Easy Lemon Bars Recipe

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Easy Lemon Bars
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Ingredients:

  • 18-1/4 oz lemon cake mix with pudding
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 - 5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 package *lemon instant pudding if not in mix above

Directions:

  1. Directions
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. Pour cake mix into a large bowl. (*If mix does not contain pudding, add 1 small package of Lemon Instant Pudding). Add the egg and oil per mix; mix until well blended. Mixture will be slightly dry. Reserve one cup for the topping, and pat the rest into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
  4. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Spread the mixture evenly over the baked crust. Crumble the reserved cake mix mixture over the top.
  5. Bake for an additional 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until filling is set and the topping is lightly toasted. Cool before cutting into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.
  6. Added one extra egg and 1/4 cup water well-whisked for bottom crust as very dry - However, good to reserve cup of crumb misture before adding for the top crust.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3994.44 Kcal (16724 kJ)
Calories from fat 1800.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 200.02g 308%
Cholesterol 662.64mg 221%
Sodium 2865.96mg 119%
Potassium 1522.03mg 32%
Total Carbs 517.16g 172%
Sugars 94.23g 377%
Protein 48.46g 97%
Vitamin C 23.8mg 40%
Iron 11.2mg 62%
Calcium 608.2mg 61%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 345.42 Kcal (1446 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.3g 308%
Cholesterol 57.3mg 221%
Sodium 247.84mg 119%
Potassium 131.62mg 32%
Total Carbs 44.72g 172%
Sugars 8.15g 377%
Protein 4.19g 97%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 40%
Iron 1mg 62%
Calcium 52.6mg 61%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 96.6
    Points
  • 112
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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