Description
Soft, chewy, tangy lemon bars made with just two ingredients: dry angel food cake mix and lemon pie filling, stirred together and baked in a 9×13-inch pan.
Ingredients
1 box (about 16 ounces) angel food cake mix, dry
1 can (21 ounces) lemon pie filling
Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan, or line it with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine the dry angel food cake mix and the lemon pie filling. Do not add water, eggs, or oil.
3. Stir gently with a spoon or spatula just until combined. The batter will be thick and foamy, which is normal. Do not overmix.
4. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if using, and cut into bars.
Notes
Based on the common two-ingredient lemon bar method from published recipes (one box of dry angel food cake mix and one 21-ounce can of lemon pie filling, baked in a 9×13-inch pan at 350°F; published bake times range from about 20 to 35 minutes). Use the add-water-only angel food mix and do not prepare it first. The 25 to 30 minute bake time and the yield of 15 bars are estimates, so check the bars early.
Use lemon pie filling, not lemon curd or cream-style filling.
Nutrition is an approximate estimate per bar (15 bars).
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 151
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 223mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg