Creamy Lemon Bars

These homemade creamy lemon bars start with a delicious graham cracker crust and filled with a thick lemony filling and topped with fresh whipped cream!

Ingredients

For the crust:

  • ▢1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • ▢4 Tablespoons salted butter, melted

For the filling:

  • ▢6 large egg yolks
  • ▢3 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
  • ▢1 ⅓ cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 5- 6 big lemons)
  • ▢2 cans sweetened condensed milk

For the topping:

  • ▢½ cup cold heavy cream
  • ▢¼ cup powdered sugar

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Instructions

For the crust:

  • Preheat oven to 350f degrees. In a food processor, pulse together the graham crackers and butter until thoroughly combined (it should be the texture of wet sand.)
  • Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 11″x 7″ baking pan. Note: If you don’t have an 11″x 7″ baking pan, you can use a 9″x 9″ square baking dish, the bars will just be a little thicker. 
  • Bake the crust for about 10 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool and leave oven on.

For the filling:

  • Mix egg yolks and lemon zest with an electric mixer until VERY thick, about 5 minutes.
  • Slowly add sweetened condensed milk in a slow, steady stream, mixing constantly.
  • Add fresh lemon juice and mix until combined. Spread filling evenly over crust and bake at 350f degrees until filling is just set (about 12- 15 minutes.)
  • Let cool completely  – then cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.

For the topping:

  • Beat the cold heavy cream with powdered sugar until fluffy.
  • Spread topping evenly over the lemon bars. Decorate with lemon zest, slices of lemon etc. Keep bars refrigerated.
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