| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 35 min |
| Prep: | 35 min |
| Yield: | about 24 bars |
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 9-ounce package chocolate wafer cookies
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh Key lime juice (from about 10 Key limes) or bottled Key lime juice
- 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin powder (from one 1/4-ounce packet)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Make the crust: Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving an overhang. Put the butter and chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until melted and smooth. Pulse the cookies with the sugar in a food processor until finely ground. With the motor running, pour in the warm melted chocolate mixture and process until combined. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and refrigerate while you make the filling.
- Make the filling: Warm the lime juice in a small saucepan over low heat; whisk in the gelatin and sugar until completely dissolved, then remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Beat the cream cheese in a large bowl with a mixer on high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the sweetened condensed milk and beat until smooth. Beat in the gelatin mixture and vanilla. Spread in the prepared crust and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight. Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth. Drizzle over the cheesecake and refrigerate until ready to serve. Remove from the pan using the foil handles and slice into bars. Photograph by Johnny Miller
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 24 servings |
| Calories | 236 |
| Total Fat | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 19 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Sodium | 154 mg |
Reviews
To insure that there would be sufficient lime flavor, I added the lime zest in addition to the juice and used a bit more juice than the recipe called for–about 3/4 cup instead of a 1/2 cup. I also adapted the recipe to make simple key lime cheesecake bars by omitting the chocolate and making a graham cracker crust. They were delicious. Will try with vanilla wafers and white chocolate next time.
Going to try the vanilla waffers & white chocolate
Amazing and so easy to make
I thought these turned out beautifully. The key lime flavor was there in mine and the chocolate melted fine. I wonder if the person used the wrong kind of chocolate. These were my favorite dessert all summer.
Needs more lime flavor in the filling! They didn’t come out bad, the filling had a nice consistency, but was disappointed on the lack of lime.
Dumped the whole thing in the garbage. Very kittle key lime taste and a strange taste. The chocolate would not melt enough to drizzle across the bars at the end. I don’t know how anyone could say this was good.
I have made these twice- the first time I followed the recipe and the results were great. Everyone who tried them, loved them. I am, however, not a big fan of citrus and chocolate so the second time I made them, I used vanilla wafer cookies and white chocolate (in the amounts according to the recipe instead of a chocolate crust. Sooo good!
Amazing taste and just enough key lime for my taste buds. I am glad I started early, as it took 3 steps and 2 nights after work for me to finish this recipe. I thought it would be easy considering it was “no-bake” but the steps took longer than I thought. Great in the end and worth the time!
These turned out great. I made them on a whim the night before a big family gathering and I recieved tons of compliments. I’m not known as a great baker, so I ended up surprising quite a few…(my inlaws…lol. I agree with a previous review, I could have handled a little more lime taste, but all in all, yummy was the verdict.
Yuck! It has to be something I did wrong. My husband and I both thought these had a weird, almost chemical, aftertaste. Bad limes? I honestly don’t know. Try, try again.