Lemon Bars with Graham Cracker Crust (Gluten-Free)

Super simple and tasty gluten-free lemon bars!! They are very easy to make and delicious. This kind of dessert is ideal for a family meal: brings freshness and color to the table.

About this recipe

These gluten-free lemon bars take less than 10 ingredients and they are super simple to make. The base is made from gluten-free graham crackers, so is easy and quick, but still delicious.

Even if you are not a lemon lover you would love them. They are super fresh and delicious, ideal for a family meal.

Ingredients

• Butter: unsalted butter.
• Cookies: I used store-bought gluten-free graham crackers, like Pamela’s or Schar.
• Lemon: the juice and the zest of fresh lemons. Remember to remove the zest first and then the juice. Because it’s going to get complicated upside down.
• Sugar: granulated sugar.
• Eggs: room temperature eggs are better.
• Gluten-free all-purpose flour: you can use any gluten-free premix. I had a homemade one on hand.
• Powdered Sugar: to dust.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Process the gluten-free graham crackers until finely ground and put them in a large bowl. Stir in the melted butter and mix. If you see that it is too wet you can add a little more cookies.

Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a square pan. You can also cover the pan with parchment paper to remove the bars easily.

Gently press down on the crumbs using your fingers, until the crumbs are a layer at the bottom of the pan.

Beat the eggs with the sugar and the lemon zest. Add the lemon juice and then, the gluten-free premix and the baking powder.

Beat just until incorporated and pour in the pan over the cookie base.

Cook for 12/15 minutes or until the lemon has consistency.

Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.

Variations

If you like the base to be higher, you just have to add more cookies and butter, following the proportion of the recipe. You can also use coconut or chocolate cookies.

Storing

Store the lemon bars in the fridge for 3 days or you can freeze them for up three months. To freeze them, first, put the lemon bars on a baking sheet, cut them, and place them in the freezer for a couple of hours. Then wrap them individually for final freezing.

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Lemon Bars with Graham Cracker Crust (Gluten-Free)

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Super simple and tasty gluten free lemon bars!! They are very easy to make and delicious. This kind of dessert is ideal for a family meal: brings freshness and color to the table.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 27 minutes mins

Course Cakes

Servings 9

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/4 cup gluten free cookies (150gr)
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (70gr)
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar (150gr)
• 3 lemon juice and zest
• 3 1/2 tbsp gluten free all-purpose flour (35gr)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

 

For the base

• Process the gluten free cookies until finely ground and put them in a large bowl. Stir in the melted butter and mix. If you see that it is too wet you can add a little more cookies.
• Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a square pan.
• Gently press down on the crumbs using your fingers, until the crumbs are a layer at the bottom of the pan.

For the cake

• Beat the eggs with the sugar and the lemon zest. Add the lemon juice and then, the gluten free premix and the baking powder.
• Beat just until incorporated and pour in the pan over the cookie base.
• Cook for 12/15 minutes or until the lemon has consistency.
• Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Keyword Lemon bars with graham crackers (Gluten free)