These homemade creamy lemon bars start with a delicious graham cracker crust and filled with a thick lemony filling and topped with fresh whipped cream!
Preheat oven to 350f degrees. In a food processor, pulse together the graham crackers and butter until thoroughly combined (it should be the texture of wet sand.)
Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 11"x 7" baking pan. Note: If you don't have an 11"x 7" baking pan, you can use a 9"x 9" square baking dish, the bars will just be a little thicker.
Bake the crust for about 10 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool and leave oven on.
For the filling:
Mix egg yolks and lemon zest with an electric mixer until VERY thick, about 5 minutes.
Slowly add sweetened condensed milk in a slow, steady stream, mixing constantly.
Add fresh lemon juice and mix until combined. Spread filling evenly over crust and bake at 350f degrees until filling is just set (about 12- 15 minutes.)
Let cool completely - then cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.
For the topping:
Beat the cold heavy cream with powdered sugar until fluffy.
Spread topping evenly over the lemon bars. Decorate with lemon zest, slices of lemon etc. Keep bars refrigerated.
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Notes
Freshly squeezed lemon juice should be used in this recipe (not the bottled stuff.)