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White Creme Chip Lemon Streusel Bars Recipe

Details

Time
52 minutes
Skill Level
Intermediate
Yields
24-36 bars

Your summer picnic isn't complete without White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars. Try this delightful recipe today!

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
25 minutes
Bake Time
27 minutes

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 1 can
    sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated) (398 mL)
  • 1/2 cup
    lemon juice (125 mL)
  • 1 tsp
    freshly grated lemon peel (5 mL)
  • 2/3 cup
    butter or margarine (150 mL)
  • 1 cup
    light brown sugar (250 mL)
  • 1 1/2 cups
    all-purpose flour (375 mL)
  • 1 1/2 cups
    rolled oats or quick-cooking oats (375 mL)
  • 3/4 cup
    pecan pieces (175 mL)
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder (5 mL)
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt (2 mL)
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    shortening (2 mL)

Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
baking pan 13x9x2-inch (33x23x5-inch) Baking Pan
measuring cups Measuring Cups
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
mixer Mixer
wire rack Wire Rack
microwave safe bowl Microwave-Safe Bowl
microwave Microwave
1

Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch (33x23x5-cm) baking pan. Combine sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon peel in medium bowl; set aside. Measure out 1/4 cup (50 mL) and 1/3 cup (75 mL) white creme chips; set aside. Add remaining white creme chips to lemon mixture.

2

Beat butter and brown sugar until blended in large mixer bowl. Stir together flour, oats, pecans, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Remove 1-2/3 cups (400 mL) oat mixture; set aside. Add egg to remaining mixture, blending until crumbly. Press egg/crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan. Gently spoon lemon mixture on top, spreading evenly. Add reserved 1/3 cup (75 mL) white creme chips to reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle over lemon layer, pressing crumbs lightly.

Tip

To toast pecans: Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spread pecans in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown; cool.

3

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Place remaining 1/4 cup (50 mL) white creme chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Drizzle over bars. Allow drizzle to set; cut into bars.

Variation:

White Creme Chip Lime Streusel Bars: Make as directed above substituting lime for lemon.