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Easy Lemon Crème Brûlée Dessert Bars

These are reminiscent of the famous Portuguese Tarts, but much easier. Adding lemon and making them as bars is an interesting riff on the traditional creme brulee desserts.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Resting Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 9 Squares
Calories: 249kcal

Equipment

  • 8" square baking pan

Ingredients

Base

  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ cup icing sugar
  • teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tbsps unsalted chilled butter

Filling

  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 8 oz evaporated milk
  • 4 oz lemon juice fresh is best
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tbsps sugar for topping

Instructions

Base

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Spray and 8 X 8" baking pan with cooking spray.
  • Mix the dry ingredients. Cut butter in with a pastry cutter or in your food processor. Ensure there are no large lumps of butter. Mixture will appear dry. Press evenly into bottom of baking pan.
  • Bake as 350° for 15 minutes and allow to cool about 15 minutes.

Filling

  • Beat all filling ingredients- except for the 2 tablespoon of sugar- in order. When thoroughly mixed pour over crust and bake 35 - 40 minutes until center of custard comes clean when tested with a knife. Cool about 1 hour.
  • Preheat broiler. Sprinkle remaining 2 Tbsps sugar evenly around top of the baking pan. Broil about 2 minutes or until topping has caramelized.
  • Serve at room temperature with a fork or chilled as a dessert bar.

Nutrition

Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg