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By The Toasted Pine Nut

Orange Pie Bars

Name: Orange Pie Bars
Prep time: 3 h 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter; 2 tbsp maple syrup, honey or agave nectar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 ½ cups almond flour; ⅓ cup coconut flour; ¼ tsp salt; Zest from 2 oranges; ½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice (from about 2 large oranges); ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice (roughly 2 lemons); ½ cup pure maple syrup, honey or agave nectar; 4 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 tbsp arrowroot; Powdered sugar; Candied orange slices or orange peel

9 steps

Prep:3h 15minCook:40min

Orange pie bars are loaded with citrus flavor and the perfect make-ahead dessert. The sweet & tangy orange custard sits on a shortbread base.

Updated at: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:33:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories180.5 kcal (9%)

Total Fat11.9 g (17%)

Carbs14.8 g (6%)

Sugars10.7 g (12%)

Protein4.1 g (8%)

Sodium58.4 mg (3%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

½ cupunsalted butter

melted

2 Tbspmaple syrup

honey or agave nectar

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

1 ½ cupsalmond flour

⅓ cupcoconut flour

¼ tspsalt

2zest from oranges

½ cuporange juice

freshly squeezed, from about 2 large oranges

⅓ cupfresh lemon juice

roughly 2 lemons

½ cuppure maple syrup

honey or agave nectar

4eggs

large

1 tspvanilla

2 Tbsparrowroot

powdered sugar

Candied orange

or orange peel

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F and line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a bowl, mix together the crust ingredients.

Step 3

Once a crumbly dough forms, dump into the pan and press into an even layer with your hands.

Step 4

Bake for 15 minutes.

Step 5

While the crust is baking, add the eggs, orange juice, lemon juice, orange zest, maple syrup and vanilla to another bowl. Whisk until there are no streaks of egg white.

Step 6

Add the arrowroot powder to the orange and egg mixture. Whisk until smooth.

Step 7

Once the crust is done baking, immediately add pour the liquid filling mixture onto the crust and put back into the oven for 23-25 more minutes.

Step 8

Once the bars are done baking, allow to come to room temperature before cooling in the fridge for 1-4 hours (according to your preference).

Step 9

Once chilled, sprinkle with powdered sugar and candied orange peel (if desired), slice and serve!

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