Healthy Lemon Bars

Name: Healthy Lemon Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole wheat flour; 1/3 cup coconut oil; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 6 eggs; 4 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 1/3 cup honey; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 4 tsp coconut flour

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:50min

These healthy lemon bars are light, creamy and perfectly tart. The crust is made with whole wheat flour and the light lemon filling is 100% free of dairy and refined sugars. Perfect for Easter, Mother’s Day or a summer cookout, this recipe will be your new best friend.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:08:31 GMT

Ingredients

16 servings

For The Crust

¾ cupwhole wheat flour

⅓ cupcoconut oil

¼ cupmaple syrup

¼ tspkosher salt

For The Filling

6eggs

4 tsplemon zest

½ cuplemon juice

⅓ cuphoney

¼ tspkosher salt

4 tspcoconut flour

Instructions

Making The Crust

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, coconut oil, maple syrup and salt. Mix well until a wet, but firm consistence (like shortbread) is formed.

Bowl

whole wheat flour¾ cup

coconut oil⅓ cup

maple syrup¼ cup

kosher salt¼ tsp

Step 3

Line an 8x8 ceramic pan with parchment paper.

Parchment paper

Baking dish

Step 4

Press dough into lined pan, making sure to press it out evenly and into the corners.

Step 5

Bake for 20 minutes or until fragrant, lightly browned and set through. Let cool.

OvenHeat

Making The Filling

Step 6

While crust is baking, combine eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, salt and coconut flour. Beat with a hand mixer until a smooth, liquid batter is formed. It will be runny, but don't worry, this is they way it's supposed to be.