These are a perfect summer treat. Instead of whipping up lemonade, you can quickly bake strawberry lemonade bars! These Strawberry Lemon Blondies are a lovely balance of strawberry and Lemon, and it’s not too tart or too sweet. The bursts of strawberries are so pretty and are fun to eat!
A lot of lemon bars are made with a custard, but these strawberry lemon bars are chewier like shortbread or blondies. I also love the glaze on top of the lemon strawberry bars. It is made with strawberry puree so you will have little bits of berries in the glaze and have the tart lemon flavor too!
Supplies
- Measuring cups, spoons, and measuring scale
- Stand mixer
- Food processor or blender
- whisk
- 2 medium bowls
- Rubber spatula
- small mesh strainer
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 9×9 baking pan
Instructions on How to Make Strawberry Lemon Blondies with Strawberry Puree Glaze
Strawberry Lemon Bars
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9×9 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. FYI, I lined my pan with parchment paper, allowing the opposite edges to overhang the top of the pan so that I could easily lift the bars out of the pan after it cools down. But, the bars did crack a little doing this, so you may not want to use parchment paper to lift it out of the pan.
Cream the butter and sugar together, and combine in the egg until fully incorporated. Whisk in the lemon juice.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined and smooth.
Gently fold in the strawberries and spread mixture into an even layer at the bottom of the pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until center is set and slightly browned around edges of the pan. Allow to cool on rack.
Strawberry Glaze
Use a food processor or blender to puree the strawberries. Strain the puree through a small strainer until you get 1 tablespoon of puree.
Combine the puree with the confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice until smooth. If you prefer the glaze to be thicker add more confectioner’s sugar, if you want it thinner add additional lemon juice.
Spread the glaze on top of the bars and allow it to set before cutting into the bars.
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Strawberry Lemon Blondies with Strawberry Puree Glaze
These are a perfect summer treat. Instead of whipping up lemonade, you can quickly bake strawberry lemonade bars! These Strawberry Lemon Blondies are a lovely balance of strawberry and Lemon, and it’s not too tart or too sweet. The bursts of strawberries are so pretty and are fun to eat!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 16 bars
- Category: Bars
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 cup (228 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (140 grams) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (55 grams) fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2-1/4 cups (306 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (127 grams) diced fresh strawberries
Glaze
- 1 cup (112 grams) confectioner’s sugar
- 2-3 large strawberries to make 1 tablespoon strawberry puree
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice as needed
Instructions
Strawberry Lemon Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9×9 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. FYI, I lined my pan with parchment paper, allowing the opposite edges to overhang the top of the pan so that I could easily lift the bars out of the pan after it cools down. But, the bars did crack a little doing this, so you may not want to use parchment paper to lift it out of the pan.
- Cream the butter and sugar together, and combine in the egg until fully incorporated. Whisk in the lemon juice.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined and smooth.
- Gently fold in the strawberries and spread mixture into an even layer at the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until center is set and slightly browned around edges of the pan. Allow to cool on rack.
Strawberry Glaze
- Use a food processor or blender to puree the strawberries. Strain the puree through a small strainer until you get 1 tablespoon of puree.
- Combine the puree with the confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice until smooth. If you prefer the glaze to be thicker add more confectioner’s sugar, if you want it thinner add additional lemon juice.
- Spread the glaze on top of the bars and allow it to set before cutting into the bars.
Notes
Allow bars to completely cool before adding the glaze.
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