These low carb keto lemon bars are a must-have spring dessert! With a creamy, sweet, and tart lemon filling and buttery shortbread crust, nobody will believe these are sugar-free lemon bars, either. Just like with magic cookie bars, peanut butter bars, and keto lemon meringue pie, the layers of flavor take every bite over the top!
I recommend using casein or a blend of casein and whey protein powder. Chocolate – Melted sugar free chocolate chips or sugar free white chocolate to coat the bars in. The Instructions. Start by adding the almond butter and maple syrup into a bowl and whisking together until combined.
Mix together the dough for keto approved bars. In a food processor, pulse blanched hazelnuts until they reach a fine meal-like consistency. Add in almond flour, cocoa powder, protein powder, Besti powdered sweetener, and sea salt. Pulse a few times to combine. TIP: Blanched hazelnuts ensure a smooth texture in your bars.
Combine almond meal and coconut in a food processor and grind together until fine mixture is formed. Pour into large mixing bowl and add the remaining dry ingredients. Grinding the almond meal and coconut is optional, so if you don’t have a food processor or blender, that’s fine!