I wept. Now I live vicariously through your stories. 🙂
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Dang, these look freaking awesome! The chocolate drizzle looks especially fab!
Tieghan says
These look amazing. I love the drizzle of chocolate on the top! A chocolate drizzle makes everything better!
Belinda @zomppa says
You guys are so hard core - love it! As these bars...
ashley - baker by nature says
Oh, heeeeeeeello. These bars... I must have them.
steph@stephsbitebybite says
I love that your bike is PINK! And these bars, oooh these bars.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Hooray for no bake desserts! My apartment is about to get intolerable for baking. 3rd floor is great int he winter, sucks in the summer!
RavieNomNoms says
Go you man! That's awesome!! These cheesecake bars are like beyond amazing looking....DELICIOUS!
dixya@food, pleasure, and health says
drooooling
All That's Left Are The Crumbs says
First let me say how amazing these cheesecake bars look. In some ways they are so much more practical than an actual cheesecake, because really, who wants to be bothered with a knife? These are just grab and go, and then come back for more.
Secondly, how rude of that person to make that comment about your old bike. Anyone in our group that said that would quickly be taken down a peg or two. I am definitely not a fan of the man, but I totally agree that it is not about the bike (somehow now his saying takes on a whole new meaning but that is another story....). Anyway, I have seen people ride all kinds of bikes, and I have seen people who can barely pedal rock up on a $10,000 bike. Love your new bikes and I am sure you are going to have a lot of fun on them.
Nutmeg Nanny says
Oh yes! I love no-bake recipes 🙂 these look divine!