Lemon Bars with Honey and Fresh Thyme (gluten free & paleo)
These delicious and extra lemony lemon bars are gluten free and made without refined sugar! They are made with honey and fresh thyme and are the perfect dessert to whip up during citrus season.
Servings 9 lemon bars
Calories 310kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil softened, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup arrowroot powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Lemon Bars
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1-2 tbsp lemon zest
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- powdered sugar or coconut sugar for garnish, optional
- fresh thyme sprigs for garnish, optional
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease an 8x8 or 9x9 square pan with butter or coconut oil.
- Stir together the butter or coconut oil and honey until smooth.
- Add the almond flour, arrowroot powder, and salt and stir until well combined.
- Spread the mixture in an even layer in the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until just barely set and beginning to slightly brown.
- Remove the crust from the oven and set aside to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Lemon Bars
- Turn oven down to 325°F
- Whisk together the eggs, egg yolk, honey and lemon, then stir in the lemon juice.
- Whisk in the arrowroot powder and fresh thyme leaves.
- Pour the mixture on top of the cooled crust, then bake for 30 minutes or until the lemon bars are just set and only very slightly jiggly in the middle.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely, then refrigerate for at least an hour (a few hours is best) before cutting.
Notes
If you don’t have fresh thyme available you can omit it and keep them plain. Other herbs that would work well instead of thyme are rosemary or lavender.
To make these lemon bars paleo, use coconut oil or grass fed ghee instead of butter and paleo powdered sugar for the optional garnish.
Serving Suggestion: Garnish with a sprinkle of powdered sugar or coconut sugar if desired and a sprig of fresh thyme. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1lemon bar | Calories: 310kcal