Easy Creamy Lemon Squares

Step 1

Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Prepare an 8x8 baking pan by cutting 2 pieces of parchment paper and overlapping them into a cross shape. Make sure the paper overlaps the sides of the pan a little bit. This will be your handles later when you lift the baked bars out of the pan.

Step 3

Place graham crackers into a food processor and blend until it is all crumbs. You will need about 2-3 of the small packages in the box to make 1 1/3 cups of crumbs.

Step 4

In a large bowl, add your ground graham crackers, melted butter, salt and sugar and mix well

Step 5

Press the crust into you prepared 8x8 baking pan well. It should look pressed and firm and the crust comes up of the sides just a little bit

Step 6

Bake your crust for 5 minutes and then remove from the oven to cool while you make your filling.

Step 7

In a large bowl, add your sweetened condensed milk (making sure to scrape it all out of the can), lemon juice and egg yolks and mix well until smooth

Step 8

Now, pour your mixture into your prepared pie or tart crust

Step 9

Bake for 15 minutes

Step 10

Remove from the oven and let cool completely

Step 11

Once cooled, refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight

Step 12

Serve with whipped cream and/or powdered sugar (optional)

Step 13

Enjoy!