About a week ago, I made a recipe for Lemon Brownies, and they were awesome!
So, when a good friend of mine was talking about them, I decided to make her a batch.
When I was making them, I took my lemons from my fruit bowl, and saw these really yummy oranges and tangelos I have been buying. They have been really flavorful and juicy and I thought, I bet this would be a good version of the lemon!
Turns out I was RIGHT!
My hubby thinks they are even better than the lemon, which is good, because better on his hips than mine, right? 😉
When I went to type the recipe though, I got to thinking, they needed a different name.
When I found the recipe for the lemon brownies, I had never heard of such a thing?
Lemon BARS yes, brownies, no?
To me brownies were always brown, and blondies weren’t right?
So, I decided to call these Fresh Orange Bars, instead. Even though, it’s virtually the same recipe.
Yield: 9 x 13
Fresh Orange Bars
Fresh Orange bars are made with oranges and tangelos. These are an orange version of a lemon bar.
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tablespoons orange Zest
- 2 Tablespoons orange Juice
- *You will need to zest and juice 2 large oranges or tangelos (or one of each) *
- for the glaze:
- 4 Tablespoons orange juice
- 8 Tablespoons orange zest
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8×8 baking dish.
Zest and juice your oranges and set aside.
For the bars: whisk together, eggs, zest and juice and set aside.
In your mixer cream butter, add sugar and flour and salt and combine.
Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Pour into baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until edges are golden brown, do not over bake.
For glaze: combine sugar, zest and juice and whisk until smooth.
Pour over the bars and place in the refrigerator to set.
Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 2630Total Fat: 102gSaturated Fat: 60gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 615mgSodium: 313mgCarbohydrates: 429gFiber: 16gSugar: 385gProtein: 19g
Nutrition isn't always accurate.
If you make this recipe, I’d love to know! Snap a picture, share the photo on social media with the hashtag #AnAffairFromTheHeart – I’d love to see what you made! – Michaela
Andrea says
These orange bars sound so flavorful. I love that you use tangelos and oranges in them.