Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Pack a powerful punch of tropical flavors with a quick-mix layered bar.
"Lime in the Coconut" Frosted Cheesecake Bars
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 3 hr 50 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Cookie Base
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
Filling
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (16 oz) cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Topping
- 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 1/4 cups coconut, toasted
- 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in cream of coconut until well blended. Beat in lime juice, vanilla and 2 eggs until smooth. Spread over cookie base.
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Step3Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until set and light golden brown on edges. Cool 30 minutes at room temperature. Refrigerate 1 hour to cool completely.
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Step4Carefully spread frosting over filling. Sprinkle with coconut and lime peel. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
340
Calories
23g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
20g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 35%
- Saturated Fat
- 15g
- 73%
- Trans Fat
- 2g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 130mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 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; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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