These 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars are perfect if you are craving something sweet, tangy, and oh-so-satisfying.
The mix of the angel food cake and lemon pie filling will be transformed into a fantastic lemony dessert that is ready to be enjoyed with family and friends.
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Angel Food Cake
Created in America in the 1800s, this cake got it’s name due to its light and airy texture. The Cake is usually flavored with vanilla and accompanied by a fruit sauce, usually based on strawberries or blueberries, but it can also be topped with a light citrus-based glaze.
Why This Lemon Dessert Recipe is a Keeper
The convenience of only needing two ingredients makes this recipe a great choice. Whip up a lemony dessert without spending hours in the kitchen. The combination of the light angel food cake mix and pie filling creates a delightful balance of flavors. Resulting in a dessert that is perfect for any occasion.
- Easy Two Ingredients: The recipe uses lemon pie filling and angel food cake mix.
- Family Friendly Cake Bars: If they like lemon bars, this is the dessert for them.
- Similar Recipe: This great recipe can be made with different box of cake mix if you don’t have angel food cake mix.
If you like a lemon recipe and are looking for more lemon recipes, try these Lemon Tahini Dressing, Lemon Lush and Lemon Curd (Lemon Filling).
Why do my Lemon Cake Bars Fall Apart?
There are several reasons why your lemon sponge bars are falling apart. Here are a few tricks:
- Let the bars cool completely before cutting them.
- Use a sharp knife and wipe it clean after each cut.
Ingredient Notes for 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars Recipe
If you like lemon bars, then you will love this recipe, which uses only two simple ingredients for yummy lemon bars.
- Angel Food Cake Dry Mix: Any box of angel food cake will work for this recipe.
- Lemon Pie Filling: This lemon filling will make the bars super moist.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for this Easy Lemon Bar Recipe
If you love lemon, you can add many different things to kick up the lemon flavor to the box of angel food cake mix. Use two tablespoons of lemon juice or try a lemon creme pie filling for a great lemon bar that is creamier.
- Lemon Juice: Fresh lemon juice, lemon extract and lemon zest into the batter. makes a great addition.
- Sugar Free: A sugar free lemon pie filling is a wonderful swap.
How to Make Two Ingredient Lemon Bars
If you are looking for a lemon bar that is easy, try this 2 ingredient dessert. Just mix the 2 together and you are good to go.
These are the basic steps for making best lemon bars. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions. Let us know if you have tried this recipe.
STEP 1: Prep
First, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 rectangular baking dish or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
STEP 2: Mix the Angel Food Cake Mix and Lemon Pie Filling
In a large bowl, stir together the box angel food cake mix and the lemon pie filling until fully combined. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
STEP 3: Bake the Easy 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars
Bake for 30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the lemon bars from the oven. Cool completely before dusting with confectioners’ sugar.
Recipe FAQs to Make Lemon Bar Dessert
Expert Tips for Making the Perfect Lemon Dessert Bars Recipe
This super easy 2 ingredient lemon bars with powdered sugar can be adapted with these tips for the traditional lemon bars. Double by using 2 packets of the cake mix and 2 cans or 2 jars of the pie filling.
- Chips: Try to mix lemon chips or white chocolate chips. Mix with the pie filling. They make these lemon bars even better.
- Garnish: Drizzle the top of the best lemon bars with a little white chocolate
- Add the Lemon Zest: Up the lemon flavor with some lemon zest in the cake mix.
- Marble: For a different texture, consider swirling the lemon pie filling into the cake mixture for a marbled effect to the lemon angel food cake bars.
- Topping: Use lemon pudding to top the bars. Lemon curd can top off the Angel food cake.
- Bite Size: Rather than bars follow the recipe exactly but put into mini muffin pans.
- Lime: In place of the canned lemon pie filling, you can use a lime pike mixture. Or if you cannot find lemon pie filling, try a lemon pie mix.
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Ingredients
- 16 ounce Angel Food Cake Mix, 1 box
- 15.75 ounce Lemon pie filling, 1 can
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9×13 rectangular baking dish or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and pie filling until fully combined.
- Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before dusting with confectioners sugar.
Christina’s Notes
- Chips: Try to mix lemon chips or white chocolate chips.
- Garnish: Drizzle the top of the bars with a little white chocolate
- Add the Lemon Zest: Up the lemon flavor with some lemon zest in the cake mix.
- Marble: For a different texture, consider swirling the lemon pie filling into the cake mixture for a marbled effect to the lemon angel food cake bars.
- Topping: Use a lemon pudding, lemon curd can top off the Angel food cake.
- Bite Size: Rather than bars follow the recipe exactly but put into mini muffin pans.
- Lime: In place of the canned lemon pie filling you can use a lime pike mixture. Or if you can not find lemon pie filling, try a lemon pie mix.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
This did not work at all! It was not lemon bars by any means!
It was just a semi deflated cake.
Very disappointing!
It is not a traditional bar. It is just a quick and easy alternative.
Exactly!! Not even close to the picture shown. Not awful lemon cake, but by no means lemon bars.
It is meant to be a quick and easy treat. You can adjust the recipe to meet your own personal taste.
Must be lack of understanding. was prepared to have a bar as pictured. Got a lemon flavored angle cake.
Where can I find the nutritional facts for this 2 ingredient lemon cake?
Thank you
Since it is a box cake and canned lemon filling it would depend on the variety that you purchase. You can punch the ones you purchase into my fitness pal or other calculator to get the exact facts for the ones you purchase.
I love this cake, but it wasn’t lemony enough. Next time I will put in lemon zest or lemon extract. The powder sugar made it too sweet do so I melted store bought lemon curd and spread it on the top. Excellant. I love the moistness
I love these ideas to boost the lemon flavor! Thanks for sharing!
I’m going to try this recipe.
I have to admit that I didn’t believe you when you said this was only 2 ingredients. Amazing! Adding the lemon pie filling was GENIUS! The only problem is that now, I will be making this all the time. My diet thanks you. 🙂
This cake was soooo easy and delicious! I loved that it was only 2 ingredients. It was the perfect weeknight dessert!
Ahhh…this delicious lemon cake reminds me of the one my grandmother used to make. Alas, she never wrote down her recipe. So I was beyond excited to run across your fabulous lemon cake. I make it and let me tell you – the flavor and texture was excellent!