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SkinnyMS

Slow Cooker Lemon Bars

With healthy and wholesome ingredients, these lemon bars will put a smile on your face.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Kid-Friendly, Slow Cooker, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 319kcal
Author: SkinnyMs.

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour optional white whole-wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup oat flour
  • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup coconut oil cold, optional pure unsalted butter
  • water ice cold

Filling

  • 8 ounces cream cheese reduced-fat, softened to room temperature
  • 2 eggs large
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5.3 ounces lemon Greek yogurt container
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest for a stronger lemon taste, zest 2 lemons
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup white whole-wheat flour
  • 3 cups blueberries fresh or frozen, unthawed

Instructions

Crust

  • *Note: Oat flour can easily be made by adding 3/4 cup rolled oats to a blender or food processor, pulsing until achieving a flour consistency.
  • Make the crust by combining the wheat flour with the oat flour, sugar, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl. Add the coconut oil or butter mixture and work it through the flour with your hands until it is crumbly.
  • Slowly add ice water, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until you have a stiff dough.
  • Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, about a half-hour.

Filling

  • Beat the cream cheese on high until smooth. Beat in eggs. Then add sugar, vanilla extract, Greek yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt. Beat until combined. Add flour and beat until combined, but be careful not to over-beat the filling. Fold in blueberries with a rubber spatula.
  • Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Line the bottom of your slow cooker with the dough, then add filling on top. Cook on low for 2 to 3 hours, until the edges are beginning to brown. Allow to cool in the slow cooker then cut into squares and remove.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 240mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g |
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 14
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 14