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:
- 1 cup (96 g) almond flour
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, unsalted, melted (can substitute coconut oil)*
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
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8×8 pan with parchment.
- 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.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Put aside cool.
- 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.
- Pour filling into the crust.
- 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.
- Allow bars to cool at room temp on wire rack and then transfer to refrigerator to chill for 3-4 hours or overnight.
- 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.
- 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