Lemon Raspberry Bars
Updated May 29, 2020
This easy recipe for lemon raspberry bars is a family favorite. These bars are the perfect dessert for summer parties and potlucks!
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We are less than one week away from the 4th of July. If you are looking for a summer dessert to impress your family and friends, look no further. These lemon raspberry bars will knock everyone’s flip flops off! The bars are beautiful and easy to make, but don’t tell-remember we are trying to impress this holiday:)
Lemon desserts are perfect for summer time. I love making bar treats for holiday celebrations too. They are easy to make, cut, serve, and everyone loves them. These bars have a thick graham cracker crust that is topped with a creamy lemon raspberry filling. The fresh raspberries add a hint of tartness to the luscious lemon filling. The bars are best served chilled and can be made in advance, another bonus. These lemon raspberry bars are a no fuss dessert that everyone will love.
Celebrate the 4th of July with lemon raspberry bars. Everyone at the party will want the recipe for these dreamy lemon raspberry bars. You are welcome to share the recipe or it can be our little secret on how simple these beautiful bars are to make:)
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Lemon Raspberry Bars
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Zest of one lemon
For the filling:
- 2 large egg yolks
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk (fat free works too)
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 6 ounces fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray a 8 by 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Stir until graham cracker crumbs are moist. Press crumbs into the prepared pan, pressing the crust mixture one inch up the side of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Once the crust is cool, combine the egg yolks and condensed milk until well mixed. Stir in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir until mixture begins to slightly thicken. Gently fold in the raspberries. Fold carefully so you don’t break the raspberries.
- Pour the lemon raspberry filling evenly over the graham cracker crust. Bake for 15 minutes, or until just set.
- Cool to room temperature, then chill for at least one hour before serving. Cut into bars and serve. Keep bars in the refrigerator-up to five days.
- *Note-use fresh raspberries and make sure you gently fold the berries into the lemon filling or you will have pink bars.
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Can I double the recipe and make it in a 9×13 pan?
My husband, my mother and myself are all diabetic. How do you think this recipe would be if I used Splenda (or something similar)?
I just joined this site 5 minutes ago and have already shared the Lemon Raspberry Bars. They look so summery and scrumptious! Saturday’s dessert 🙂
I made these with fresh wild blackberries that were in season and they were amazing! Fabulous recipe! Thanks.
can I use sweetened condensed milk with fat ?
Yes!
These look fantastic! At first I thought these were cheesecake bars 🙂
Are the raw eggs ok to be consumed by kids in the recipe !
What are Graham crackers
Perfect ! I like that you brought the lemon flavor into the crust as well.
These are my favorite new summer go-to dessert! Easy, tasty, and gorgeous in my lime green dish. Thanks 🙂
Glad you like the bars!
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I’ve made these a couple of times. I love the idea and the flavor, but the the crust is always very soggy.
I’ve never had the crust come out soggy. Try baking it a little longer.
Works out really well and it is easy to clean up. It tastes like a light cheese cake wich is perfect for a summer day
Glad you liked the bars!
Can a buttom “crust” be used with almone flour instead of graham crackers
loved this dessert. Unfortunately my crust had to much butter & I got some egg white in my egg yolks. They still tasted delicious.
Can you double it do a 12×9 pan?
Before I make it how much lemon zest goes into crust?
My husband, son and I absolutely loved these bars. We live in Michigan and I bake with local fruit all summer-long, and freeze a lot of it for the winter time. The consensus was that this was the best recipe I have ever baked. We are going to eat half and freeze half. I now wish I had made a double batch.
do these freeze well?
I notice you say specifically use fresh raspberries. Do you mean frozen can’t be used? Or to just use the freshest you can find? I have a bag of Trader Joe’s frozen organic raspberries that I would love to use in this!
Frozen will work! Enjoy!
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This torte was a pleasant surprise. My husband and I couldn’t wait for it to chill as I made it later in the evening. Sweet and tart. Perfect size for 2. Will have dessert for a few days. Omit the sugar in the crust though. It never dissolves in a graham cracker crust. Graham crackers are already sweet on their own so save the cals.
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These are my signature bake at the office and everyone loves them. Have made them at least half a dozen times! Don’t compact the graham crumbs TOO firmly or it’ll be hard to cut the bars.
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