These Strawberry Lemonade Bars wonderfully sweet and tart. Sprinkle with some powdered sugar for a little extra sweetness
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bars, strawberry, summer
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 36 minutesminutes
Servings 16
Ingredients
Crust
1 1/4cupsall-purpose flour
1/4cuppowdered sugar
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupsalted butter,cut into tablespoon pieces
Filling
1/2cupfresh lemon juice
1teaspoonlemon zest
1heaping cupsliced strawberries
1cupgranulated sugar
1/4cuppowdered sugar
1/3cupall-purpose flour
1/4teaspoonsalt
4largeeggs
1large egg yolk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
powdered sugar for serving
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13-inch pan with parchmment paper.
To make crust, combine the flour, powdered sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter pieces. Pulse until mixture resembles fine crumbs.Press into bottom of parchment lined baking dish.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Make the filling while the crust is baking. Using a food processor or blender, process the lemon juice, lemon zest, and strawberries until smooth.
In a medium bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, powdered sugar, flour and salt. Add eggs and egg yolk and whisk well.
Add the strawberry mixture and whisk to blend.
As soon as you take the crust out of the oven, pour the filling on top and return to the oven for another 18 to 20 minutes or until set in the middle.
Cool bars to room temperature and then refrigerate for at least 2 to 3 hours before serving.