Paleo Lemon Bars Recipe

lemon squares stacked with lemons around them. Lemons in a bowl behind them and more squares around and behind

A tasty lemon bars recipe perfect for a summertime dessert! With only maple syrup to sweeten the creamy lemon topping this paleo dessert is a great summer treat!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword almond flour crust, dairy-free lemon bars, lemon, paleo lemon squares

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 32

Total Time 1 32

Servings squares

Calories 260kcal

Author Shelby Stover

Equipment

Ingredients

For The Crust
2 cups almond flour
2 tbs coconut oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tbs coconut palm sugar
For The Topping
4 eggs
1.5 tbs lemon zest
½ cup lemon juice
⅛ cup coconut palm sugar
2 tbs coconut flour
2 tbs coconut milk soft*

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Melt the coconut oil for the crust. In a small bowl combine all ingredients and mix until everything is sticky.
Line an 8x4 pan with parchment paper. Scoop the mixture into the pan and use a silicone spatula to press the crust down evenly.
Bake for 10 minutes and remove from the oven. Let sit in pan.
In a larger bowl, mix together the coconut flour and palm sugar. Add in the remaining ingredients and use a handheld mixer to whip on medium for 2 minutes. Make sure no clumps remain.
Pour the lemon mixture over the crust and pop in the oven. Bake for 22 minutes then shut the oven off.
Let sit in the oven as it cools for ten more minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool fully in the pan.
Once cooled, pull out the parchment paper and cut into squares. Store in the fridge

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Notes

make sure to use almond flour and not almond meal for this recipe
if you want a sweeter crust, add one tablespoon of coconut palm sugar to the mixture
store the bars in the fridge until ready to eat- they taste better the day after making them.
make sure the coconut milk is from a can but not hardened (as it would be from storing in the fridge). If it’s hard, simply melt it over low heat.
Here’s where you can find all my favorite pantry ingredients for this recipe.

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