Rocky Mountain Cooking

Good Food With Altitude

  • Home
  • About Heather
    • Blogs I Love
  • Contact

Don't miss a single recipe or tip - Enter your email to receive free updates in your inbox!

Navigation
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast Goodness
    • Beverages
    • Appetizer’s and Small Plates
    • Soups and Stews
    • All Things Chili
    • Salads and Salad Dressings
    • Side Dishes
    • Main Courses
    • On the Grill
    • Desserts
  • Special Occasions
    • Events and Parties
    • Football Fest Recipes
    • Don’t Buy It, Make It
  • High Altitude Cooking
You are here: Home / Desserts / Lemon Basil Bars

Lemon Basil Bars

August 17, 2013 By cookingintherockies 4 Comments

78 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
A picture of Lemon Basil bars

Sweet, savory and decadent lemon basil bars! These won’t last long! A super summery dessert!

Craving something savory and Sweet? Try these Lemon Basil Bars, they are well worth the calories! Every single one of them!

After tennis, we always bring food and wine to share with the other team. The great thing about our league matches is the social aspect. We all get to hang out with the ladies and chit chat and eat great food and drink wine.

This past week was our last regular-season game (we made it to the playoffs for the State tournament so we all are pretty excited), so in celebration of our accomplishments, we went all out for our last tennis picnic. Everyone brought extra food and beverages! We ate like queens! Shrimp cocktail, broccoli salad, fruit pizza, ham and cheese wraps, fried chicken and cookies. I made mini lamb sliders with tzatziki (recipe to come on a later post) and these decadent Lemon Basil Bars.


I love thinking of flavors that just belong together as I love lemon bars and I love basil. The two flavors just seem like they belong together, so why not make lemon basil bars? That’s what I thought!  I found this nice guide for other great flavor combinations. Check it out. You will be surprised! I love some of the ideas and was more than impressed with the research that went into this article!

Give these bars a try. They are a perfect way to use all your fresh summer basil. I know that everyone will devour them at your next party or get together!

If you are looking for other great dessert ideas why not check out these recipes on the website!

Homemade Peach Galette 

Pavlova with Cardamon Cream 

Apple Galette

Limoncello Berry Cake

A picture of Lemon Basil bars
Print Pin

Lemon Basil Bars

Sweet, savory and decadent lemon basil bars! These won't last long! A super summery dessert!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword basil, cookies, Lemon Basil Bars, Lemon'
Servings 12 bars
Author Heather Blake

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons lemon extract

For the Custard

  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon rind, zested
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • powdered sugar for garnish

Instructions

To make the Crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
    In a medium-sized bowl combine the butter, flour, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
    Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper (this is important otherwise it will stick) Spray with cooking spray.
    Place crust mixture in bottom of the pan and spread out evenly with hands until the bottom of the pan is evenly covered.
    Bake for 20 minutes or until crust is a golden brown. Set aside to cool completely.

To Make the Filling

  • With a stand mixer or a hand mixer, blend together the sugar, butter, and eggs until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
    Lower speed on mixer and mix in the lemon rind, lemon juice, and basil until incorporated. Slowly mix in flour.
    Pour mixture over crust and bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
    When cool, remove lemon bars from pan and carefully remove parchment paper. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: how to make lemon basil bars, lemon bar recipe, lemon bars, lemon basil bar recipe, Lemon basil bars

« Corn and Leek Chowder
Zucchini and Eggplant Parmesan »

Comments

  1. Sheila Laurienti says

    August 29, 2013 at 5:06 PM

    Thanks for sharing these truly scrumptious lemon basil bars Heather!

    Reply
  2. Simply Sweet Justice says

    August 27, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Hi, I found your blog through Door to Door Organics! It’s great to find another Colorado blogger. These bars look so refreshing!

    Reply
    • cookingintherockies says

      August 28, 2013 at 7:27 AM

      Thanks for this! They are yummy! I will follow you too as always looking to support us Colorado bloggers!

      Reply
  3. Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says

    August 17, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I was lucky enough to be the crash test dummy for this recipe … Love these. Pinned. #10 on the instruction list is the most important.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

Food Advertising by logo

Welcome!


Welcome to Rocky Mountain Cooking! A place to explore Colorado Food and Lifestyle! Pull up a chair, pour a glass of wine and explore all kinds of great recipes! [learn more]

Image Map

Recipes & Posts

Food Advertising by logo

Recent Comments

  • Dan on Sticky Chinese Barbecue Ribs
  • Peach-y Keen - Taste the Best of the Summer - The Second Proof on Fresh Peach Nectar
  • What To Do With Leftover Beef Brisket? on Beef Brisket Street Tacos
my foodgawker gallery
Food Advertising by logo
Amazing sausage stuffing with dried fruit, almonds and yes my friends Grand Marnier!

Grand Marnier Stuffing

November 21, 2024 By cookingintherockies 9 Comments

Continue Reading

Follow Rocky Mountain Cooking!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on WordpressFollow Us on RSS

Recent Posts

  • Grand Marnier Stuffing
  • Colorado Chicken Pizza with Cheesy White Sauce
  • Pulled Pork & Bacon Jalapenos
  • Cheese Dumpling Soup- Käsenodelsuppe
  • Green Chili Cholula Meatloaf
  • Lasagna Soup
  • Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Maple Bourbon Glazed Turkey
  • Roasted Squash and Sweet Potatoes with Cranberries
  • Tour of America’s Heartland
  • Bahn Mi Won Ton Cups
  • Anzac Biscuits
  • Old Fashioned Sorghum Cookies
  • Mexican Picadillo

Recent Comments

  • Dan on Sticky Chinese Barbecue Ribs
  • Peach-y Keen - Taste the Best of the Summer - The Second Proof on Fresh Peach Nectar
  • What To Do With Leftover Beef Brisket? on Beef Brisket Street Tacos
  • Stacy on Limoncello
  • Mary on Hawaiian Chicken Meatballs

Find Recipes

Archives

NetworkedBlogs
Blog:
RockyMountainCooking
Topics:
Food, Recipes, Colorado
 
Follow my blog
Welcome to Rocky Mountain Cooking! A place to explore Colorado Food and Lifestyle! Pull up a chair, pour a glass of wine and explore all kinds of great recipes! [learn more]
Image Map

Recent Recipes

Amazing sausage stuffing with dried fruit, almonds and yes my friends Grand Marnier!
Colorado Chicken Pizza with Cheesy White Sauce
Pulled Pork & Bacon Jalapeno Poppers
Cheese Dumpling Soup- Grießnockerlsuppe
A picture of Green Chili Cholula Meatloaf with some fresh peas on the side.
Lasagna Soup
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
A picture of spinach stuffed mushrooms
Maple Bourbon Glazed Turkey
A picture of Roasted Squash and Sweet Potatoes with Cranberries on a plate ready for Service.

Copyright © 2025 Rocky Mountain Cooking | Developed by Archer Creative | Privacy Policy

78 shares
Go to mobile version