This dessert is made in the style of a key lime pie shooter and is light, tangy, sweet, and refreshing. It features the delectable flavor of key lime pie and the elegant appearance of a parfait. Mini desserts are the ideal way to cap off a holiday party or even a gathering on game day because everyone has room for one. Add whipped cream, freshly grated lime zest, and any remaining graham cracker crumbs as garnish.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt
- ½ cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ cup key lime juice
- 1 drop green food coloring, or as needed
Instructions
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of mixture to the bottom of ten 2-ounce shooter glasses.
- Use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese and yogurt together in a medium-sized bowl until smooth. Set aside.
- Stir together condensed milk and key lime juice in a separate bowl. Add to the cream cheese mixture, beating until well combined. Divide mixture in half and tint one portion with green food coloring. Place each portion in a separate resealable plastic bag and snip one corner from each.
- Fill each shooter glass halfway with white mixture. Tap each glass on the counter to level the cheesecake. Repeat with green cheesecake mixture. Place filled glasses in the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes.
- You can use regular lime juice in place of key lime juice.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 179 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 25 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 167 mg |
| Sugars | 15 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Tasty little dessert. Quick and easy to make. I made the mistake of buying plain rather than vanilla greek yogurt so I added 1 tsp of vanilla. I did not measure the graham crackers and I just added butter and sugar to taste. Worked out just fine. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
My mistake was not making the recipe with low fat ingredients so it wasn’t as light as I had expected. I didn’t have the shooter glasses and used mini goblets so the layers weren’t as prominent but still visible and attractive. I only needed half the amount of crumbs. Using the zip lock bags is a great tip and one I utilized. This made a delightful dessert for a hot day when I didn’t want to crank up the oven.
This was really good. BUT the recipe calls for 1 Cup of graham cracker crumbs, which is WAY TOO MUCH! The recipe made five Oui yogurt containers of pudding, which at 1-2 tsp each of graham cracker crumbs probably equals 1/3 cup. The rest was not wasted–I added it on top! I did not have yogurt, so substituted sour cream with a Tblsp of sugar, and it was great! My husband especially liked it because it was not too sweet. He also thought there could be more lime juice (I used persian limes). Yum! It would be even better with flavored yogurt!
This was really good. BUT the recipe calls for 1 Cup of graham cracker crumbs, which is WAY TOO MUCH! The recipe made five Oui yogurt containers of pudding, which at 1-2 tsp each of graham cracker crumbs probably equals 1/3 cup. The rest was not wasted–I added it on top! I did not have yogurt, so substituted sour cream with a Tblsp of sugar, and it was great! My husband especially liked it because it was not too sweet. He also thought there could be more lime juice (I used persian limes). Yum! It would be even better with flavored yogurt!
It was very easy to make. I made it for a luncheon as dessert and it was a hit. Very light and quite tasty. Will make it again soon.