This will probably a huge shock to exactly no one, but I love cooking. I was almost disappointed by how easy this recipe was. There’s barely any cooking to be done. In fact, if you want to send a less-than-recipe-savvy man into the kitchen, he’ll probably still be able to whip these up pretty handily himself.
Oh, and in case you needed just ONE more reason to make these already fabulous treats, each lemon bar is only 168 calories. Set, and spike.
Two Ingredient Lemon Bars
Makes about 15 bars
1 box angel food cake mix (must be the 1-step kind)
22 ounces lemon pie filling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix and pie filling together in a large mixing bowl.
Spread mixture into greased 9×13 baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until lightly golden. Expect for these to be more of a cakey texture than other lemon bars.
Top with powdered sugar, (but only if you don’t have any huge qualms with this recipe becoming a THREE ingredient endeavor.)
- 1 box angel food cake mix (must be the 1-step kind)
- 22 ounces lemon pie filling
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix and pie filling together in a large mixing bowl.
- Spread mixture into a greased, 9×13 baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until lightly golden. Expect for these to be more of a cakey texture than other lemon bars.
- Top with powdered sugar.
Modified from Practically Living.
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Made these for mothers day and they were a hit. I was just scared when it rose so high in the oven..lol post more of these for non cooks like me.
i made it with 2 cans of blueberry filling. Cake rose up nice and high in oven and after removed sunk way down. Result: Delicious. Next I will make with just one can of lemon and see what the difference is. Wondering: Everyone says to grease pan. If you make angel food cake mix; you do not grease so cake sticks to side of pan and rises.
Just baked these again…only this time used key lime filling. They smell amazing.
This was delicious! Thank you for sharing.
I made these and had no one step angel food cake mix, I only had white cake mix, it worked wonderfully….just add the lemon to cake powder and nothing else….thanks for sharing…
You’re welcome!
I found the lemon pie filling at Dollar Tree.
Do you prepare the cake according to the directions on the box or just mix wth lemon and poof your done
Just with the lemon! It’s crazy, right?
just mix, and poof you’re done :)
I am so curious to try regular cake mix instead of Angel Food. Will this be ok? I’ve got both ingredients sitting out now waiting to fix!!
You have to use Angel food cake mix for these types of cakes!
My puffed up in the pan did anyone else have this happen?
Mine is does it settle down?
Fixed these today for Easter. Easy and delicious!
I have made this type of angel food cake many times with cherry pie filling and apple pie filling…even with a large can of pineapple (juice and all). I always put that in a bundt pan or angel food pan. I love this new and different twist!
I just went to the store and they were all out of lemon and I ended up with strawberry. I was hoping I would read that someone else had tried something other than lemon, thanks!
Because it Easter I’m going to a confetti Angel food mix…Should look cool!!
Rachel – My store only had the 15.75 oz lemon pie filling!! While I bought two cans, what am I to do with the excess?? I’d hate to waste it!! Would using less lemon make the bars less “wobbly” as Karen had mentioned above?
You could useit to frost the cake or make a lemony cream cheese icing.
I am about to pull them from the oven and they are still very wobbly in the center. Are they supposed to be this way and then drop as they cool?
Karen, I; curious – How did they turn out??
I am so excited to try this for Easter (Tomorrow)!!
My local store did not have lemon pie filling, Will prepared Jello Pie Filling work?
I think it should!
Can you use any other boxed cake mixes. I only have the butter cake mix?
Yes
Oooo, I LOVE This!
Lemony and Oh-so-Sweet.
Found your link via Pinterest. This recipe is perfect for ApronFreeCooking! My dad has been in the hospital with complications to chemo treatments and the only things he’s found that taste good – diced peaches and lemon bars. I’m making this recipe for him this weekend!
Thanks!
Noel
That’s great; I hope he loves it.
My angel food cake mix box has 2 different pouches…1 is cake flour mixture and the other is powdered egg white mixture. Do I use both pouches?? Help…oven is already on! Alicia
The one step kind is ideal, but it might work!
I used the two part angel food cake mix because that is what I had on hand. It tasted good but it was very heavy, not light like I read it was suppose to be.
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