Raspberry Citrus Bars

I am really excited to share this raspberry citrus bars recipe with you! My mother-in-law (MIL) has a few (or just one big one, I’m not sure) raspberry bush(es) in her garden and we’re always ~~encouraged~~ ~~asked~~ told to go pick them or to use up the ones that she has picked! 😉 So a few summers ago my sisters-in-law came across this AMAZING dessert recipe to use up some raspberries, so this time I thought I’d document and share! (Printable recipe at bottom).

Ingredients

1 cup soft butter
¾ cup icing sugar
2¼ cup flour (divided)
4 eggs
1½ cups sugar
3 limes (for juice and zest)
1 tsp baking powder
1½ cups raspberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a 9×13 glass baking dish with canola oil spray (butter does NOT work to grease for this recipe!). In mixing bowl cream butter and icing sugar. Add 2 cups flour and beat until combined

Press mixture into a greased 13″x9″x2″ pan or two 9″x9″x2″ baking pans.

Bake at 350º for 20 minutes until lightly browned

Meanwhile, in mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, the juice of 3 limes (about 1/3 cup), the zest of 3 limes (about 2 tbsp), remaining flour, and baking powder until well combined

Sprinkle raspberries over top of baked crust

Pour filling over berries

Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350º until lightly browned and filling is set.

Raspberry Citrus Bars

Author: Sarah Schultz

Recipe type: Dessert

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 55 mins

Total time: 1 hour 15 mins

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A bittersweet dessert that will keep you coming back for more!...and more....and more!

Ingredients

1 cup soft butter
¾ cup icing sugar
2¼ cup flour (divided)
4 eggs
1½ cups sugar
3 limes; ⅓ cup lime juice & 2 tbsp lime zest
1 tsp baking powder
1½ cups raspberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º and grease 13″x9″x2″ glass pan or two 9″x9″x2″ glass baking pans with canola oil spray (butter does NOT work!)
In mixing bowl cream butter and icing sugar. Add 2 cups flour and beat until combined.
Press mixture into a greased pan(s) and bake at 350º for 20 minutes until lightly browned
Meanwhile, in mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, lime juice, lime zest, remaining ¼ cup flour and baking powder until well combined.
Sprinkle raspberries over top of baked crust and then pour filling over berries.
Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350º until lightly browned and filling is set.
Cool on wire rack & store in fridge.
ENJOY

Notes

The original recipe called for orange zest with lemon juice. We only had limes the first time we made it and loved it so much we don't change the recipe.

In the past when we girls have made these raspberry citrus bars….they disappear as soon as it cools! It’s very addictive, be warned!

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Sarah Schultz

I'm a nurse who married a farmer and I'm a boy mom of 3 to Braden, Ethan and Jonathan. I love blogging about family life, farming, recipes and embracing my role as farm wife and mom. I'm knee-deep in tractors, trains and trucks and I'm often seen with my camera in my hands catching life's moments.