Healthified Key Lime Pie Bars

Healthified Key Lime Pie Bars

 

 

 

83% less total fat • 78% less sodium than the original recipe—see the comparison. This cool and creamy dessert also tastes great with cherry or orange gelatin instead of the lime.

Prep Time
30 Minutes

Total Time
8:30 Hrs:Mins

Makes

9 servings

 

 

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)

 

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.
2. In a large bowl, combine gelatin and the boiling water. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
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.
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.

Makes 9 servings

 

 

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 square)

• Calories 140
• (Calories from Fat 25),

• Total Fat 3g
• (Saturated Fat 2g,
• Trans Fat 0g),
• Cholesterol 10mg;
• Sodium 430mg;
• Total Carbohydrate 16g
• (Dietary Fiber 0g,
• Sugars 4g),
• Protein 10g;

Percent Daily Value*:

• Vitamin A 4 %;
• Vitamin C 0 %;
• Calcium 10 %;
• Iron 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 Choices:

• 1;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.