Gluten Free Strawberry Lemon Bars
These strawberry lemon bars are the perfect tangy and sweet treat for the summer. Made with fresh lemon and a gluten free buttery shortbread crust, everyone will love them.
Servings: 12 squares
Calories: 158kcal
Ingredients
LEMON BAR CRUST
- 1 ½ cups Gluten Free Flour Blend
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter cold cut into small pieces
- ⅛ tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp water
LEMON BAR FILLING
- 1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Zest
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1 cup Frozen Strawberries
Instructions
Lemon Bar Crust Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside or cover with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine gluten free flour and granulated sugar. Use 2 forks, 2 knives or a pastry cutter to cut in the butter while adding vanilla extract and water a little bit at a time. until a crumbly coarse mixture forms. This can also be done in a food processor on pulse mode
- Once crumbly coarse crust mixture is formed, press into 9x13 pan evenly and bake in oven for 20 minutes.
Lemon Bar Filling Instructions:
- While crust is baking, whisk together: remaining gluten free flour, remaining granulated sugar, 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, 4 eggs and 1 tbsp lemon zest.
- In a microwave safe measuring cup, add 1 cup frozen strawberries and microwave for 2 minutes until strawberries can be mashed with a fork. Mash strawberries until chunky syrup-like texture is formed.
- Pour lemon bar filling over hot crust out of the oven. Spoon strawberry syrup over lemon bar filling and swirl on top of lemon bar filling until strawberry mixture is evenly on top of lemon bar filling.
- Bake 25 minutes or until filling set in the middle. Let cool for a minimum of four hours. Cut into squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Store in fridge in air tight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
Storing: Store strawberry lemonade bars in the fridge in an air tight container or seal-top bag for up to 5 days.
Freezing: These bars are great to make ahead and freeze. Freeze in a single-layer in a freezer safe container (or place parchment paper between layers to prevent the squares from sticking to each other). Freeze up to 3 months.
Thawing: Lemon bars should be thawed overnight in the fridge. They taste great eaten chilled and at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 158kcal