Sweet and tangy lemon bars come together easily. All you need is yellow cake mix, butter, and canned lemon pie filling to make these delicious lemon squares.
If you’re in the mood for an easy lemon dessert, look no further than these 3-ingredient lemon bars! Made with just a handful of common ingredients, they come together quickly and are a breeze to bake. Serve them up warm with a scoop of ice cream for a fun and simple dessert that everyone will love this summer.
When it comes to desserts with just a few ingredients, you can count me in! I am the master of easy-to-bake desserts that require minimal effort! From Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake to 3 Ingredient Oatmeal Banana Cups – I know what busy people crave! That is why these lemon bars (also known as lemon squares) are a hit. There are no measurement cups, spoons, or messy ingredients to fuss with. Plus, they are relatively inexpensive to make.
Making Lemon Bars with Cake Mix And Lemon Pie Filling
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 11 baking pan, or line it with parchment paper, and grease the paper.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, and melted butter. Using a pastry cutter, work the dough until it is thick and moist.
Press half the buttery crust dough into the greased pan. Bake it in the oven for 10 minutes.
Remove crust from the oven, and carefully spread the lemon filling over the warm crust.
Sprinkle the remaining buttery crust dough over the lemon filling layer.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes and then remove from the oven to cool.
Allow bars to cool for at least one hour before slicing them into squares.
Storing
Lemon cake mix bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
If you want to keep them longer, you can store them in the refrigerator for up to one week. You can also freeze them by individually wrapping them and storing them in an airtight, freezer-safe container.
Three (or Fewer) Ingredient Desserts
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- 2 Ingredient Peach Angel Food Cake
- 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
- Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake
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Three Ingredient Lemon Cake Mix Bars
Equipment
- 9 x 11 baking dish
- parchment paper *optional
- nonstick spray
- large mixing bowl
- pastry cutter
- rubber spatula
- oven adjusted to the center rack position
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
- 21 ounces lemon pie filling
- ½ cup salted butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 11 baking pan, or line it with parchment paper, and grease the paper.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, and melted butter. Using a pastry cutter, work the dough until it is thick, and moist.15.25 ounces yellow cake mix, ½ cup salted butter
- Press half the buttery crust dough into the greased pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove crust from the oven, and carefully spread the lemon filling over the warm crust.21 ounces lemon pie filling
- Sprinkle remaining buttery crust dough over the lemon filling layer.
- Bake for 25 minutes and then remove from oven to cool.
- Allow bars to cool for at least one hour before slicing them into squares.
Have not cut them yet,will update