Craving Something Sweet?

My buddie Rachel gave me this recipe a while back, when she was still living in Puerto Rico, and I just tried it yesterday. The recipe is Key Lime Squares and they are to die for. Here's the recipe if anyone is looking for something new to bake.

Key Lime Squares


Ingredients:
6 graham crackers (to make ¾ c crumbs)
2 cups pretzels, ground (to make ¾ c crumbs)
6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp sugar

1 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs

½ c fresh lime juice
Finely minced zest of 2 limes

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; coat a 9 “ square baking pan with nonstick spray.

Process crackers in a food processor until fine; transfer to a mixing bowl. Pulverize pretzels, grinding until almost fine (some small pieces should remain). Add pretzels to crumbs, and mix well with butter and 2 tbsp sugar.

Sprinkle the mixture evenly into the prepared pan, using a measuring cup to “tamp” down the crust. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden around the edges.

Whisk 1 cup sugar and flour together in a mixing bowl while crust bakes. Add condensed milk and eggs; whisk just until blended. Stir in lime juice and zest.

Pour filling over hot crust, and bake 20 minutes, or until filling is set and no longer jiggly in the center. Cool bars completely, then cover and chill until firm, at least four hours.

Optional white chocolate whipped cream

½ cup heavy cream
2 oz. white chocolate, chopped

Heat cream in a saucepan until bubbles form around the edge. Off heat, add chocolate, whisk until smooth, then chill until cold. Just before serving, whip cream to soft peaks. Cut cold bars into squares and transfer to a platter.

Garnish each bar with a rosette of whipped cream, or dollop some on each bar. Finish with a slice of lime.