Enjoy the tangy, sweetness of homemade lemon curd sandwiched between buttery crumbles with these Lemon Crumble Bars. 
Just in case you missed the news, we had our baby boy on April 3rd! So right now the hubs is home from work for three weeks to spend with us. Three weeks!! I’m so grateful that he’s able to take that time to be home. I’ve been able to relax and hang out with the baby. It’s wonderful. I also haven’t cooked a thing this whole week! Which means that I don’t have a brand new recipe to share with you. But I do have this wonderful recipe for the Lemon Crumble Bars that I shared on Sweets Treats & More a few months ago. What better time to get this recipe on here for ya’ll than during my week off? Not to mention it’s Springtime and these lemon crumble bars just scream Spring to me.
I’m slightly obsessed with lemon. And these bars are bursting with lemon flavor. The lemon curd in the middle is creamy and tart. Which is the perfect complement to the buttery crumble that is used to sandwich it in. Just thinking about these lemon crumble bars is making my mouth start to water.
The best part about these bars? They’re simple to make. I made mine with Homemade Lemon Curd, which I have a recipe for here. I love making the curd using Meyer Lemons. If you’ve never used Meyer Lemons before then you are definitely missing out. They are the best for baking, they have a slight sweetness to the juice, plus they are just bursting with juice! When juicing lemons it’s best to have them at room temperature, give them a slight roll on the counter to soften them up a bit, and the juice will literally just pour out of these guys.
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Enjoy the tangy, sweetness of homemade lemon curd sandwiched between buttery crumbles with these Lemon Crumble Bars.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of butter melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 and 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for about 1 minute until completely melted.
- Remove from the microwave, add the sugars and stir to combine.
- Add in the flour and stir. Mixture will be dry and crumbly. Set aside about 3/4 of a cup of the crust/crumble topping.
- Spoon the remaining crust mixture into a greased 9×9 baking pan. Distribute the crust mixture evenly through the baking pan and press down with a spoon so that it forms the crust.
- Add the cup of lemon curd on top of the crust, and sprinkle the top with the remaining crumble mixture.
- Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for approximately 15-20 minutes. Place into the refrigerator for approximately 1 hour to further set the bars prior to cutting and serving.
- Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container until ready to serve. Enjoy!
Notes
Crust/Crumble recipe adapted from Averie Cooks
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Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
April 15, 2015 at 9:25 PMI love lemon AND crumble! These look amazing! Hope you’re enjoying some snuggles with the little one 🙂
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
April 28, 2015 at 3:56 PMCongrats! What a fabulous spring desert too 🙂
Serene says
April 28, 2015 at 9:14 PMThanks so much Laura!
Mia says
January 18, 2016 at 7:56 AMWould you be able to tell me approximately how many grams/oz a cup of lemon curd is, and how many grams/oz the 3/4 cup of the crumble? I managed to find conversions for everything else, but for these it’s kind of difficult. I had to mess around with a round tin too, so it’ll be an experiment, but one definitely worth repeating by the smell of it!!
Serene says
February 2, 2016 at 9:57 PMHi Mia! I did not weigh my ingredients as I created this recipe. Definitely something I need to start doing so I have that information, from what I can tell in researching 1 cup of lemon curd will be about 240 grams. And the best part, when doing the crumble you don’t need to be exact. Just sprinkle the crumble on top so that it’s mostly covered. Let me know if you have any further questions!
Dori says
April 18, 2016 at 9:32 PMHi!
I made these last week and they were quite tasty save for one thing, they were rock hard on the bottom. As in, I ended throwing them away the second day after I had made them because I couldn’t even bite through them.
Not sure if the baking time was off? 40 minutes is a long time for a 9×9 pan.
I will try again with less time and see if I have better results. The flavor was great!
Serene says
April 19, 2016 at 1:43 PMHi Dori! I’m not sure why the bottom would be rock hard. I’ve used this recipe several times for different bars. It’s slightly crumbly and has to be pressed into the pan. But it is possible that it did bake too long. Sometimes ovens bake different. Let me know if you have any further issues! I would be happy to troubleshoot it with you! xo
Whitney says
April 26, 2016 at 9:15 PMI feel like something is missing from this recipe…mine was so hard I couldn’t cut it, let alone eat it! And I didn’t even cook it the whole time suggested
Serene says
April 26, 2016 at 9:35 PMHi Whitney! I am so sorry you’re having issues! Someone else mentioned that theirs turned out hard too. I’ve made this recipe many times, and have others tell me they’ve made it without issues too. I’m wondering, what type of pan did you use to bake in? Was it glass or metal?
Mel says
December 18, 2016 at 10:12 PMSerene, I baked these for 40 minutes and they were PERFECT!
Sinfully good.
Cloudberry & Moss says
September 2, 2016 at 7:23 PMHi!
