These gluten-free citrus bars are easy to make, taste delicious and made with a lemon and lime filling and a shortbread crust. Easy and tangy gluten-free bars that are perfect for springtime and Easter dessert.

While most lemon bars just use lemon, I switched the recipe up and added a mix of lemons and limes. I love the freshness of the 2 citrus fruits together in the filling. I keep the amount of filling less than most bar recipes, but feel free to double the citrus filling amount if you like.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CITRUS BARS:

• Gluten-Free Flour Blend
• Butter
• Icing Sugar
• Eggs
• Lemon and Lime Zest
• Fresh Lemon and Lime Juice
• Gluten-free Baking Powder

A delicious gluten-free springtime dessert that tastes like sunshine to me. Dust with icing sugar for a bit of added sweetness to the gluten-free citrus squares.

With a buttery gluten-free shortbread crust and a thin layer of citrus filling on top, these eat to make gluten-free citrus bars are guaranteed to be a hit! All you need to do is to combine gluten-free flour, butter and icing sugar together. Press into a square baking pan and bake for 20 minutes. In a small bowl add eggs, lemon and lime juice, zest from lemon and lime and gluten-free baking powder and beat with hand mixer. Pour over the par-baked crust and bake again for 15 minutes. Remove, cool and cut into bars. That is it!

HOW TO MAKE THE BARS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a square baking pan with parchment paper.
3. In a small bowl add the gluten-free flour, butter and icing sugar and use a hand mixer to combine until you have a coarse sanding mixture.
4. Press into lined pan.
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. In a small bowl add the eggs, lime and lemon juice, zests and baking powder and beat well until light and foamy.
7. Pour over crust and place back in oven and bake for 15 more minutes.
8. Remove and cool before cutting into squares.

Add a bit of sunshine into you dessert tonight and make these gluten-free citrus bars. These bars are not too sweet nor too tart. I am not a big fan of filling and prefer the shortbread crust to be the main character. If you want more filling, just double the ingredients and bake.

This gluten-free citrus bar is perfect for Easter dessert, afternoon tea, picnics and bbq’s in the summer. A delicious and easy to make gluten-free citrus bar. These citrus squares are definitely a favourite in the house during the months of April and May. The citrus filling and shortbread crust just brighten the day.

HERE ARE MORE SPRING DESSERTS:

• Lemon and Poppyseed Donuts
• Hummingbird Donuts
• Blueberry Crumb Bars
• Lime and Poppyseed Cake
• Carrot Cake
• Carrot Cake Cupcakes
• Easy Vanilla Snack Cake

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Gluten Free Citrus Bars

These gluten-free citrus bars are easy to make, taste delicious and made with lemon/lime filling and a shortbread crust. Easy and tangy gluten-free squares that are perfect for springtime and Easter dessert.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Equipment

• 1 mixing bowls
• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 hand mixer
• 1 square baking pan
• 1 parchment paper

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup gluten free flour blend
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup gluten free icing sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp lime zest
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1/2 tsp baking powder

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a square baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl use a hand mixer to combine the gluten free flour blend, butter and icing sugar until it resembles coarse sand.
• Press into the square baking dish.
• Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until lightly brown.
• Remove and cool while you are preparing filling
• In a small bowl beat the eggs, zests, lemon and lime juice, salt and baking powder with a hand mixer until light and foamy.
• Pour filling over crust and place bake in oven for 15 minutes.
• Cool before cutting into squares.

Filling can be easily doubled if you like to have more citrus filling for your bars.

Keyword citrus bars, easter, easter baking, easter dessert, gluten-free squares, lemon bars, springtime

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