Keto Lemon Bars – Summer Lemonopita version

Keto Lemon Bars will bring to you the best of our two most popular lemon infused recipes! Summer is almost here and in Greece, the season of refreshment already started.

For this specific recipe, our famous Keto lemon bread served as the inspiration. Furthermore, we topped it with something similar to our Keto Lemon ice cream and created tastiest Keto Lemon Bars with less than 2g net carbs! Almost unbelievable, but true Keto Lemon pleasure!

Lemon, the safe fruit on Keto

It was so inspiring to write about lemon in our Keto Lemon bread or our Keto lemon ice-cream recipes. You have to have in mind that lemon juice contains fewer carbs than lemon pulp. This is why you’ll be safe with the amount of lemon juice we used in this recipe. Also, we used quite a large pan which allowed us to cut 30 perfectly sized bars.

Since repetition is the mother of learning, let’s talk about Lemon benefits once again!

Lemon is a natural remedy

Lemon is tart in flavour but it can be utilised on so many different ways. It’s one of the sour fruits, very low in sugar and it can prevent diseases such as laryngitis, bronchitis, flu, and the common cold. It can also help arthritis, high blood pressure, bacterial infections, and kidney stones. Some articles about its anticancer properties emerged lately. I would recommend reading this scientific overview for more details on the lemon. We are using it in savoury and sweet dishes, and we even love our Avgolemono soup!

The reasons you should keep using lemon on Keto

• It is a natural antiseptic and antioxidant.
• Prevents flu, colds and many types of infections.
• Helps with gastric disorders.
• It’s a great remedy against greasy hair.
• Lemon water helps digestion because its composition is similar to gastric acid.
• It encourages the formation of enzymes in the liver.
• Lemon water normalizes bowel operation and makes it easier to empty them.
• It prevents gingivitis and stomatitis.
• It regulates the blood pressure and increases the level of (HDL) cholesterol.
• Alkalizes the organism.
• Lemon water dilutes uric acid and thus helps with arthritis and gout.
• Helps eliminate excess mucus from the body.
• Prevents cramps and muscle pain.
• Regulates the work of metabolism.
• Protects against stress and depression.
• Reduces the risk of stroke.
• Prevents the formation of kidney and gallbladder stones.
• Protects against osteoporosis.
• Helps in weight loss.

What makes Keto dessert good for you?

Is it the power of macros? Can be, but not only macros! There are numerous “Keto recipes” published online and in various cookbooks which include more than 9 or 12 grammes of net carbs. Is this really Keto?

We have to react here! If a dessert has more than 4g of net carbs, it really should not be labelled as Keto! Of course, you can have a piece of such dessert, but there is a chance you’ll be kicked out of Ketosis due to carb content in the rest of your meals.

We have to remember the point of Keto dessert. It needs to be an occasional treat or a small helper at the end of your Keto meal. At the same time, a Keto dessert has to have other functional purposes. For example, many Ketonians struggle with intaking enough of good fats, and sometimes they also don’t have enough protein. A slice of Keto dessert is really Keto only if it contains:

1. Less than 4g net carbs
2. A high percentage of good fats
3. Organic and nutrient dense ingredients
4. Not too much sweetener (even if it’s Keto friendly and natural)

Ease of Keto Lemon bars preparation

Before you scroll down to the recipe, watch our simple video tutorial. As you can see, it’s as easy as it can be! Just follow the steps and you’ll succeed without any doubt!