Iced Lemon Bars

Iced Lemon Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 16 servings with 118 calories, 2g of protein, and 2g of fat each. For 12 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baking powder, powdered sugar, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 32 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by Cookie Madness. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. With a spoonacular score of 4%, this dish is improvable. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Iced Lemon Poppyseed Shortbread Bars, Iced Lemon Cookie Granola Bars (No Bake!), and Vegan Iced Tea Cupcakes with Lemon-Iced Tea Frosting.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons butter

4 large eggs

4 tablespoons (31 grams) flour

1 ½ cups (294 grams) granulated sugar (castor sugar)

4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

2/3 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Equipment:

baking paper

aluminum foil

oven

frying pan

food processor

mixing bowl

whisk

cutting board

microwave

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13×9 inch metal pan with non-stick foil or parchment paper.Combine the flour, powdered sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse to mix. Add the butter and pulse until mixture is coarse and crumbly. Measure out 1 cup of crumbs and set aside.Pour remaining crumbs into prepared pan and press them down slightly (they’ll be very dry). Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.Meanwhile, mix the filling. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl. Whisk in sugar, lemon juice, 4 tablespoons of flour and baking powder. Spread over top of baked crust. Sprinkle reserved cup of crumbs over top. Bake on center rack for 20 to 25 minutes.Let cool completely. Lift from pan and set on a cutting board. Drizzle cooled bars with glazed (below). Let the glaze set then cut into 36 bars (or however many you want).To make the icing, melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Add the sugar and stir until thick and pasty. Add the lemon juice 1 teaspoon at a time and stir until smooth and a drizzling consistency. You may drizzle it onto the squares or put it in a bag, snip off the corner and pipe it on.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13×9 inch metal pan with non-stick foil or parchment paper.

2. Combine the flour, powdered sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse to mix.

3. Add the butter and pulse until mixture is coarse and crumbly. Measure out 1 cup of crumbs and set aside.

4. Pour remaining crumbs into prepared pan and press them down slightly (they’ll be very dry).

5. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.Meanwhile, mix the filling.

6. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl.

7. Whisk in sugar, lemon juice, 4 tablespoons of flour and baking powder.

8. Spread over top of baked crust. Sprinkle reserved cup of crumbs over top.

9. Bake on center rack for 20 to 25 minutes.

10. Let cool completely. Lift from pan and set on a cutting board.

11. Drizzle cooled bars with glazed (below).

12. Let the glaze set then cut into 36 bars (or however many you want).To make the icing, melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl.

13. Add the sugar and stir until thick and pasty.

14. Add the lemon juice 1 teaspoon at a time and stir until smooth and a drizzling consistency. You may drizzle it onto the squares or put it in a bag, snip off the corner and pipe it on.


Nutrition Information:

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120k Calories
1g Protein
1g Total Fat
25g Carbs
0% Health Score
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Calories
120k
6%

Fat
1g
3%

  Saturated Fat
0.72g
4%

Carbohydrates
25g
8%

  Sugar
23g
26%

Cholesterol
47mg
16%

Sodium
95mg
4%

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Protein
1g
4%

Selenium
4µg
7%

Phosphorus
44mg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Folate
9µg
2%

Vitamin B5
0.2mg
2%

Iron
0.34mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.11µg
2%

Calcium
18mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.26µg
2%

Vitamin A
83IU
2%

Vitamin B1
0.02mg
1%

Potassium
46mg
1%

Zinc
0.18mg
1%

Vitamin B6
0.02mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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Castoreum, which is used as vanilla flavoring in candies, baked goods, etc., is actually a secretion from the anal glands of beavers.

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