Description
These Healthy Lemon Bars are a delicious gluten-free, paleo-friendly treat with a perfectly tangy lemon filling and a soft, tender coconut flour crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup ghee, melted and cooled
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup Bob’s Red Mill Coconut Flour
- 1/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Tapioca Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (zest of about 1/2 lemon)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4–5 lemons depending on size)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest (zest of about 2 lemons)
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking the crust.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the maple syrup, vanilla extract, melted and cooled ghee, and one large egg.
- In another bowl, whisk together the coconut flour, tapioca flour, and lemon zest. Slowly stream in the wet ingredients while mixing with a fork.
- Mix until the dough comes together fully and resembles a soft, pliable dough.
- Press the dough evenly into an 8×8 inch baking pan.
- Use a fork to gently prick the dough a few times.
- Bake the crust at 350°F for 8-10 minutes.
- While the crust bakes, whisk together the 4 eggs, lemon zest, maple syrup, fresh lemon juice, and tapioca flour.
- As soon as the crust comes out of the oven, pour the lemon filling evenly over the hot crust.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and bake the lemon bars for 14-16 minutes.
- Remove the bars from the oven and allow them to cool completely at room temperature.
- Transfer to the refrigerator to chill for at least 90 minutes.
- Once chilled and firm, cut the bars into squares and serve.
Notes
- These bars can be topped with whipped topping or powdered sugar for a traditional touch.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 65mg