Gluten Free Lemon Bars Recipe
These gluten free lemon bars will impress even the most skeptical folks in your crowd. Seriously delicious! And they'll be seriously gone, so you'd better double the recipe!
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Servings: 20 bars
Calories: 70kcal
Ingredients
crust ingredients:
- 1/3 cup 5 1/3 Tbs. butter or non-dairy alternative (e.g. Earth Balance Buttery Sticks®)
- 1/4 cup 50 grams granulated cane sugar
- 1 cup 135 grams gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
filling ingredients
- 2 eggs or egg substitute of choice, such as 1/2 cup extra firm tofu blended with 1 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 cup 150 grams granulated cane sugar
- 2 Tbs. 17 grams gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 2 tsp. finely shredded lemon or lime zest don't skip this ingredient if making lemon or lime bars! OR 3 diced frozen cherries
- 3 Tbs. lemon juice or lime juice or cherry juice / liqueuer
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- food coloring if desired (yellow or green)
- Powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Crust Directions:Preheat oven to 350º F.
- In a medium bowl, beat butter with a mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/4 cup of sugar; beat until combined.
- Beat in the 1 cup of gfJules™ flour until crumbly, being careful not to over-mix. Press mixture into the bottom of an un-oiled or parchment-lined 8x8x2 baking pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
- Filling Directions:Combine eggs, sugar, flour, lemon zest, lemon juice, and baking powder; beat 2 minutes or until thoroughly combined.
- Pour filling over baked crust. Bake 20 minutes more or until set and lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars only when completely cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired, before serving.
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Notes
This recipe doubles nicely when baked in a 9×13 pan.
*Note: if making cherry bars and using diced frozen cherries as well, reduce cherry juice to 2 Tbs.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Lemon Bars Recipe
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
70
% Daily Value*
Cholesterol
19
mg
6
%
Sodium
14
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Sugar
16
g
18
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.