Lemon Bars Meet a Margarita in This Summery Dessert

Lemon Bars Meet a Margarita in This Summery Dessert

Transform this classic North Carolina pie with a saltine crust and citrus custard into handheld bars with a toasty meringue in this summery dessert.

Atlantic Beach Pie Bars

Atlantic Beach pie is the epitome of a simple pantry dessert. Crushed saltine crackers, sweetened condensed milk, citrus juice, sugar, and eggs are all you need to assemble the sweet treat from chef Bill Smith. What started in 2011 as an ode to lemon pie in his hometown of New Bern, North Carolina, became arguably the most famous dessert to come out of his Chapel Hill restaurant, Crook’s Corner. “We used the leftover lemon juice from the bar and…