Postre de Limon (Mexican Lime Dessert)

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Postre de limon (Mexican lime dessert) is a no-bake dessert recipe using evaporated milk, condensed milk, and lime juice layered with Maria cookies.

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (14 ounce) can evaporated milk
2 limes, zested and juiced
1 (7 ounce) package Mexican Maria cookies (galletas Maria)

Directions

1 Beat sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and lime juice together in a bowl with an electric mixer until well blended.
2 Arrange a single layer cookies in the bottom of a small baking dish; cover with a layer of milk mixture. Repeat layers, ending with milk mixture. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 5 hours to overnight.
3 Cut into squares; garnish with lime zest.