I was given another terrific blog this month and was happy to explore keepitsweetblog. Pardon the pun but keepitsweet is exactly that; sweet 🙂
Written by, Lauren, an adorable 20 something in New York City. You see, I wasn’t lying, she is adorable. Lauren is a happy baker fun way back and has the same childhood memories as I do of cooking with her Gran and folks. Lauren is now making memories for her own family having wed the love of her life and spends her free time feeding her friends.
My husband was pretty thrilled to see Margarita Cheesecake Bars on the menu as he is a sucker for anything limey and salty. If I had worked coconut into this recipe he might have proposed again and I could have been the owner of a new diamond. I’ll keep that in mind for next time.
Margarita Cheesecake Bars
Servings: Serves 16
Ingredients
■3/4 cup Vienna Finger (or vanilla sandwich cookie of choice) crumbs (about 6 cookies)
■3/4 cup salted pretzel crumbs (about 1 1/2 cups of small pretzels)
Pulse in the food processor until smooth.
■2 tablespoons granulated sugar
■1/4 teaspoon salt
■4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Mix together and press into a 9X9 pan (I doubled the recipe)
Bake for 10 minutes (350) until golden.
Mix together in the processor (you already have it out so why not?)
■2 8-ounce blocks cream cheese, softened (note: I can’t have cow dairy and used soft, goat’s cheese instead)
■3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk (I used a batch of homemade custard made with goat’s milk instead)
■2 eggs
■1/4 cup fresh lime juice (~2 limes) (I added the zest to this recipe too as WE LOVE citrus)
■1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
■1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Pour cheesecake mixture over crust and bake for 25 minutes or until firm and edges are separating from pan.
I like a nice sprinkle of icing sugar over the top-just because.
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These look delicious! I'm excited to try them. Great SRC post!
Looks and sounds wonderful, great SRC choice.If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my SRC recipe this month: Thin Mint Irish Coffee.Lisa~~Cook Lisa Cook
Wow, that looks fantastic. And now I'm intrigued about trying cheesecake with goat cheese. What a great idea!
Your adaptation sounds wonderful! I'm so glad you liked the cheesecake bars, they were a huge hit when I made them. Thanks for the sweet note about my blog:-)
You picked a winner it sounds like! haha both in husband and SRC recipe!
Oh, my gosh, I'd be thrilled to see these on my menu, too! Great pick 🙂
These sound fabulous – wish I was noshing on one right now!
We do love cheesecake type desserts at our house. The crust looks delish, what a fun combination of salty and sweet.
Ole for anything margarita! My Baby boy is a big fan of citrus and cheesecake, I'm so going to have to make this for him.
Yum!! Sounds absolutely delicious. I LOVE the flavor of lime!!
These sound great. I like your inventive adaptations. I bet that crust is wonderful with the cookies AND the pretzels. Great SRC post.
Thanks so much everyone. This was, as always, a hoot.
WOW – this looks amazing! I love margaritas – can't wait to try this!
That sounds delicious – mixing cheesecake with one of my favorite drinks? Yes, please! Thanks for stopping by my blog.