Lemon Cream Crumb Bars
I think I am in heaven with these bars! I am obviously a citrus fan, if you haven’t seen my several posts using limes, & grapefruit & such.
So these, bars are right up my alley. My muffins always have streusel on them too, which is another bonus with these bars. CRUMBS! And lots of them! Crumbly, creamy, dreamy bars! This one is a keeper!
Lemon Cream Crumb Bars
Yields bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, slightly softened
- 1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar, gently packed
- 1 ⅓ cup (160 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup (80) quick oats
- 14 oz (396 g) can sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup (118 ml) lemon juice
- Zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Cream butter & sugar.
- Sift flour, salt, & baking powder.
- Add oats & flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture & combine. Make sure there are no butter chunks.
- Press ½-¾ mixture on the bottom of an 8×11 (not 9×13) pan (there is a TON of crumb mixture, so I would recommend more than half pressed on the bottom b/c it gets messy with a lot on the top.)
- Mix together the condensed milk, lemon juice, & zest. Spread onto the bottom layer of the crumb mixture.
- Knead the remaining crumb mixture with hands, & crumble on the top of the lemon layer, but don’t press down or you can ruin your lemon filling.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Allow pan to rest for 30 minutes before cutting/serving. Delicious served cold from the fridge!
Notes
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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*Recipe altered from Pioneer Woman
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This is soo yummy, I made it using the homemade condensed milk recipe, delicious.
That’s how I made mine. Love making my own condensed milk. I do love these bars too! YUM!
This dessert has me drooling! I love Love LOVE lemon. I featured it on this week’s Fave 5 – stop by and grab a button! http://saynotsweetanne.com/2012/fave-5-3/
Amber,
If this was the dessert I was making it would definitely be dessert first. Thanks again for sharing all your yummy recipes.
Michelle
These look amazing! I would love for you to share with my Linky Party Blog Stalking Thursday. I think my readers would really like these! Thanks for the recipe!
http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2012/04/blog-stalking-thursday-37.html
I too love citrus–anything. Add a crumbly topping and you have heaven!
These look super yummy!! I’m a fan of anything lemon. I’d love for you to share this at my link party {It runs Tues-Sat}. http://adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com/2012/04/terrific-tuesday-11.html
Rachel
Sure thing! Thanks for inviting me!
These look so good! You’ve gotta love anything by the Pioneer Woman
These look awesome!! I will definitely be making these. I am a huge fan of citrusy things too. Thanks for sharing!