Desserts

Double Layer Lemon-Lime Bars

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kraft

My entire family loves this recipe and it has become a staple at get togethers. Another great way to serve it, if you are having trouble with the crust being crumbly is ho...read more

posted by

MANDASBSP

on 6/6/2009

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 20 min

servings

total:

2 doz. or 24 servings, 1 bar each

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What You Need

NILLA Wafers, finely crushed

1/4

cup (1/2 stick) margarine or butter, melted

1/4

cup sugar, divided

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

Tbsp. lime juice

cup cold milk

pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding

tsp. grated lime zest

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Make It

MIX wafer crumbs, margarine and 2 Tbsp. of the sugar until well blended; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch square pan.

BEAT cream cheese, remaining 2 Tbsp. sugar and the lime juice with wire whisk until well blended. Spread on crust; set aside. Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes and lime zest. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. (Mixture will be thick.) Gently stir in whipped topping. Spread over cream cheese layer in pan.

REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until set. Cut into 24 bars to serve. Store leftover bars in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Serve topped with additional thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping and grated lime peel.

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 15 sec. or just until softened. Add 15 sec. for each additional package of cream cheese.

No-Mess Crumb Crust

Place whole wafers in large resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Use a rolling pin to crush wafers in the bag. Add melted margarine and 2 Tbsp. of the sugar; press excess air from bag before sealing bag. Squeeze bag until ingredients are well blended. Spoon crumb mixture into pie plate. Use a spoon or small measuring cup to firmly press crumb mixture onto bottom of pan.

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MandaSBSP

posted:6/6/2009

My entire family loves this recipe and it has become a staple at get togethers. Another great way to serve it, if you are having trouble with the crust being crumbly is how i recently made them: double the entire recipe, adding 2 more tablespoons of butter to the crust mixture. Then put 1/2 tablespoon of the crumb mixture into 75 mini muffin papers. Add 1/2 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture and spread. Then pipe the top layer on! Perfect bite size treats!

a cook

posted:10/12/2007

How does lemon jello and lime peel make a green top layer? Mine came out yellow with green specks! And I was never able to get the top layer to set... What am I doing wrong?

a cook

posted:9/11/2007

I found the cookie crust was vey crumbly, I will probably use a graham cracker crust next time. It had a good flavor though, something differert, but I found the cream cheese mixture VERY THICK, made is hard to spread onto the crust, I couldn't spread it all over the crust, I will try the recipe again, I want it to be perfect to share it again with my family

a cook

posted:7/6/2007

These bars were great. I found that if you use too much lemon juice your bars will be kind of soggy.

MissKix

posted:1/20/2007

I'm not sure what the other reviewers did wrong, but this recipe came out perfectly for me. I used fresh juice, which may have helped. I have taken this to several parties, and they always disappear in the first 30 minutes. My husband requests them even in winter. I had no problems with mushiness or things not staying together.

curiel_girl

posted:1/14/2007

The crust was very good, but there was just a little too much bitter aftertaste.

kristy1512

posted:12/22/2006

This was a terrible recipe and I would never make it again. The crust came out good but everything else is just a mess. The topping is mush and when you try to cut it, it all falls apart. I even let it sit over night to see if it would set better but no luck. The flavour is good I'll give it that.

a cook

posted:11/24/2006

I entered these lime bars in my family dessert contest thinking they would be a hit! I followed the directions very carefully and put it in the fridge 7 hours and it STILL did not set properly. I tried to cut them into squares and instead it turned into Lemon soup... I was very dissapointed with this particular recipe.

a cook

posted:7/12/2006

i made this for a bridal shower and everybody really liked it. however when i cut it into the bars it wasn't firm enough even though i had it chilled for over 5 hours. next time i'll try letting it chill overnight.

carrie284

posted:7/10/2006

My family loved it! It was super easy to make, although I would use a mixer instead of a wisk to mix the cream cheese. It is absolutly a do-over!