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    Dairy-Free Lime Bars

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    By Sarah Hatfield on June 9, 2013 Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes, In The News, Kids Can Cook, News, Sarah's Recipes

    Forget old-school lemon desserts – limes are the new “it” citrus. Embrace the trend and bake a batch of these amazing dairy-free lime bars! They’re so easy that kids can cook them, too.

    Dairy-Free Lime BarsIt is late spring in Western Pennsylvania, which means that it was ninety degrees yesterday and tomorrow’s field day at school will be rainy and in the sixties. That doesn’t mean we get the outerwear back out of the closet, though. Oh no. A few Sundays ago as we were entering church (28 degrees when I woke up) a woman who attended the early service burst out of the doors in white capris, a summery top and glittery sandals, said, “Brr!,” looked at me and said defiantly, “I’m not getting my coat back out! I’m just NOT.” I said, “I understand.” And I do.

    This is the time of year when I will pay any price for asparagus and strawberries and other harbingers of warm weather. Luckily, asparagus was on sale this week. We’ve been making Catherine Newman’s dairy-free Asparagus with Delicious Dip a lot. A lot. Do you know Catherine Newman? She is the editor of ChopChop magazine and the author of Waiting for Birdy (a must-read for anyone expecting a baby). She is also a great cook.

    This summery-ish recipe for lime bars is a dairy-free riff on Catherine Newman’s version of lemon bars. Her recipe varies from other lemon bar recipes I have known and loved because it uses the juice of one lemon and the zest from two lemons. My daughter and I decided to use the zest and juice from two limes for our lime bars because, why not? We also tried her recipe with the traditional two lemons and one lemon and one lime. Citrus bars, now with limon! If you have key limes, I bet that would be good, too.

    Dairy-Free Lime Bars - easy, delicious Kids Can Cook recipe!

    We have made these lime bars so many times the past few months: St. Patrick’s Day (with a little green food coloring), Easter (also with green food coloring and pastel sprinkles on top of the powdered sugar—my mom said it looked like our typical Easter with the eggs scattered on the snow. Ha ha.), and pretty much every weekend.

    My eleven-year old can even make these dairy-free lime bars by herself, which is an educational experience for her and a treat for her parents. It’s empowering to be able to cook, especially if you have dietary restrictions. It’s great to be able to make whatever you want in your own kitchen. And it’s nice to have something summery to eat on a cold June evening.

    Dairy-Free Lime Bars - easy, delicious Kids Can Cook recipe!

    Special Diet Notes: Dairy-Free Lime Bars

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, and vegetarian.

    These lime bars do use eggs in the filling for a classic texture. If you are someone who confuses eggs with dairy, you’re not alone! See this post: Are Eggs Dairy?

    For egg-free, try the filling in this Vegan Lemon Bars Recipe, using lime in place of the lemon.

    5.0 from 2 reviews
    Dairy-Free Lime Bars
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Cook time
    20 mins
    Total time
    40 mins
     
    Author: Sarah Hatfield
    Serves: 16 bars
    Ingredients
    For the crust
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or half as much table salt)
    • ¼ cup powdered sugar
    • ½ cup dairy-free margarine (Sarah uses Fleischmann's unsalted margarine), softened
    For the filling
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • Grated zest of 2 limes
    • Juice of two limes, ½ to ⅔ cup
    • 2 eggs, beaten
    • Powdered sugar for topping
    Instructions
    1. Heat the oven to 350ºF.
    2. In a mixer, beat the margarine into the flour, salt, and sugar and mix until it forms a bowlful of sandy crumbs.
    3. Pat this mixture firmly into a well-greased 8x8-inch pan and bake for 20 minutes, until deeply golden.
    4. Meanwhile, whisk together the sugar, flour, and baking powder, then whisk in the lime juice and zest and the eggs.
    5. Whisk until smooth, then pour over the partially-baked crust and bake for 25 minutes.
    6. Cool, then sift powdered sugar over the top and cut into 16 squares.
    3.5.3229
    Sarah Hatfield

      Sarah is the Associate Editor for Go Dairy Free. Her previous experience includes work as a copy editor at Thoroughbred Times magazine, a content writer at Travelago.com, and an intern at Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Sarah was a 'mom blogger' for many years but now mostly hangs out on Go Dairy Free and Instagram.

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      11 Comments

      1. Tina Malia on July 2, 2022 1:31 pm

        These are amazing. Made them as a dessert option for some dairy-free people who are attending a celebration tonight.
        Perfect crust, just the right sweet – tart amount of lime. Will make them again for sure.

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on July 6, 2022 1:50 pm

          So wonderful to hear! Thank you for sharing your feedback Tina.

          Reply
      2. melissa on January 19, 2021 7:32 am

        Easy to make and delicious results. Next time I will adjust the flavour to my personal pallet – more lime juice and less sugar. I like a really strong ZING! The recipe as is I find heavy on the sugar…which the rest of my family loves.

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on January 19, 2021 12:31 pm

          Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback Melissa!

          Reply
      3. Marnie on June 5, 2020 9:31 am

        Looks great and I’ll be trying them later this weekend. Quick note. You reference lemon juice instead of lime juice at step 4, harkening back to the recipes origins. 🙂

        Reply
        • Sarah Hatfield on June 5, 2020 10:25 am

          Thanks for catching that, Marnie! I’ll make the change.

          Reply
      4. Paul Branchfield on October 20, 2013 2:35 pm

        I tried these this weekend for our group. We had several no dairy & no gluten people there. Using gluten free flour worked great, the went over well.

        Reply
      5. Paul Branchfield on October 14, 2013 3:02 pm

        Has anyone tried these with gluten-free flour? I have some people with both allergies and this sounds great if we could substitute.

        Reply
        • Nowheymama on October 15, 2013 7:04 am

          I haven’t tried, Paul, but I bet it would work. Please report back if you try!

          Reply
      6. Melinda on June 13, 2013 12:32 pm

        Has anyone tried freezing these after they are baked?

        Reply
        • Sarah Hatfield on June 15, 2013 7:16 am

          Hi, Melinda,

          I’ve never tried freezing them. I’m not sure how the filling would hold up? If you do try, please report back!

          Reply

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