Lemon Icebox Bars

Ellie Krieger

2008, Ellie Krieger, All Rights Reserved

Show: Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger Episode: Never Say Never

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Total Time:
8 hr 25 min
Prep
25 min
Inactive
8 hr 0 min
Yield:
16 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Crust:

  • 14 whole-grain graham cracker squares (7 full sheets)
  • 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Cooking spray

Filling:

  • 1 (8-ounce) package 1/3 less-fat cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup pasteurized egg product (such as egg beaters)
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons powdered gelatin
  • 3 tablespoons boiling water

Make Crust:

Directions

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

Make the filling:

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. 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. 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.

Per Serving:

Serving size is 1 square

Calories 155; Total Fat 5.5 g; (Sat Fat 3 g, Mono Fat 1.5 g, Poly Fat 0 g) ; Protein 5 g; Carb 22 g; Fiber 0 g; Cholesterol 18 mg; Sodium 165 mg

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  • on September 09, 2011

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    I like a few other reviewers had mixed results. My lemon part came out fine but my crust was another story. I tried baking it like another reviewer suggested but when I cut into it, the crust came apart. I normally do not have that problem when I bake cheesecakes? Hmm?

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  • on July 11, 2011

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    These were really delicious! I used an already prepared graham cracker crust but did bake it for about 7 minutes before putting in the lemon mixture, No one believed that this was a lower fat version. They were cut more like slices of pie than icebox squares but not making the crust from scratch was so much easier. I now keep graham cracker crusts and condensed milk in my cabinets just to make this whenever I need to

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  • on May 26, 2011

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    My family and I loved the taste of the bars. I used lime juice instead and it still came of lovely. Nice mellow taste. I made the mistake of using 14 crackers instead of the 7 whole ones. Obviously the pastry part (bottom did not set, but we rolled pieces of the custard in the crushed crackers and still was delicious. If looking for a less tangy and mild sweet treat, this is it!

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