Recipe Box, Easy Bake Lemon Bars
I am all about lightening and brightening this week, as day after dreary January day goes by
When I was preparing the January Paint Bucket, my monthly list of recipe inspiration, I stumbled upon so many recipes for easy lemon bars with a small number of ingredients, and many of the recipes are exactly the same
I ended up choosing a recipe from The Country Cook
It only has 3 ingredients and is ridiculously easy to make
You can mix in up right in the baking dish
Cream the butter into the dry cake mix and reserve some for the topping
Top with dollops of pie filling
Spread out into an even layer on top of crumbly base
Top with reserved crumbs
And bake!
Note: Let dish cool completely and then refrigerate for a while before cutting into bars. Store bars in a covered container in the refrigerator
These are not exactly diet food, however, if you cut this into 24 bars, each bar is only about 135 calories
Easy Bake Lemon Bars
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow or lemon moist cake mix
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 can 21 oz. lemon pie filling
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish thoroughly with cooking spray. Pour cake mix into pan and top with butter.
- Using a fork, push butter into dry mix until it is all incorporated as evenly as possible.
- Reserve about 1/4 cup of crumb mixture for topping. Press into an even layer.
- Using a large spoon, top batter with dollops of lemon pie filling and then spread the filling evenly over base.
- Top filling with reserved crumbs.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes until base seems set and begins to turn golden.
- Cool dish, then cover and refrigerate before slicing into bars.* Store bars in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Notes
☀️ Bring a little sunshine into your life! ☀
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Dishing it & Digging it, Between Naps on the Porch,
Merry Monday Make it Pretty Monday Celebrate and Decorate,
Delicious Dishes Recipe Party Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
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Jenna, the sun is out this morning! I can’t believe how beautiful. Sorry, I am having a moment 😂 Oh how I love lemon bars, one of my favorites. I haven’t seen this recipe before and how easy. One (or three) would be so good with my coffee this morning! Enjoy your day!
Have you ever gotten the Lemon squares from Edgar’s bakery?? They are the best!
Yes, I have and you are correct…they are the best!
Lemon LOVE!
How happy this morning, lemon bars is a great way to start the day.
hmmmm…they would be good for breakfast!
Wow, I need this for a potluck coming up this spring!! Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome Carole, couldn’t be easier!
These look good and easy. I’ll have to check to see if we have the Duncan lemon cream here!
You can use any kind of pie filling!
Yummy!
thanks, so easy!
This recipe is much easier than mine. I need to try it!!! Thanks, Jenna!
I’m sure your recipe is delicious RJ, but this is a good sub if you’re in a hurry!
Jenna, I love anything lemon, and I adore lemon bars. I have a recipe I make, but your recipe looks much easier. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!
So easy Shannon, and very lemony!
My mouth is watering and I want one now! Ha I love anything lemon. Will try for sure and am pinning. Thanks Jenna! (Hang in there girl, we’re half way through January!) 😉
haha, thanks Cyndi! I am truly a winter wimp!
I never met a lemon bar I could resist Jenna! They look delicious!! ♥
so easy, it’s embarrassing!
Lemony love!
What a great recipe for lemon bars that I will be trying soon, pinned and bookmarked! Hope you are having a great week and staying warm. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
There are zillions like this on Pinterest so it’s not very original, but it sure is easy!
These rock!! Thanks for reminding me to make them this week. Yay 😋