I love lemon, it’s one of my favorite flavors and I cook and back with it all the time. Like my Sour Cream Lemon pie, Lemon Salmon and Lemon Scones… Mmmm So you’d think I’d love traditional lemon bars, right? WRONG. Something about the texture, I’ve just never been a fan. THEN my sister made these for me and I DIED.
She got this recipe from her HS best friend and that’s as far back as I know them, but I ADORE THEM. Seriously I will NEVER bother with making traditional lemon scones again. The top and bottom crust on these bars is SO good, and instead of being kind of gelatin like the filling of these is creamy goodness.
As you can see in the video it seriously is a SUPER EASY recipe – and doesn’t take anything super fancy to make and is done super fast! I will say I adore my kitchen iq lemon zester though if your going to get yourself something fun. I always have these ingredients on hand so it’s super easy to toss in the oven whenever I have a craving for them (which has been often recently)!
Oatmeal Lemon Bars
Ingredients
crust
- 1 1/4 C all-purpose flour
- 1 C oats
- 1/2 C packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 C butter
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
filling
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tsp grated lemon rind
- 1/4 C lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Mix all the crust ingredients until crumbly.
- Press half of the mixture into a 9x13 pan.
- Bake at 375 for 7-10 mins.
- Mix the filling ingredients with a mixer and spread over crust.
- Crumble the rest of the crust mixture over the top.
- Bake another 15-20 mins until the center is set.
Video
Nutrition
And that’s it. The last step for me is to HIDE IT, cause I hate sharing. And I can down this entire pan in a day… OR make two pans, share one and enjoy the other… My family always knows when I’ve baked, it smells so good, so it’s hard not to share something. How about you? What are some of your favorite flavors you bake and cook with?
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Kara
Haha, I am just like you! Adore lemon, but not a huge fan of traditional lemon bars. I’ll have to give these ones a try, they look amazing!
Ashlee
seriously you won’t go back, they are SO good!
Barb Finch
Hello from your 2nd cousin again! These sound delicious – I’ll have to try them!
Ashlee
Hello again! They really are good, Let me know what you think!
azalee
Hi ashlee,
it ‘s seems to me, that-s The recipe, and i’m lost with the C (cup us)
but i will try, with my own usual mesures ,
i have to check with the mesuring of “joy of baking.com”
glad have found your blog,
fruits taste, i like most in baking …
thanks a lot
Ashlee
yes C is US cups.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is always great. I will try your recipe for my breakfast.
Ashlee
it’s my breakfast when I make it too!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
I adore lemon anytime of the year and these look fabulous!
Ashlee
Mmmm I agree, lemon anything is wonderful!
Ramona K
Do you think that gluten free flour mix would work in place of the flour?
Ashlee
I’m sure it would, the question is the ratio, would it be the same ratio? or a little less? that would take some experimenting
Kathy
I saved this recipe awhile ago, but hadn’t made them until yesterday! I was making a goodie basket to give to Deana Carter backstage at her concert last night, and decided to add these to the assortment. WOW, Ashlee, these are soooo YUMMY! When they came out of the oven, I was a little concerned that my top crust was going to make a mess…a bit loose and crumbly.
I put a baggy over my hand and pressed the crumbs in a little, and then shook off each piece as I cut them, they were perfect. No need to worry! (I might not have even needed to do that, but I jumped into action without really seeing what a cut piece was like) anyhoooo, they are DEEEELISH! Thank you for sharing.
Ashlee
ohhhh how very fun! I’m so glad you liked them! I’ve never pressed them down, but whatever works!
MAYA
These bars are FANTASTIC! I made a whole batch and they were gone within a day. They were super easy to make and I am saving this recipe forever to use at any event.
Andrea
Can you make these ahead? Or how do you store leftovers?
Ashlee Marie
I just store them in tupperware, and they should last a few days just fine
Maya
hands down the BEST lemon bars I have ever had in my life. They are ADDICTIVE! The recipe is so easy and they never disappoint.