Recipe for cooking tangy lemon squares

Low-Fat and Low-Calorie Recipes :: Dessert Recipes

Tangy Lemon Squares

16 squares

Crust
3/4 C. flour
1/3 C. Sugar replacement
1/8 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. cold stick butter or butter replacement, cut into pieces
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring

Filling
2 eggs
3/4 C. Equal Spoonful**
1/2 C. lemon juice
4 Tbsp. stick butter or butter replacement, melted
1 Tbsp. grated lemon peel

*May substitute 8 packets Equal sweetener
** May substitute 18 packets Equal sweetener

For Crust, Mix together flour, 1/3 C. Sugar replacement and salt in med. bowl. Cut in 6 Tbsp. butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. lemon peel and vanilla. Mix with hands to form dough. Press dough evenly on bottom and 1/4-in. up sides of 8-in. square baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven 8 to 10 min. or until set. Cool on wire rack.

For Filling, beat eggs and 3/4 C. Sugar replacement. Mix in lemon juice, 4 Tbsp. melted butter and 1 Tbsp. lemon peel. Pour mixture into baked pastry. Bake about 15 min. or until filling is set. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into squares.

Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Nutritional information: Cal. 97 protein 2g carbohydrate 5 g Fat 8 g cholesterol 46 mg sodium 101 mg

WW Points* - 2 Points