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keto lemon bars

  • Author: Karen
  • Prep Time: 15 mins.
  • Cook Time: 50 mins.
  • Total Time: 65 mins. plus chill time (1-2 hours)
  • Yield: 9 1x

Description

These are made with a buttery, almond flour crust and topped with a sweet, tangy filling made of cream cheese, greek yogurt and, of course, lemons!


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Ingredients

For the crust:

For the filling:

  • 6 oz. light cream cheese
  • 5.3 oz. plain greek yogurt
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 egg yolk, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup confectioners sweetener of choice (I use Swerve confectioners)
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (approx. 2 lemons)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest (approx. 1 lemon)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8×8 pan with parchment. 
  2. Mix together the almond flour, cinnamon, salt and butter. Sprinkle into prepared pan. Using your fingers or a spatula to press dough into an even layer, covering the bottom.
  3. Bake for 8 minutes. Put aside cool.
  4. To make the filling, beat the cream cheese with a hand held or stand mixer until smooth (about 1 minute). Beat in yogurt until combined. Then add eggs and egg yolk until combined. Lastly beat in swerve, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract and mix until no lumps appear.
  5. Pour filling into the crust. 
  6. Fill a large pan halfway with water and put it on the oven’s lower rack. Place the lemon bars in the oven in the rack above the water* and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the center of the bars no longer jiggle.
  7. Allow bars to cool at room temp on wire rack and then transfer to refrigerator to chill for 3-4 hours or overnight.
  8. Once chilled, lift the foil out of pan using the overhang on the sides and cut into squares, wiping the knife blade with a paper towel after each cut.
  9. Store in refrigerator.

Notes

  • *Adding a pan of water directly below the bars while cooking creates steam so that the bars have a nice smooth top and don’t split.
  • Grass-fed butter gives you more omega-3s, essential to your diet, so I recommend that if it’s available.

Keywords: keto lemon bars, lemon bars, low-carb lemon bars, keto dessert