Splenda Lemon Raspberry Bars Recipes

CREAMY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• To make the crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray an 8" x 8" baking pan with cooking spray.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, Splenda Sweetener, and salt; pulse to mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Press mixture into prepared pan; bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• To make the filling:
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs and half-and-half. Gradually whisk in Splenda Sweetener and flour until smooth. Whisk in lemon juice and zest.
• Pour filling over hot crust.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until center is set and edges are lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired, before cutting into squares.

SUGAR FREE LEMON RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8x8 inch baking pan with butter.
• In a medium bowl, mix together SPLENDA Granular, flour and salt with light butter until mixture is crumbly. Do not overmix.
• Press dough into prepared baking pan.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. The crust is ready.
• In another medium bowl, stir SPLENDA Granular and flour. Add egg substitute and half-and-half. Stir until blended. Slowly add lemon juice while stirring constantly; add lemon peel.
• In a small bowl, stir raspberry preserves until liquefied. Spread evenly over warm crust.
• Gently pour lemon mixture over preserves. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool before chilling.
• Chill in refrigerator 2 hours before serving.

ABBY'S LEMON RASPBERRY DESSERT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Blend together flour, butter, and sugar using an electric mixer in a medium-sized bowl. Press shortbread mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place cold water in a bowl to prepare raspberry filling. Sprinkle gelatin over water; stir. Let stand to soften, about 1 minute.
• Puree raspberries using a food processor. Press berry puree through a fine mesh sieve into a medium saucepan; discard the seeds. Stir in gelatin mixture, sugar, and lemon juice.
• Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently while skimming foam from sides of saucepan using a slotted spoon, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently until bright in color, thickened, and reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour raspberry filling over shortbread and let cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Place cold water for lemon mousse in another bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over water; stir. Let stand to soften, about 1 minute. Add boiling water; stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Mixture will be clear.
• Combine heavy cream, sugar, lemon juice, lemon extract, and yellow food coloring in a large, cold, mixing bowl. Beat mixture at medium speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pour in gelatin mixture and beat until well blended. Pour lemon mousse over firm raspberry filling and spread to cover. Allow to set completely, about 4 hours, before cutting into bars.

LUSCIOUS SUGAR-FREE LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 11 x 7 biscuit pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl combine 1 cup crumbs, 1/4 cup Splenda and margarine.
• Mix until mixture is crumbly.
• Carefully pat into bottom of buttered pan.
• Bake for 5 minutes and remove.
• In the meantime, beat the eggs until they are foamy (this is important when using Splenda).
• Stir in sour cream and lemon juice.
• Add remaining 1 cup of Splenda, flour and baking powder.
• Mix well to combine and pour over baked crust.
• Bake another 10 minutes.
• Evenly sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs over top.
• Lightly spray crumbs with butter flavor cooking spray. Continue baking for 8 minutes more.
• Cool on wire rack for at least 10 minutes.

LIGHT LEMON RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray 8x8 pan.
• Mix crust ingredients until crubly press into pan and bake 15-20 mins or until lightly browned.
• Mix splenda and flour.
• Add egg substitute and fat free half and half and mix well.
• Slowly add lemon juice while stirring constantly.
• Spread sugar free raspberry preserves over warm crust.
• Gently pour filling mix over preserves.
• Bake 20-35.
• Allow to cool before placing in refrigerator.
• Chill 2 hours.

RASPBERRY-LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, melted butter, and powdered sugar in a bowl and stir to combine. Pat the dough into the bottom of an 8x8-inch square baking pan using your fingers. Prick the crust all over with a fork to keep it from rising in the oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust just starts to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Combine eggs, white sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and lemon extract in a mixing bowl. Beat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is smooth. Whisk flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl, then add to the lemon mixture. Continue to beat until the lemon filling is smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Pour the lemon filling on top of the pre-baked pastry crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set, 23 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Cut into 6 bars, then dust with powdered sugar. Top each bar with fresh raspberries.

LEMON RASPBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch square pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides.
• Mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, powdered sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until combined. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Measure out 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture and set aside to use for the topping. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• While crust bakes, prepare filling: Mix together white sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until well combined.
• Remove crust from oven and scatter raspberries evenly over top. Pour filling evenly over the raspberries, then sprinkle reserved 1/2 cup crumb mixture randomly over top.
• Place pan back into the oven and bake until bars are set, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow bars to cool completely in the pan, 30 to 45 minutes. Use the parchment overhang to remove from the pan and cut into 9 bars.