Graham Moist Lemon Bars Recipe
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Graham Moist Lemon Bars

By: Carrie Romer 
"When my brother about broke his teeth on the crust of some lemon bars, I thought I would try to make them chewier with graham cracker crumbs as the crust."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (25)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 7 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, softened butter or margarine, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
  3. Beat eggs, sugar, flour, and lemon juice. (If mixture is too thick, water may be added to thin it.) Pour the mixture over the hot graham cracker crust. Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
  4. Dust the top with confectioners' sugar. After cooling, cut into squares.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 248 | Total Fat: 6.7g | Cholesterol: 71mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2007 by HAUSER49   view full review
These are much better than I thought they'd be. Be careful baking the graham cracker crust-15...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2008 by Aredendra Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made a few adjustments which were the only things keeping me from rating the original recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by nora   view full review
This is a very good bar as is but I have also made it with key lime juice and cut the sugar...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by SUCCESSION   view full review
It was hard to press the graham cracker crust firmly into the pan, so as a result the lemon...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2008 by KATEFOODFUN   view full review
Sorry, I hate to give bad reviews, but honestly this was not good. It came out chewy and is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2008 by Sher   view full review
The recipe was really easy to follow and it worked out great. I added lemon zest and coconut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2008 by Duckball   view full review
I did a half-batch and used 1-1/4 cups of graham crumbs with 4 TBS margarine and ½ TBS sugar...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2008 by oceans5   view full review
These were pretty good except for several things. The first was that my crust would not spread...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2008 by Surely Fünke   view full review
These lemon bars are great. I've made them twice and received lots of compliments both times...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2011 by Kristi   view full review
These are yummy! Mine don't look like the picture but I like how they have a nice chewiness...

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