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Skinny Key Lime Pie Bars

Updated Sep 20, 2016
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83% less total fat • 78% less sodium than the original recipe. This cool and creamy dessert also tastes great with cherry or orange gelatin instead of the lime.

Skinny Key Lime Pie Bars

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 8 hr 30 min
  • Servings 9
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 6 squares low-fat honey graham crackers, finely crushed (1/2 cup)
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 package (4-serving size) sugar-free lime-flavor gelatin
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 container (16 oz) fat-free cottage cheese
  • 1 package (8 oz) fat-free cream cheese, softened
  • 1 container (8 oz) frozen fat-free whipped dessert topping, thawed
  • Key limes or limes, cut in wedges (optional)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In a small bowl, combine crushed graham crackers, butter, and sugar. Press crumb mixture in the bottom of a 2-quart square baking dish. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
  • Step 
    2
    In a large bowl, combine gelatin and the boiling water. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
  • Step 
    3
    In a blender or food processor, combine cottage cheese and cream cheese. Cover and blend or process until smooth, stopping several times to scrape sides of container. Whisk 1/2 cup of the cottage cheese mixture into the gelatin mixture. Whisk in remaining cottage cheese mixture until smooth. Fold in whipped dessert topping. Spoon filling over chilled crumb mixture.
  • Step 
    4
    Cover and refrigerate for 8 to 24 hours or until filling is firm. To serve, cut into squares and top with lime wedges, if desired.

Nutrition

140 Calories
3g Total Fat
10g Protein
16g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 square
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
0%
Saturated Fat
2g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
0%
Sodium
430mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
10g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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