Lemon Bars
These lemon bars just might be too pretty to bite into. They are made with a shortbread crust, delectable lemon filling, and topped off with a dusting of powdered sugar. If you always have lemons lying around in your fridge, you need to make these!
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup tapioca flour
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Lemon Filling
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tapioca flour
- zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9X9 baking tray.
- Start by making the shortbread crust by grabbing a large mixing bowl and combining all the dry ingredients first.
- Then add in the coconut oil, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Continue to mix. It will be slightly crumbly.
- Transfer the shortbread crust mixture into your greased baking tray. Press the crust mixture firmly into the tray so that it covers the whole bottom.
- Place into the oven for 10 minutes.
- While the shortbread crust is in the oven, make the filling.
- Whisk together the eggs and add in the maple syrup and lemon juice.
- Lastly, add in the lemon zest and flour. Mix until well combined.
- Take the crust out of the oven and pour the filling over.
- Lower the oven temperature to 325F and place it into the oven for 15 min.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into it.