One Bowl Pink Grapefruit Bars
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3.5
One Bowl Pink Grapefruit Bars
Description
This recipe begins with preparing a crumble-like crust from whole wheat flour, brown sugar, and room temperature butter pressed into a pan and baked until faintly golden. While the crust bakes, the filling is whisked together using eggs, grapefruit zest and juice, sugar, lemon juice, baking powder, flour, and cornstarch, optionally tinted with a drop or two of red food coloring to enhance the pink hue.
The filling is poured over the hot crust and baked until just set, resulting in a moist, delicate custard-like layer with subtle citrus tang from the grapefruit and brightness from lemon. Once cooled completely in the refrigerator, the bars are dusted with confectioner's sugar for a light sweetness and visual appeal.
These bars are convenient because all components are mixed in a single bowl, making cleanup easier. They can be sliced into squares for serving and provide a balance of sweet and tart flavors with a buttery crust for texture contrast.
Ingredients
for the crust
- 1 cup whole wheat flour you can also use all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, at room temperature
for the filling
- 2 large egg
- grapefruit zest of 1
- 1/2 cup grapefruit juice ruby red variety
- 3/4 cup sugar
- lemon squeeze
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- red food coloring optional but pretty, a drop or two
for the garnish
- confectioner's sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Set the oven to 350F
- Line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper with overlapping ends so you can remove the cooled squares for easy cutting.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, (you can also do this by hand), combine the butter, flour and sugar until there is no more dry flour feel and the mixture is uniformly crumbly. Press the crust evenly into the pan, using your fingers or the bottom of a metal measuring cup as a tamper.
- Bake the crust for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, wipe out the bowl and add the filling ingredients. Beat or whisk until everything is well combined and there are no lumps.
- Pour the filling onto the hot crust, and then return to the oven for another 25 minutes, or until set.
- Cool completely in the refrigerator, and then dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 9bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 20mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 109mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 377IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
3.5
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