I wanted to surprise my kids with a special snack when they came home from school like this Lemon Bar Crescent Recipe. This lemon bar recipe took under 25 minutes from start to finish, so it's one of those homemade bars recipes that is great when you are short on time.
From Apple Pie Crescents to Fruit Filled Crescent Cups, I find crescents so versatile and delicious.
Open up the tube of crescents and unroll them. Take four of the crescents and roll them flat.
Seal together the perforations with your fingers to create a rectangular sheet of crescents. Do the same with the remaining four crescents and put that sheet aside to use for the top layer.
Place one sheet on the bottom of a greased pan.
Spread a layer of lemon creme on the crescents. Next time I make these, I will put a thicker layer than I did here. Really slather the stuff on there.
Place the second sheet or crescents on top of the lemon creme filling.
Bake according to crescent roll package directions. I put some foil on top for the last few minutes of baking so the top wouldn't get too brown.
In a small bowl, combine 6 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of water and a few squeezes of lemon juice and mix until smooth. Use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the top of the lemon crescents.
Slice into bars and serve. My kids gobbled these up! They make a great snack for kids and we had them for breakfast the next day as well. The taste and texture reminded me of a lemony danish.
FAQs For Lemon Bar Crescent Rolls
Nope, you can go straight from assembly to oven. The crescent dough is ready to roll (literally), which makes this recipe extra quick and easy.
Let them cool completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. For longer storage, pop them in the fridge. They’ll stay fresh for about 4 days.
Yes! Freeze after baking and cooling. Just reheat in the microwave or oven until warmed through. The outside will crisp up again, and the filling will get nice and gooey.
📖 Recipe
Lemon Bar Crescent Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 tube crescent rolls
- 6 tablespoons powered sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup Lemon creme
- A few squeezes of fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Open up the tube of crescents and unroll them. Take four of the crescents and roll them flat.
- Seal together the perforations with your fingers to create a rectangular sheet of crescents. Do the same with the remaining four crescents and put that sheet aside to use for the top layer.
- Place one sheet on the bottom of a greased pan.
- Spread a layer of lemon creme on the crescents. Next time I make these, I will put a thicker layer than I did here. Really slather the stuff on there.
- Place the second sheet or crescents on top of the lemon creme filling.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees. I put some foil on top for the last few minutes of baking so the top wouldn't get too brown.
- In a small bowl, combine 6 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of water and a few squeezes of lemon juice and mix until smooth. Use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the top of the lemon crescents.
- Slice into bars and serve.
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Linda says
So good and so easy. I made a little cream cheese/powdered sugar mixture and spread that on first, then the lemon filling.
Vicky says
Sounds delicious!
Christy says
What is oven temp? Don’t see in recipe- or I may be missing it?
Vicky says
375 degrees.
Mabs Mad says
What is lemon creme? I have never seen it in any supermarket in the Northeast. Where would I Iook for it in the store? PS I am also a former preschool teacher with a Masters in Education, and yes, nothing prepares you for your own kiddies!
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
It is in sold in a can and in the same section as the apple and cherry pie filling. Hope you can find it. Thanks for stopping by!
mary says
looks yummy. I have a question about Pinterest. I went to follow you and was looking around and when I saw that you had 137k pins on your Food Recipes board, I had to investigate. I was disappointed because they all seem to be duplicates. Some are even duplicated 10, 15, 20 times! Maybe more but I quit looking. I'm confused. Why have so many duplicates of the same recipes?
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
Mary, thanks for the response. I hope you will follow me on Pinterest. The FoodRecipes board is not my board just one that I contribute to on occasion. I have never pinned anything of mine there more than once. If you see an icon that has a bunch of people in the right hand corner of the boards when looking at my board list, that means it is a group board with multiple contributors. The only reason I can think of for the multiple pins is that people see yummy recipes and pin them to that board not knowing that they were already pinned. That would be something for the moderator (which I am not) to deal with. When you follow my entire account, you do not follow any boards I am a contributor to so those pins would not be in your feed. The stuff I pin to the board would be visible to you and I maybe pin 3 a week to that board. Hope this clears things up. Let me know if you have any questions.
Jen says
These look great and easy to make!
Jen says
These look great and easy to make!
Cranberry Morning says
Looks easy and yummy! I'll have to keep that in mind next time the grandkids come to visit!