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5 from 14 votes

Lemon bars with graham crackers

These easy lemon bars are made with only a few ingredients and a buttery crunchy graham cracker crust. So good!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 305Calories

Ingredients

Graham cracker crust

  • 1 & ⅓ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoon butter melted, salted or unsalted

Lemon filling

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325F then line an 8x8 glass baking pan with parchment paper and set asice.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt, and melted butter.
    1 & ⅓ cup graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoon granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt, 5 tablespoon butter
  • Press the graham cracker mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
  • Once the crust is out of the oven, bring the heat up to 350F and start the filling as the crust cools down.

Make the lemon filling

  • In another large bowl whisk the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt until combined.
    2 cans sweetened condensed milk, 4 egg yolks, 2 tablespoon lemon zest, ⅔ cup lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Pour the lemon filling on top of the graham cracker crust and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center is completely set and the internal temperature is 145F.
  • Let the lemon bars cool down at room temperature until fully cool then transfer to the fridge for 5-7 hours.
  • Once ready to enjoy, slice and serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 305Calories | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 199mg | Iron: 1mg