Strawberry Lemon Bars
These Strawberry Lemon Bars are soft and dense, with lots of fresh strawberry chunks, and a slight lemony tang.
I’m ready for a little Spring in my life, how about you? Winter = over it.
These bars make the perfect spring dessert, because the baking process brings out the flavor in pre-season berries, making them juicy and sweet.
Plus, the vibrant pink color would make for a lovely Valentine’s Day dessert, don’t you think?
How to Make Strawberry Lemon Bars Make the Dough
The thick dough for these Strawberry Lemon Bars comes together quickly and easily, by combing butter, sugar, flour, eggs fresh lemon juice, salt, and baking powder.
Fresh strawberries are diced and then gently folded into the batter.
The thick batter is then pressed into an 8×8 baking pan. An offset spatula works well to make sure it is evenly spread into the pan.
Look at all those berries dotting the batter!
After baking, they become sweet and juicy specks all throughout the bars!
Bake & Cool
The bars are baked at 350°F for approximately 30 minutes, then cooled in the pan for a few minutes before using the parchment paper liner to gently lift the bars from the pan, so they can cool completely on a wire rack.
Glaze
The glaze is made by pressing a few berries through a fine-mesh sieve to release some juice and pulp.
The thick berry juice is then mixed into powdered sugar, along with a small amount of lemon juice, to make a vibrant pink glaze.
You can adjust the amount of strawberry juice and lemon juice to change the color of the frosting to your liking.
More berry juice will make a bright pink frosting. Use less berry juice (or none at all), and more lemon juice to make a light pink or white frosting.
Frost the Strawberry Lemon Bars
When the bars are completely cooled, the glaze gets spread across the top. Allowing some to drip down the sides adds a pretty effect!
I cut this batch into 9 bars because they are so good, you’re going to want a nice, hefty piece.
Of course, you can cut them into 12 smaller bars if you prefer.
The texture of these Strawberry Lemon Bars is moist, dense, and chewy. There’s nothing dry and crumbly here!
The sweet strawberry flavor offset by the slight tanginess of the lemon juice is the perfect flavor combination.
I mean, really. These bars are certain to become a new family favorite. What’s not to love?
If you give these bars a try, I’d love for you to give them a star rating, and come back here to leave a comment to let me know how you liked them. 💕
Happy Baking,
P.S. If you like strawberry desserts, you might also be interested in these Strawberry Crumble Bars…
Strawberry Crumble BarsThese fresh Strawberry Crumble Bars are the perfect summer dessert– easy to make, and filled with fresh summer strawberries.
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Strawberry Lemon Bars
Recipe details
- 12 bars
- Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 45 min
Comments
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This sure sounds like something we'd like to ty - - but being gluten-free, I have to ask: Can gluten-free baking flour be used instead of all-purpose? -DavidB
Made this last night! This was really good! Not too lemony, not too strawberry. Wasn't sure I'd like it. Perfect balance & not overly sweet. Was easy to make & perfect size for 1-2 people..... Definitely will make again. Thanks for a great recipe!