Have you ever made a treat and were surprised by how dang good it was?
Obviously you thought it would be tasty hence the reason you made it to start with. But to have it mouthwatering delicious is another thing.
This is one of those treats. We have some friends that LOVE anything lemon. So I whipped up a batch of these and daaannngg they were good.
I mean they looked good. They sounded good. But WOW were they good. The creator of this recipe, Cooking Classy, certainly knows what she’s doing in the kitchen!
Definitely a treat for any lemon lover and most certainly a treat for any dessert lover. This is a dessert that really shouldn’t be passed on.
NUMMY!
Lemon Creme Crumb Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp salt*
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, rolled oats, salt and baking soda.
Stir in granulated sugar and brown sugar and mix until no clumps of sugar remain.
Stir vanilla into melted butter and pour mixture over dry ingredients.
Using a spoon, stir mixture until evenly moistened.
Sprinkle half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a greased 8 by 8-inch baking dish and gently press into an even layer.
Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and set aside (leaving oven heated at 350 degrees).
In a mixing bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolks and lemon extract until well blended.
Pour mixture over crumb crust in baking dish and spread into an even layer.
Sprinkle top evenly with remaining crumb mixture.
Bake in preheated oven 23 - 26 minutes until lightly golden.
Remove from oven and allow to cool at room temperature, once cool cover and refrigerate 30 minutes - 1 hour, then remove and cut into squares.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator.