Lighter Lemon Bars

SERVES: 16

COOK TIME: 30 Min

Using sugar-free pudding mix, along with sugar-free gelatin and skim milk make these Lighter Lemon Bars something you can feel good about eating. Plus, that lovely lemon flavor is hard to beat!

What You'll Need

2 cups skim milk
1 (1-ounce) box sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (.30-ounce) box sugar-free lemon gelatin mix
1 (16-ounce) package angel food cake mix
Confectioners' sugar for dusting (optional)

What to Do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine milk and pudding mix. Let set for 5 minutes; once set, stir in lemon gelatin mix. Add dry cake mix and stir until combined. Pour into prepared baking dish.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, then dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

Notes

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Nutritional InformationShow More

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Calories 137
Calories from Fat 1.4
Total Fat 0.2g 0 %
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0 %
Trans Fat 0.0g 0 %
Protein 4.1g 8 %

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
Cholesterol 0.6mg 0 %
Sodium 239mg 10 %
Total Carbohydrates 30g 10 %
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0 %
Sugars 16g 0 %

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Sally

Apr 18, 2020

Real food recipes please. I am trying to use up 2 lemons that I have used the zest in another recipe. Wouldn't want to eat a 'processed' lemon pudding. I doubt if it would taste of real lemon anyway.

mjohnson117 557791 1

Mar 07, 2016

Very good but needs a stronger lemon taste.

jthelander1231

Feb 19, 2016

What a fun recipe for a spring potluck!

djhixson

Feb 12, 2016

this was a good dessert, but, I used a 13x9 pan and it overflowed all over the pan, oven, and racks. So my advice is to use 2 pans. A 13x9 and a smaller maybe an 8x8. It really rises then drops back down as it cools.

Goodcookie

May 13, 2015

I have one problem I don't care for angel food cake so if I made this it would have to be made with a cake mix !!! So maybe it might work with a regular cake mix like maybe lemon cake mix..

CarolZZZ

Jul 02, 2014

Has anyone tried using sugar-free lemon pudding? I would guess that with the additional sugar-free lemon jello, the lemon taste stronger. I LOVE lemon goodies, but would this go from "lighter lemon bars" to "too strong lemon bars"?

Test Kitchen Team

Jul 03, 2014

Our Test Kitchen has not tried it using sugar-free lemon pudding, so we're not sure if this would be too strong of a flavor. However, if you like lemon we think this would be delicious! Let us know how it turns out!

CarolZZZ

Jul 08, 2014

I used sugar-free lemon pudding- it was WONDERFUL!! My family loved it! I'm saying "it" because it was very moist- and high - just like a normal 9x13 cake, rather than bars. Instead of dusting confectioner's sugar, I put a sugar-free scoop of Cool Whip on each slice! Fantastic!

Test Kitchen Team

Jul 09, 2014

Wonderful! We're so glad to hear your family loved it! :)

liermann 9510277

Mar 10, 2014

I tried to experiment w/ flavors and i do not recommend the SF choc pudding and no jello variation

douglaspavey 95973 29

Mar 09, 2014

Angel food cake mixes have several dried egg whites and leavening in the mix white cake mix usually asks for egg oil and is usually heavier with sweeteners Like rheart I would prefer to see this made much simpler and healthier using fresh juice gelatin without all the processed ingredients A similar recipe follows Lemon Brownies cup flour almond flour for gluten free cup sugar tsp salt tsp baking soda eggs cup plain lowfat plain greek yogurt TBSP oil extra light olive oil zest of lemons TBSP lemon juice lemon Icing cup powdered sugar cup butter TBSP lemon juice Preheat oven to Line an x -inch square pan with foil leaving extra for handles Mix all ingredients until smooth pour batter into prepared pan and bake minutes Cool in the pan for minutes then lift out of pan onto a flat serving plate While cooling mix icing ingredients together in a…Read More bowl adding juice gradually Spread icing evenly on top of brownies if not using fresh lemons zest is optional but does add flavor and dietary fiber

gypsygal43 1475661

Dec 09, 2017

The main reason that angel food cake is acceptable as a dessert for diabetics is not so much the low sugar count, although that in and of itself is important as it is the low amount of carbohydrates that are present in the cake. This means that for diabetics angel food cake when consumed in low to moderate amounts on an occasional basis will not upset their blood sugar levels, at least not to any great degree.

rheart5 4596024

Mar 09, 2014

I would not make this! All artificial ingredients except the milk.

liermann 9510277

Feb 17, 2014

Could I maked this w/ a white cake mix? I don't have the angel food one and we are snow bound today

Test Kitchen Team

Feb 25, 2014

The Test Kitchen has not tested with cake mix, so we are not sure if this will work. Angel food cake is much lighter than a cake mix, so it's possible it won't turn out right.