One Bowl Pink Grapefruit Bars

3.47 from 39 votes

Tangy pink grapefruit bars are a clever twist on everybody's favorite lemon bars. The color's gorgeous, the flavor's bright and citrusy ~ what's not to love??

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: bars

Calories: 255kcal

Author: Sue Moran

Ingredients

for the crust

1 cup whole wheat flour (you can also use all purpose flour)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

for the filling

2 large eggs
zest of 1 grapefruit
1/2 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
3/4 cup sugar
squeeze of lemon
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp all purpose flour
1 Tbsp corn starch
a drop or two of red food coloring optional but pretty

for the garnish

confectioner's sugar for dusting

Instructions

Set the oven to 350F
Line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper with overlapping ends so you can remove the cooled squares for easy cutting.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, (you can also do this by hand), combine the butter, flour and sugar until there is no more dry flour feel and the mixture is uniformly crumbly. Press the crust evenly into the pan, using your fingers or the bottom of a metal measuring cup as a tamper.
Bake the crust for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, wipe out the bowl and add the filling ingredients. Beat or whisk until everything is well combined and there are no lumps.
Pour the filling onto the hot crust, and then return to the oven for another 25 minutes, or until set.
Cool completely in the refrigerator, and then dust with powdered sugar before serving.

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