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Oatmeal Lemon Creme Bars

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Crumbly lemon creme bars with a delicious oat mixture top and bottom. Zesty lemon creme filling meets the need for sweet and tangy. Everything a lemon dessert should deliver!

Ingredients

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  • 1/3 Cup Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Zest
  • 1 (14 ounce) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 2 Large Egg Yolks
  • 1 Teaspoon Corn Starch
  • 1 1/4 Cups AP Flour
  • 1 1/4 Cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt (recipe calls for sea salt- I used iodized)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 12 Tablespoons Butter, melted (recipe calls for unsalted I used salted)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350* Prepare an 8×8 pan with butter.
  2. Whisk together oats, flour, salt, baking soda, white and brown sugars. Mix until no clumps remain.
  3. Stir vanilla extract into melted butter. 
  4. Pour butter mixture into dry ingredients, stir until the mixture is moistened crumbs.
  5. Sprinkle half of crumble mixture into prepared pan and press into an even layer.
  6. Bake bottom layer for fifteen minutes. Remove and set aside.
  7. Whisk together sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and corn starch until combined.
  8. Pour lemon filling over bottom layer and smooth into an even layer.
  9. Sprinkle remaining crumble mixture on top of the lemon layer.
  10. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature.
  11. Once cool, cover and refrigerate for at least another hour, cut into squares, and serve.

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