Lemon squares – Lemon desserts - Lemon recipes
Lemon squares is one of healthy desserts that is refreshing, light and not too sweet!
Servings: 10
Calories: 179kcal
Ingredients
Yellow lemon layer:
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 125 ml fresh lemon juice /4.2 fl oz (2 lemons +1/2 lime)
- 110 g butter, room temperature, cut into cubes /3.9 oz
- 1 tbsp honey
Crust:
- 55 g pistachios /2 oz
- 42 g pumpkin seeds /1.5 oz
- 50 g dates /1.8 oz
- 2 tsp honey
Topping:
- 1 tbsp crushed pistachios
- 2 tbsp mint leaves
- 1 tsp lime zest
Instructions
- For the crust: combine all the ingredients in food processor. Layer bread loaf or other pan with parchment paper. Press the crust to the bottom of the pan with a back of the spoon and leave in the fridge.
- Whisk eggs with lemon juice, honey and zest. Put on a double boiler (bain marie). Cook, constantly whisking for about 10-14 minutes or until you have thickened lemon curd.
- Remove the curd from heat. Push it through a sieve.
- Put butter cubes in the lemon curd, one at a time, whisking until all the butter melts.
- Pour lemon curds on the crust and leave in the fridge until set, for up to 1 hour.
- Remove it from the pan with parchment paper and cut into cubes.
- Serve with crushed pistacious, lime zest and mint leaves on top.