Velvety Lime Squares

Name: Velvety Lime Squares
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 2 c. boiling water; ½ c. vanilla wafer crumbs; 1 (3 oz.) can flaked coconut; 2 tblsp. sugar; 2 tblsp. melted butter; 2 (3 oz.) pkgs. lime flavor gelatin; 1 (6 oz.) can frozen limeade concentrate; ⅛ tsp. salt; 1 qt. plus 1 pt. vanilla ice cream, softened; Pecans (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

You can thaw this several hours in refrigerator before serving

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) can flaked coconut
½ c. vanilla wafer crumbs

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Carefully toast ½ c. coconut in moderate oven (375°) about 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Set aside.
Combine remaining coconut, crumbs, butter and sugar. Lightly press into 11 X 7 X 1½" pan and bake in moderate oven (375°) 6 to 7 minutes. Cool.
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add limeade concentrate, food color, ice cream and salt; stir until diss