{"id":16930,"date":"2025-04-24T09:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=16930"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:40:57","slug":"no-bake-strawberry-lime-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/no-bake-strawberry-lime-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"No-Bake Strawberry-Lime Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/NoBakeStrawberryLimeBars.jpg\" alt=\"No-Bake Strawberry-Lime Bars\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/no-bake-strawberry-lime-bars\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">No-Bake Strawberry-Lime Bars<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 25 minutes plus freezing \u2022 Serves: 16<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recIngreHdr\">Crust<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span> <\/span>Nonstick cooking spray<br \/>\n<span>6\t<\/span>tablespoons unsalted butter<br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>cups graham cracker crumbs<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>tablespoons <strong>Domino\u00ae light brown sugar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recIngreHdr\">Filling<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>1\/2 <\/span>cup coarsely chopped strawberries plus additional slices for garnish (optional)<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup sweetened condensed milk<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cut into small pieces, room temperature<br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup <strong>Domino\u00ae granulated sugar<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>teaspoon <strong>ReaLime\u00ae 100% lime juice from concentrate<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>tablespoon fresh lime zest plus additional for garnish (optional)<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon <strong>McCormick\u00ae pure vanilla extract<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup whipped cream<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span><strong>Crust:<\/strong> Spray 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. In large microwave-safe bowl, heat butter in microwave oven on high 45 seconds or until melted; stir in graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar. Press graham cracker mixture into bottom of prepared dish; refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. Makes about 2 cups.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span><strong>Filling:<\/strong> In large bowl, with mixer on medium-low speed, beat strawberries and condensed milk 1 minute or until strawberries are slightly mashed. Add cream cheese, granulated sugar, lime juice, lime zest and vanilla extract; beat 2 minutes or until smooth. Spread filling over crust; cover and freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>Run knife around edges of dish to loosen bar; cut into 16 squares. Serve bars dolloped with whipped cream garnished with strawberry slices and lime zest, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 bar):<br \/>\n185 Calories, 11g Fat (6g Saturated), 30mg Cholesterol, 101mg Sodium,<br \/>\n19g Carbohydrates, 0g Fiber, 13g Sugars, 12g Added Sugars, 2g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\nInstead of graham crackers, create a crust using dates and walnuts to add omega-3s and eliminate refined sugars. Swap sweetened condensed milk for coconut cream for a dairy-free alternative.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No-Bake Strawberry-Lime Bars Prep: 25 minutes plus freezing \u2022 Serves: 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-16930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-04_desserts","category-recipes","tag-25sum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16930"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16932,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16930\/revisions\/16932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}