Lemon Icebox Bars

Name: Lemon Icebox Bars
Prep time: 8 h 25 min
Cook time: 8 h 25 min
Total time: 8 h 25 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp dark brown sugar; 59 milliliters pasteurized egg product (such as egg beaters); 2 teaspoons powdered gelatin; 14 whole-grain graham cracker squares (7 full sheets); 118 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 397 grams fat-free sweetened condensed milk; 2 Tbsps melted unsalted butter; 3 Tbsps boiling water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Lemon Icebox Bars a try. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 158 calories. Head to the store and pick up butter, lemon zest, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 8 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Place graham crackers in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until crumbs are formed.

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Graham Crackers

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add butter, brown sugar and salt and pulse to incorporate, until crumbs resemble wet sand. Coat an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray and pack crumbs firmly into the bottom of it. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Cooking Spray

Brown Sugar

Butter

Salt

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Frying Pan

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, condensed milk and pasteurized egg product and beat on high with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Cream Cheese

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add lemon zest and juice and beat until fully incorporated, another 30 seconds. In a small bowl, combine the gelatin and boiling water and whisk until gelatin is entirely dissolved; let cool 2 to 3 minutes. Stir the gelatin into the cream cheese-lemon mixture until well incorporated.

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Cream Cheese

Lemon Zest

Gelatin

Juice

Lemon

Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour the filling over the crust. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight, until filling is firm. Slice into 2-inch squares using a chilled knife coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Crust