Dare I say that these Strawberry Lemon Bars are the desserts of the summer? When it is warm outside, I am in search of anything lemon-flavored. Can you enjoy a lemon dessert in the winter? Sure. Should you consume as much lemon as possible in April to September? Yes, absolutely, yes. These were part of my series “Best Bake of the Month”.
Anyway, these Strawberry Lemon Bars are truly a delight. They are sweet, zingy and bright. The crust is a delicious shortbread that is super easy to make. The shortbread comes together in one bowl and uses melted butter. That means you don’t have to use a mixer! First, you bake the shortbread until the edges are just slightly browned. Then set it aside to cool. This is an important step because some lemon bar issues arise when the crust is warm and the curd is poured on top. Ever heard of the upside down lemon bar?
The key to really beautiful swirls is making sure that your strawberry dollops are as uniform as possible.
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Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted 16 tablespoons, 226g
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 100g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 cups+2 tablespoons all purpose flour 265g
Lemon Curd
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 Cups granulated sugar 270 g
- 1/2 cup egg yolks, from about 8 large eggs *yes this recipe uses 11 eggs* 135 grams
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1 1/3 cups lemon juice, from about 8 large lemons 310g
- 2 tablespoons freeze dried strawberries *I buy mine from Target or Trader Joes. Just smash into a fine powder in a ziploc bag*
Instructions
Make the Shortbread Crust
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Line an 8X8 pan with parchment paper, leaving overhang on the sides.
- In a large bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and vanilla. Mix with a nonstick spatula to combine
- Add salt and flour and mix until thick dough forms. Press dough into preapared pan and smooth top with spatula. Bake for 25 minutes or until crust edges are slightly browned
- Remove from oven and set aside to cool while you make the curd
Make the Lemon Curd
- Add freeze dried strawberries to a small bowl and set aside. Prepare a large heat proof bowl, and set aside
- In a 3-quart stainless steel saucepan, add granulated sugar, whole eggs, yolks, lemon zest, whisk together and then pour in lemon juice
- Turn heat to low and stir constantly four about 4 minutes, this is so that the eggs do not begin to scramble as we increase the heat. Turn the heat to medium-low and continue cooking while stirring. Curd will become thick and steaming-hot in 7-8 minutes, it should register 170°F (77°C) on thermometer, immediately remove pot from stove and strain into a large bowl
- Remove 1/2 cup of curd and add it to the small bowl with the freeze-dried strawberries, mix until homogenous
- Pour the rest of the curd over the baked and cooled crust
- Using a spoon, dollop the strawberry curd on top of the smoothed lemon curd on the crust
- After dolloping circles, run a butter knife through the circles to create a swirl pattern
- Bake at 350F for 15 minutes, until curd is firm and set. Remove from oven and let come to room temperature, then refrigerate bars until FULLY set about 2 hours
- Remove from fridge, cut into 16 squares, and enjoy!
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Would these be ok doubled in a 9×13? Should I adjust bake time?
Could you replace the lemon with any type of citrus?
These are SO good and now my go to lemon bar recipe!
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Please tell me more about this. May I ask you a question?
Is there a vegan alternative to the egg being used?
This recipe heavily relies on the eggs unfortunately 🙁 I don’tsuggest making any changes to vegan eggs here.
I am dairy free, is there an alternative to the butter I could use or would I need to just substitute with vegan butter? Love this!
Vegan butter would be the best option!