Description
These Light No Bake Lemon Icebox Bars are easy to make, super creamy & sweet, and contain 1/3 less fat cream cheese and fat free sweetened condensed milk. You won’t miss the extra fat, I swear it!
Ingredients
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Crust
- 8 (full sheets) graham crackers, crushed
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Filling
- 1 (8 oz) pkg 1/3 less fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (14 oz) can fat free sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup pasteurized egg product (Egg Beaters)
- zest of one large lemon
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 2 tsp powdered unflavored gelatin
- 3 Tbsp boiling water
Instructions
- Line an 8×8 baking dish with foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
Crust
- In large bowl, melted butter in the microwave and mix with the graham crackers, brown sugar and salt. Press mixture into prepared pan. Use the back of a flat glass to press down firmly. Chill until ready to use.
Filling
- Beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk and Egg Beaters in bowl of stand mixer. Add in zest and lemon juice and mix until combined.
- Combine gelatin powder and boiling water in a small bowl, stirring until dissolved. Allow to cool for 2 minutes and then mix into the cream cheese mixture until evenly incorporated.
- Pour mixture over chilled crust and chill pan for 6 hours or overnight.
- Cut into squares and serve cold
Notes
store airtight in refrigerator for up to 3 days
recipe lightly adapted from The Cooking Channel
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 282
- Sugar: 29.6 g
- Sodium: 398.6 mg
- Fat: 9.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.5 g
- Protein: 6.6 g
- Cholesterol: 42 mg
