Abby’s Lemon Raspberry Dessert Bars

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Description

These lemon raspberry bars are a delicious, light, and refreshing summer dessert! I made them for my family and they absolutely loved them. It is sweet and tart all at the same time.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
  • 16 ounces fresh raspberries
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon cold water
  • 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  • 2 tablespoons boiling water
  • 1 cup heavy cream, cold
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 drop yellow food coloring, or as desired

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Blend together flour
  3. butter
  4. and sugar using an electric mixer in a medium-sized bowl. Press shortbread mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9×9-inch baking pan.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until firm and golden brown
  6. 15 to 20 minutes.
  7. Place cold water in a bowl to prepare raspberry filling. Sprinkle gelatin over water; stir. Let stand to soften
  8. about 1 minute.
  9. Puree raspberries using a food processor. Press berry puree through a fine mesh sieve into a medium saucepan; discard the seeds. Stir in gelatin mixture
  10. sugar
  11. and lemon juice.
  12. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook
  13. stirring frequently while skimming foam from sides of saucepan using a slotted spoon
  14. about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook
  15. stirring frequently until bright in color
  16. thickened
  17. and reduced by half
  18. 8 to 10 minutes.
  19. Pour raspberry filling over shortbread and let cool completely
  20. about 2 hours.
  21. Place cold water for lemon mousse in another bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over water; stir. Let stand to soften
  22. about 1 minute. Add boiling water; stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Mixture will be clear.
  23. Combine heavy cream
  24. sugar
  25. lemon juice
  26. lemon extract
  27. and yellow food coloring in a large
  28. cold
  29. mixing bowl. Beat mixture at medium speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pour in gelatin mixture and beat until well blended. Pour lemon mousse over firm raspberry filling and spread to cover. Allow to set completely
  30. about 4 hours
  31. before cutting into bars.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 7 hrs

Servings: 10

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