These easy Oatmeal Lemon Cream Bars have a creamy lemon filling between two thick crumbly oatmeal layers. A delightful balance of sweet and tangy!
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I love lemon or berry or any fruity type of dessert during the summer! Similar to my blueberry crumb bars, these oatmeal lemon cream bars can be served at room temperature, cold, or warm right from the oven with a scoop of ice cream!
Summer break started here in the good ol' south almost one month ago. We already took our summer vacation trips. One to LEGOLAND Florida Resort (more on that in a future post) and then immediately the following week we made our bi-annual Gladd family trip to Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina. We even had our church's VBS last week and now this week I'm wondering "what in the world are we going to do??"
I'm not one who signs my kids up for all sorts of summer camps, but maybe I should have? I need to get creative this summer with them! We'll hit the pool probably every day and I've been working on a chore/activity chart (because Judah loves structure). But, I could totally use your ideas for summer activity ideas, or even ways to enjoy our down times!
All that aside, summer is a great time to enjoy fruity desserts like these oatmeal lemon bars!
🧾 Grocery List
Search your pantry, because you probably have mostly what you need for this recipe.
Gather these ingredients:
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Rolled oats
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Lemons
- Eggs
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⭐ What Readers Are Saying About This Recipe
These are wonderful! My house smells so good!!! Thanks for the great recipe! -Lisa
So easy to make and so yummy. My boyfriend who is rather particular about his desserts thought these were the best things ever. So thank you for the easy recipe . I would recommend this yummy dessert to anyone. -Tracy
I have made these several times and they have always been devoured. -Karen
So so good! There aren’t enough words to say how good these are. Crunchy crumble top and bottom and the creamiest lemon filling ever. -Marie
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Oatmeal Lemon Cream Bars
Ingredients
For the oatmeal crust and topping:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter , melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the lemon filling:
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
For the oatmeal crust and topping:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease an 8x8-inch baking dish; set aside.
- Combine the flour, oats, salt and baking soda in a medium sized mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the sugars until thoroughly combined. Add the vanilla and melted butter and mix until the dry ingredients are just moistened. Gently press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes then remove from the oven and set aside, leaving the oven on at 350 degrees.
For the lemon filling:
- Whisk together the condensed milk, lemon zest and juice, egg yolks and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Pour into the baking pan over the baked crust. Spread evenly. Crumble the remaining oatmeal crust evenly over top.
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, until light golden.
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Notes
- Serve cold, room temperature, or warm with ice cream.
- Nutrition information is an estimate only.
- Recipe adapted from: Cooking Classy
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