"Key Lime" Cloud Squares

Summertime calls for light and refreshing dessert ideas like these cool and creamy lime squares. Quick to make, too - they're ready to chill in just 20 minutes.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h 0 min

Servings:

Makes 16 servings.

Ingredient list

8 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1 cup crumbs), divided
¼ cup butter, melted
¾ cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) lime gelatin
1 cup ice cubes
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
¾ cup lime juice
2 cups thawed frozen lite whipped topping

Directions

Reserve 1 Tbsp. graham crumbs for later use. Combine remaining graham crumbs with butter; press onto bottom of plastic wrap-lined 9-inch square pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Add boiling water to gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice; stir 2 min. or until thickened. Remove and discard any unmelted ice.

Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk, then lime juice. Add gelatin; mix well. Whisk in 1 cup whipped topping. Pour over crust.

Refrigerate 6 hours or until firm.

Cover dessert with remaining whipped topping just before serving; sprinkle with reserved graham crumbs. Use plastic wrap handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into squares to serve.

Recipe Tips

VariationPrepare using lime sugar free gelatin, Neufchatel cheese and low-fat sweetened condensed milk.
Make AheadThis easy-to-make dessert can be refrigerated up to 24 hours before covering with the whipped topping and sprinkling with the reserved graham crumbs.
Variation Prepare using lemon gelatin and lemon juice.