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Lemon Macadamia Crumble Squares
Lemon Macadamia Crumble Squares made with buttery shortbread dough filled with a sunny tart lemon curd ~ this easy dessert is fabulous!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 447 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups macadamia nuts, divided.
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 9 ounces Meyer lemon curd (about a cup) homemade recipe here
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F. If you like you can line your pan with parchment paper with edges overlapping to make your squares easy to remove, or you can just grease the dish if you don't care about removing the bars from the pan.
- Take one cup of the macadamia nuts and finely chop them. Rough chop the remaining 1/2 cup of nuts and set aside for the topping.
- Cream the butter and sugar. Add in the vanilla and salt.
- Add in the flour and the 1 cup of chopped macadamias and mix until the dough comes together. It will be crumbly.
- Pat 2/3 of the dough into a 9x9 square baking dish, and reserve the other 1/3 for the topping. (You can line the pan with parchment paper with edges overlapping to make it easy to remove, or you can just grease the dish if you don't care about removing the bars from the pan)
- Top with about 9 oz of Meyer lemon curd, or about a cup. Don't spread it to the edge, leave a little space around the perimeter.
- Crumble the 1/2 cup of rough chopped nuts with the reserved 1/3 of the shortbread dough. Just make large crumbs with your fingertips. Sprinkle evenly over the top. Don't worry about covering all the lemon.
- Bake for about 45 minutes until slightly golden.
- Cool completely before cutting. ( Yeah right. )
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Nutrition Information
Calories
447kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
164mg
(7%)
Potassium
89mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
473IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 447
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 447kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 164mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 89mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 473IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.