Lemon Bars

Name: Lemon Bars
Yield: Makes 16 bars
Ingredients: ½ cup (115 g) packed light brown sugar*; Confectioners’ sugar (make your own); ½ cup (120 ml) fresh lemon juice (2 to 4 lemons); ½ cup (120 ml) fresh lemon juice (2 to 4 lemons); 6 tablespoons (46 g) Artisan GF Flour Blend; Zest of 2 lemons; 4 eggs; ½ cup (170 g) honey; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick, 84 g) butter; ½ teaspoon GF pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup (58 g) packed light brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (74 g) raw cashew pieces; 1 cup (125 g) Artisan GF Flour Blend

Preparation info

Makes
16
bars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Gluten-Free Family Favorites

By Kelli Bronski and Peter Bronski

Published 2021

About

Cashews help form the base for these lemon bars, while plenty of fresh-squeezed lemon juice makes them burst with bright flavor. Honey and brown sugar help balance the zing of the lemons, making the bars a little sweet and a little tart.

Ingredients

Crust

½ cup (74 g) raw cashew pieces
1 cup (125

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9 x 9-inch (23 x 23 cm) pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
To make the crust, pulse the cashew pieces in the food processor into fine crumbs. Add the flour, sugar, and salt and pulse to combine. Add t