Key Lime Bars

Name: Key Lime Bars
Yield: makes about 1 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons finely ground graham cracker crumbs; 1/3 cup sugar; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 3 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest; 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 2/3 cup fresh Key lime juice (about 23 Key limes total); 1/4 cup heavy cream; 2 Key limes, thinly sliced into half-moons

January 24, 2012

This recipe is based on the famous Key lime pie from Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant in Miami Beach. If you can’t find Key limes, use fresh juice from regular limes. The bars are best garnished with whipped cream and lime immediately before serving.

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