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lemon bars on white dessert pedestal
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3-Ingredient Lemon Bars

Tart lemon pie filling, sweet yellow cake mix, and butter; the only ingredients you’ll need for this sweet and simple lemon treat!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 48 minutes
Total Time 58 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 68kcal
Author Sara

Ingredients

  • 15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
  • ½ cup salted butter softened
  • 22 ounce can lemon pie filling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. 
  • Prepare a 8x8 or 7x10-inch baking dish by spraying it with cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix and butter.  Consistency will be crumbly.
  • Reserve ½ cup of mixture for the topping.  Set it aside.
  • Press the remainder of the mixture in your prepared baking dish.
  • Spread lemon pie filling over top of crust.
  • Sprinkle the ½ cup of crust mixture over lemon pie filling.
  • Bake for 48-50 minutes or until the top begins to brown.
  • Allow to cool before cutting and serving.

Notes

  • Sprinkle some powdered sugar to the top of your lemon bars for extra sweetness!
  • For even more lemon flavor, add some lemon zest on top of your lemon bars. 
  • To make lemon frosting that you can add to your lemon bars, mix lemon juice and white frosting!

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.01g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 2mg | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.002mg