I just made these lemon bars, and they are delicious and very easy to make. You really must have the time wrong in the recipe, though. I read the comments before I made these cookies, and I decided to reduce the time in the oven to 20-25 min. They came out slightly darker than the bars in your lovely pics, but otherwise the look very similar, texture is good and they taste yummy. I used homemade meyer lemon curd(mother-in-law has a tree) as I love that flavor.
Thought I’d share my experience, as I had a successfull attempt!
Peachkid says
September 14, 2016 at 7:59 PMI just made these lemon bars and they turned out amazing, my only problem was that they were a little too sour (I used your lemon curd recipe)! Next time I will just make the curd with more sugar or less lemon(?). Otherwise, they were just what I’ve wanted, as I’ve been on quite the lemon kick lately! Mine baked perfectly, no burns or hard bottom like the other comments suggested, however I only put them in for 25 minutes. Thanks so much for the recipe! Everyone that tried them so far loves them!
Serene says
September 14, 2016 at 8:05 PMI am so happy you enjoyed the recipe!! These are hands down my favorite lemon bars. As far as the lemon curd coming out too tart, did you use Meyer lemons? Usually those are a bit sweeter, if using regular lemons that can add a bit more of the lemon tartness to the curd.
Judy says
December 18, 2016 at 11:02 AMMade these for my Christmas party & couldn’t serve them. The bottom was, ALSO ROCK HARD & I followed the recipe.. The lemon curd which oozed out around the sides turned very dark. I will try to put bread slices on the bottom of my container to see if they will soften up. Mine didn’t even resemble the picture. Will not make again!
Sara says
May 20, 2017 at 8:13 PMI had these same problem! Mine were thin and rock hard and I only cooked them for 33 minutes. It looks like the pictured ones were made in an 8×8 and doubled because mine were thin and not at all like the photo. Disappointing…
Pamela says
December 18, 2016 at 3:39 PMHi! Have made your recipe before and the bars were a huge hit! So making them again, but as a Christmas treat! A little off season, but yummy is always in season!! Just wondering if they freeze well??
Thanks for the recipe!!
Laura Lou says
January 13, 2017 at 2:22 PMThese are delicious! I’ve made them twice now. Both times with limes. I love lemon bars, but always seem to have limes instead of lemons when the mood strikes to make these. Anyway, I made extra curd and baked these in a slightly bigger pan. Yummy!
Serene says
January 24, 2017 at 10:21 PMYay! So glad you enjoy the recipe Laura Lou 🙂
Georgia says
February 27, 2017 at 12:19 AMThanks for sharing . I love lemons too and cooking and baking that doesn’t require a lot of pots.. I baked it for about 30′ because I noticed it started getting burned on the corners.
Rebecca says
April 28, 2017 at 12:18 PMI made a double recipe using two metal 9×9 pans and it came out wonderfully. I just forwarded your recipe to a Freind who tried my bars yesterday and wants to make them now. The only change I made was that I cut way back on the butter at the end. Instead of mixing in 20 TBPS (double recipe) , I only used about 4 TBSP and mixed together a little cornstarch with cold water into the lemon curd just to ensure it would congeal properly. The bars were a hit! Nice and tart and refreshing. Oh and no hard crust because I checked on it’s color often during baking.
Varaidzo says
May 17, 2017 at 9:45 AMWere it say just says sugar which sugar is this.ordinary white sugar or granulated?
Serene says
May 31, 2017 at 7:37 PMRegular white sugar 🙂
Susan says
August 27, 2017 at 8:07 AMI made these for my family and they also were ROCK HARD!! As in other comments, they looked nothing like the picture and I could not get them out of the pan. I followed the recipe exactly and read and re-read it after it was done to see where I went wrong. I did everything the way the recipe said to. I checked my measuring cups to make sure I sued the right ones. I even put an oven thermometer in my oven to test the temperature. My oven was a little under 350, but not over it. This was quite embarrassing, because I am a good baker and have never had this happen before.
Serene says
September 16, 2017 at 4:10 PMI am so sorry they didn’t turn out! Can I ask what type of dish you were using? Glass, metal, or ceramic?
Robin says
May 13, 2019 at 7:32 PMThis is a delicious recipe! Thank you! (After reading other comments I feel I should add that I baked mine in an aluminum pan for exactly 40 minutes, and they turned out perfectly.)
★★★★★
Joanne says
June 7, 2019 at 4:19 PMI made these and they are yummy! A few things I did based on previous reviews:
I did not have meyer lemons, so I just used regular lemons and added more sugar.
I double the recipe and put it in an 8×8 pan- it kinda made the base of these too thick, so I would probably use a bigger pan next time. I did not add the amount of butter called for in the lemon filling- I used just more than half what it called for. It calls for a lot!
Do not over bake! I used a ceramic dish. My crust was hard only because I took it straight out of the fridge to cut. Once the bars got to room temp, they were perfect. Tasty, great bars!
★★★★★