Easy Creamy Lemon Bars

Easy creamy lemon bars are my newest bite size dessert creation and they are so good! These lemon bars with a graham cracker crust pack a lot of flavor and are the perfect dessert for any season or occasion. They are hands down the easiest lemon bar recipe you can make.

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About this lemon bar recipe:

The idea for these bars came from my love of bite sized desserts. I find I just need a little nibble of something sweet sometimes and I don't want to go through the whole formal process of using a plate and fork.

I also really needed another bite sized dessert idea since I was always making my mini cheesecake bites. I love these so much but I also don't want to get tired of them by always making them.

If someone wants more than one bar, they can just grab some more! It is great for all the varying types of desesrt eaters out there.

The ingredients and steps to make these lemon bars are very simple. If you have 30 minutes, you can make these. They will however need a few hours in the refrigerator to set up.

The waiting is the hard part but this makes it the perfect dessert for entertaining because it can be made ahead of time, even days before.

Here are the ingredients to make these creamy lemon bars:

1. Lemons
2. Eggs (only the yolks)
3. Condensed Milk
4. Graham Cracker Crust (graham crackers, sugar, butter)

That is it! Really simple you all. You may already have most of these items in your fridge and pantry already.

About the Ingredients:

If you have made key lime pie before, this is what inspired this recipe. It is the same simple ingredients but it's made with lemon instead of key limes and it is made into bars instead of a pie shape. I know many lemon desserts have you make a lemon curd but why go through all of that hassle when you can make these 🙂

In addition to these bars being made with simple ingredients (3 ingredients if you don't include the graham cracker crust), the steps to making these creamy lemon bars are so easy. I promise you anyone can make these.

Here are what the steps look like to make these lemon bars:

Honestly, the most difficult part is waiting. I do suggest not skipping the parchment paper step because this allows you to lift the bars right out of the pan after they are done baking making life much easier.

Tips:

Now, you could make this into a pie and not bars just by using a pie plate. That is totally up to you. Not everyone wants bars or maybe you wanted to make key lime pie but you only had lemons. Nothing changes for the recipe if you decide to do that.

You could also save your self the step of making the graham cracker crust and buy store bought if that is easier for you. I prefer homemade crust to the store bought so I don't mind spending a few extra minutes doing this.

For topping off these lemon bars for serving I like to use two things, powdered sugar and fresh whipped cream (store bought works too). If I am having guests, I will add a little lemon zest as well just for a nicer presentation. If it is just me who is eating this I skip that step 🙂

You can use all these toppings or just one or none. The bars are amazing all on their own. Trust me!

I hope you give these simple but delicious creamy lemon bars a try. It is a great dessert for so many occasions and everyone always loves them.

For More Easy Dessert Recipes:

• Cranberry Citrus Shortbread Crumble Bars
• Easy Mini Cheesecake Bites
• Nellie and Joe's Key Lime Tart
• Triple Berry Shortbread Tart
• Easy Italian Plum Tart
• Easy Classic Carrot Cake
• Basil Olive Oil Cake
• Mixed Berry Crisp
• Italian Plum Tart
• Triple Berry Shortbread Tart