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Lime Cheesecake Bars with White Chocolate Toasted Coconut

Inspired by Betty Crocker's Key Lime Cheesecake Dessert Squares
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 24 people
Calories 340kcal

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 teaspoon cinnamon

Filling:

  • 1 cup cream cheese , room temp
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 3/4 c sweetened condensed milk (possibly the best ingredient ever created)
  • 3/4 cup key lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Topping:

  • 1 c white melting chocolate
  • 2/3 c sweetened flaked coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
  • Mix together all of the crust ingredients and press into dish.
  • Bake for about 18 minutes or until lightly brown.
  • Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese until softened and light. Add in eggs, sweetened condensed milk, lime zest and juice and beat for another 2 minutes until combined. Add the 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 tsp salt just gently beat until its combined.
  • Pour the filling into the dish over the crust and spread until its even. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until only the very middle jiggles very very slightly.
  • Prop it up onto a cooling rack.
  • Put the coconut into a dry pan over medium-low heat and toast slightly. Watch this like a hawk as it can easily go from snow white to burnt. When you start to see a light golden colour on most of the coconut. Remove it from the heat.
  • Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in the microwave on 50% power, checking and stirring every 30 seconds until its all melted. Pour it into a squeeze bottle or a piping bag, or even a plastic bag with its corner snipped out. Drizzle the chocolate over the bars in a criss-cross pattern. Sprinkle with the coconut.
  • Cool on the rack for at least an hour and then cut into bars.

Nutrition

Calories: 340kcal