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Fresh Orange Bars

Fresh orange bars have all of your favorite components of a lemon bar, made with fresh oranges!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Bars
Cuisine: American
Keyword: desserts to make with oranges, orange bar recipe, orange bars, orange bars recipe, orange desserts, orange squares
Servings: 8 x8 baking pan
Calories: 287kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BARS:
  • 1 stick unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons orange Zest
  • 2 Tablespoons orange Juice
  • FOR THE GLAZE:
  • 4 Tablespoons orange juice
  • 8 teaspoons orange zest
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper with butter.
  • Zest and juice your oranges and set them aside.
  • FOR THE BARS: Whisk together, eggs, zest, and orange juice and set aside.
  • In your mixer cream together butter and sugar. Add flour and salt, mixing until it's combined.
  • Add in the egg mixture and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
  • Spread into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Ovens vary, do not over bake or the bars will be dry.
  • FOR THE GLAZE: Combine powdered sugar, orange zest, and juice and whisk until smooth.
  • Pour over the bars and place in the refrigerator to set.
  • Cut to serve.
  • Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

You will need to zest and juice 2 - 3 large oranges for this recipe.
If you don't have an 8x8 baking dish, you can use a 9x9 but will need to adjust your baking time a bit, as the bars will be thinner.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g