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Minty lime bars

Serves 16 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 45 mins

Buttery. Minty. Perfectly tangy. My Minty Lime Bars recipe is a refreshing, stress-free take on classic lemon squares using fragrant mint and rich lime curd. It is a simple and stress-free dessert recipe that requires only one bowl, a whisk, and less than 10 minutes to prepare!

Source: themindfulmeringue.com

Ingredients

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Shortbread crust

¼ cups granulated sugar
1-2 tbsps lime zest, finely grated
2 tbsps fresh mint, finely chopped
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cups unsalted butter, softened
pinch of salt

Lemon curd

1½ cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 tbsps all-purpose flour
pinch of salt
½ cups fresh lime juice (~4 limes)
⅛ cups fresh lemon juice (~1 medium lemon)
1-2 tbsps icing sugar, for decorating

Instructions

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Start by preheating your oven to 165°C. Line a 9"x9" baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, use clean hands to massage sugar into mint and lime zest. (Note: mixture will become wet and fragrant as the oils from the mint and lime zest are released into the sugar).
To the sugar mixture, add flour, salt, and butter. Continue to blend with your hands until a mixture resembling wet sand forms.
Press mixture evenly into your prepared baking pan. Bake for ~ or until edges are golden brown.
While crust is baking, whisk together eggs, sugar, and flour.
Once crust is baked and removed from oven, whisk in lime juice and lemon juice into egg mixture and pour over the crust.
Return baking pan to the oven for another or until lime curd is set to a slight wobble in the centre.
Allow Minty Lime Bars to cool completely in baking pan. Refrigerate for to overnight. Remove from pan, cut into squares, and decorate with icing sugar and additional grated lime zest!

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