Ready for a homemade dessert that looks like it came straight from the bakery? Then try these mouth-watering mojito dessert bars. Sweet and refreshing, they're bound to be a hit at parties, potlucks and family dinners alike. Let's make Mojito Bars!
Mojito Bars
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons light rum or 1 1/2 teaspoons rum extract plus 3 tablespoons water
- 16 fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice (from 6 limes)
- 2 to 3 drops green food color, if desired
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, combine rum and chopped mint. Set aside.
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Step2Heat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar together with electric mixer on medium speed. Mix in 1 3/4 cup of the flour on low speed, just until well combined. Press in pan. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
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Step3Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix eggs and sugar, with whisk. Add remaining 1/4 cup flour and salt, mix with whisk until blended. Mix in lime peel, lime juice, food color and milk.
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Step4Place strainer over medium bowl; pour rum mixture into strainer. Press mixture with back of spoon through strainer to drain liquid from leaves; discard leaves. Mix strained liquid into egg mixture, with whisk until well combined. Pour over partially baked crust. Bake 25 to 27 minutes longer or until center is set.
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Step5Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store bars, tightly covered, in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
170
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
24g
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 75mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 24g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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