Key Lime Squares

15 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup toasted wheat germ
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup stick margarine or butter, softened
  • Cooking spray
  • Filling:
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons tub-style light cream cheese
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon grated Key lime rind or lime rind
  • 1/4 cup Key lime juice or lime juice
  • 1 cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. 2
    To prepare crust, lightly spoon 1/2 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine with wheat germ and brown sugar in a small bowl; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until well-blended. Press mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  3. 3
    To prepare filling, combine granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Add cream cheese and eggs; beat at high speed of a mixer until well-blended. Stir in rind and juice. Spread filling over crust. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool on a wire rack. Spread whipped topping evenly over filling.

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