Best Healthiest Lemon Squares Recipes

BEST LEMON SQUARES

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I'd lost my family recipe for lemon squares and spent a lot of time trying new ones that would measure up. None did, but thankfully I recently found the recipe again. Best lemon squares out there.

Provided by beth

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

cooking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cold butter
½ cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup lemon juice, or more to taste
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon lemon zest, or to taste
confectioners' sugar for dusting

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Process 2 cups flour, butter, and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; press into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the crust are golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool crust to room temperature.
Beat white sugar, eggs, 1/4 cup flour, lemon juice, baking powder, and lemon zest together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy; pour onto the cooled crust.
Bake in the oven until custard is set, 25 to 28 minutes. Cool lemon squares completely; dust the top with more confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 398.2 calories, Carbohydrate 57.7 g, Cholesterol 102.7 mg, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 162.9 mg, Sugar 39.4 g

HEALTHIEST LEMON SQUARES

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Normally my family balks at healthy recipes, but my husband was coming back for more of these, and today finished them off (so much for my evening dessert!). I'm posting this to keep handy for myself.

Provided by annlouise

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 53m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sucanat
1 dash sea salt
1/3 cup whole almond
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon, rind of
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon sea salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F For base: Chop almonds very fine.
Mix dry ingredients, and cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Press into 8x8 pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake 18 minutes.
NOTE: I might add more butter next time I do this; the base was a bit too crumbly.
For topping: Beat all ingredients on high for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
Pour over baked base; bake 20 minutes; cool.
Dust with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 34.1, Sodium 43.2, Carbohydrate 16.7, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 9.7, Protein 2.8

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