Gluten-Free Lemon Bars
These lemon bars use almond flour instead of traditional flour to reduce the carbs and make them gluten-free. They can easily be made diabetes-friendly by switching the sugar for a sugar substitute as they use otherwise naturally low carb items.
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons oat flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar or sugar substitute such as monk fruit/allulose blend
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Filling:
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup sugar or sugar substitute
- ⅓ cup of lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons almond flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
- Mix crust ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Press crust mixture into pan and bake 10 minutes.
- Wisk eggs, sugar, lemon juice, zest, and almond flour.
- Pour filling mixture over warm crust.
- Bake 18-22 minutes or until center is set.
- Cool for 30 minutes then chill for 1-2 hours.
- Top with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Nutrition facts are based on using regular sugar. If using a sugar-free substitute, such as Stevia, nutrition facts change to: Calories: 125, 11g total fat, Saturated fat 3g, Sodium 67mg, Total carbs 3.5g, Fiber 1.6g, Sugar 0.2g, Protein 4g.
Nutrition
Serving: 1barCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 65mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11g
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