{"id":11673,"date":"2024-05-16T10:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/?p=11673"},"modified":"2024-05-16T10:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:04:07","slug":"vanilla-lime-watermelon-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/vanilla-lime-watermelon-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla-Lime Watermelon Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none \" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/VanillaLimeWatermelonBars.jpg\" alt=\"Vanilla-Lime Watermelon Bars\" \/><br><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/vanilla-lime-watermelon-bars\/emailpopup\/\" onclick=\"email_popup(this.href); return false;\"  title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.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\">Vanilla-Lime Watermelon Bars<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 25 minutes plus cooling, standing and chilling<br \/>\nBake: 15 minutes \u2022 Serves: 16<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span> <\/span><strong>PICS nonstick cooking spray<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>8\t<\/span>whole sheets <strong>PICS honey graham crackers<\/strong>, finely crushed<br \/>\n<span>4\t<\/span>tablespoons <strong>PICS unsalted butter<\/strong>, melted<br \/>\n<span>5\t<\/span>cups chopped peeled seedless watermelon<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>envelopes (1\/4 ounce each) powdered <strong>PICS unflavored gelatin<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>vanilla bean, split and scraped (about 1\/4 teaspoon)<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup fresh lime juice<br \/>\n<span>1\/3 <\/span>cup <strong>PICS granulated sugar<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup <strong>PICS canned lite coconut milk<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>cup <strong>PICS whipped topping<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>\t<\/span>Lime zest for garnish (optional)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Line 8-inch square baking dish with aluminum foil so that foil extends about 2 inches over sides of dish; spray with cooking spray.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>In medium bowl, stir graham cracker crumbs and butter; firmly press into bottom of prepared dish and bake 15 minutes or until browned. Cool on wire rack.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>In blender, pur\u00e9e watermelon on high until smooth. Makes about 2-1\/2 cups.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>In small bowl, whisk gelatin and pur\u00e9ed watermelon; let stand 5 minutes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>5.<\/span>In medium saucepan, heat vanilla bean, lime juice, sugar, coconut milk and gelatin mixture to a simmer over medium heat; remove from heat, pour over crust and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>6.<\/span>Using overhanging sides of foil, transfer bar to cutting board; remove foil and cut into 16 squares. Serve bars topped with whipped topping garnished with lime zest, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving  (1 bar):<br \/>\n112 Calories, 5g Fat (3g Saturated), 8mg Cholesterol, 37mg Sodium,<br \/>\n17g Carbohydrates, 1g Fiber, 11g Sugars, 8g Added Sugars, 1g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanilla-Lime Watermelon Bars Prep: 25 minutes plus cooling, standing and chilling Bake: 15 minutes \u2022 Serves: 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-11673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts","category-recipes","tag-24sum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11673"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11721,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673\/revisions\/11721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}