Almond Key Lime Bars Recipe

Directions:

1. Almond Key Lime Bars
2. Yield: 2 to 3 dozen bars
3. Nutrition: See Below
4. Prep Time: 25 Minutes
5. Cook Time: 40 Minutes
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10. Ingredients
11. /2 cup plus 3 tbsps. sliced almonds, toasted*
12. /4 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
13. /2 cup powdered sugar
14. Teaspoon almond extract
15. /4 teaspoon salt
16. Tablespoons butter
17. (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
18. /2 cup key lime juice or regular lime juice
19. Large egg yolks, beaten
20. Teaspoon grated lime peel
21. Drops green food coloring, if desired
22. WHIPPED TOPPING (optional)
23. Cup (1/2 pt.) heavy cream
24. Ounces mascarpone cheese or cream cheese, softened
25. /4 cup powdered sugar
26. Instructions
27. HEAT oven to 350°F. Line a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with foil.
28. CHOP finely 1/2 cup almonds. Combine chopped almonds, flour, powdered sugar, almond extract and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is the size of peas. Press in bottom of prepared pan. Press remaining 3 tablespoons sliced almonds into crust mixture.
29. BAKE 20 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool.
30. REDUCE oven temperature to 325°F. Combine sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, egg yolks, lime peel and food coloring, if desired, in large bowl. Beat until smooth. Pour over crust.
31. BAKE 20 minutes or until center is set. Cool 2 hours. Cut into bars. Decorate with Whipped Topping.
32. WHIPPED TOPPING
33. BEAT cream, cheese and sugar in small bowl until smooth and stiff peaks form. Top each bar with cream mixture using a pastry bag or spoon.
34. *To toast almonds: Place almonds in dry nonstick skillet; cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned.
35. For a thicker bar, double cookie bar ingredients; proceed as above.
36. Nutritional Information Per Serving
37. Serving Size (1 bar of 24), Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 110), Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 60mg, Sodium 75mg, Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 17g), Protein 4g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 2%, Calcium 8%, Iron 2%.