Three Ingredient Lemon Cake Mix Bars
These sweet and tangy lemon bars come together easily. All you need is a yellow cake mix, butter, and canned lemon pie filling to make these delicious lemon squares.
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 265cal
Cost: $5
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.
Notes
Nutritional values may vary and are meant to be a guide.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 265cal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg