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Healthy Lemon Bars
Healthy Lemon Bars are made with a crust of almond flour and maple syrup topped with a bright lemon juice-based filling containing eggs, maple syrup, and almond flour. The bars bake until set and firm but still tender, offering a tangy and sweet balance without refined sugars. Optional powdered sugar dusting adds a light finish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Chill Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
16
bars
Calories:
164 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups almond flour
- ½ cup maple syrup
Filling:
- 4 large egg
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ⅔ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt fine sea salt
- lemon zest from 1
Garnish:
- powdered sugar sifted, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.
- Make crust by combining almond flour and maple syrup in a medium bowl.
- Press dough firmly into prepared baking dish. Place crust in oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until lightly golden.
- While crust is baking, whisk filling ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- Once crust is done baking, remove from oven and slowly pour filling onto crust.
- Return baking dish to oven to cook for 20-25 minutes, until filling looks set and is no longer jiggly in the middle.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely at room temperature. Then let cool in fridge until bars set up, about 4 hours over overnight.
- Sift powdered sugar onto bars if using, cut and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 bar
Calories
164kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
44mg
(2%)
Potassium
147mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 164
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 bar | |
| Calories | 164kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 44mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 147mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.