Raspberry Lemon Bars Recipe
Delight your taste buds with these tangy and sweet Raspberry Lemon Bars. A buttery shortbread crust topped with a luscious raspberry lemon filling, these bars are perfect for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 bars
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Shortbread Crust:
- All-Purpose Flour: 1½ cups
- Unsalted Butter: ¾ cup (cold, cubed)
- Powdered Sugar: ½ cup
- Salt: ¼ teaspoon
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon (optional, for extra flavor)
For the Raspberry Lemon Filling:
- Granulated Sugar: 1 cup
- Eggs: 3 large
- Lemon Juice: ½ cup (freshly squeezed)
- Lemon Zest: 1 tablespoon
- Raspberries: 1 cup, mashed
- Cornstarch: 2 tablespoons
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 tablespoons
For Garnish (Optional):
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
- Fresh raspberries and lemon slices for decoration
Instructions
- Preparing the Shortbread Crust In a food processor or mixing bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar, salt, and cold butter. Press the mixture into a pan and bake until golden.
- Making the Raspberry Lemon Filling Mix together raspberries, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, cornstarch, and flour. Spread over the cooled crust.
- Baking the Raspberry Lemon Bars Bake until the filling is set. Let cool and refrigerate.
- Serving Raspberry Lemon Bars Cut into squares, dust with powdered sugar, and garnish with raspberries or lemon slices.
Notes
- You can refrigerate the bars for up to 3 days.
- For a more intense lemon flavor, add more zest to the filling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Raspberry Lemon Bars, Dessert Recipe, Lemon Dessert, Fruit Bars
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