White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars
Details
- Time
- 3 hours
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yields
- 24 bars
This White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars recipe has it all. Crunchy. Chewy. Nutty. Fruity. It can't get any better than this. The bars have a chewy cookie-like crust, with a creamy lemon layer, followed by a streusel layer dotted with HERSHEY'S Premier White Creme Chips. They are the perfect bar cookie to pair with brunch, alongside a cup of tea or to enjoy as a refreshing after-dinner dessert. Refreshing lemon desserts always fit the occasion. While our White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars recipe is a cozy dessert to share in quiet moments with friends, our sleek Chocolate Cups with Lemon Creme recipe makes an elegant lemon-flavored dessert for a cocktail party or reception.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 25 minutes
- Bake Time
- 23 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
Ingredients
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1 cansweetened condensed milk (14 oz, not evaporated)
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1/2 cuplemon juice
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1 tspfreshly grated lemon peel
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2 cupsHERSHEY'S Premier White Creme Chips (12 oz pkg.), divided
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2/3 cupbutter or margarine, softened
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1 cuppacked light brown sugar
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1-1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1-1/2 cupsquick-cooking or regular rolled oats
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3/4 cuppecan halves or pieces toasted *
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1egg
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1/2 tspshortening
Step-By-Step Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Combine sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon peel in medium bowl; set aside. Measure out 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup white creme chips; set aside. Add remaining white creme chips to lemon mixture.
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 oats 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 white creme chips to reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle over lemon layer, pressing crumbs lightly.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Place remaining 1/4 cup 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.
*To toast pecans: Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown; cool.
White Creme Chip Lime Streusel Bars: Make as directed above substituting lime for lemon.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 24 servingsServing size 1 bar (76g)Amount per servingCalories320% Daily Value*Total Fat 15g 19%Saturated Fat 9g 45%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 30mg 10%Sodium 180mg 8%Total Carbohydrates 41g 15%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 31gIncludes 27g Added Sugar 54%Protein 5gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 74mg 6%Iron 1mg 6%Potassium 120mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
