Lemon Brownies
Made with fresh lemon, white chocolate, and a hint of vanilla, these easy lemon brownies are the perfect dessert for lemon and chocolate lovers!

- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 9 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 170 g White chocolate (use high quality chocolate eg. Callebaut or Lindt)
- 150 g Unsalted butter
- 200 g Granulated sugar
- Zest of 1 large organic lemon
- 3 Eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 250 g All purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 3 tablespoons Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 120 g Powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1
Make the lemon brownies
- 2
Pre-heat oven to 175 C / 347 F ( no fan).
- 3
Using a 7-inch /18 cm square brownie pan, brush the inside of the cake pan with a tiny bit of oil then use parchment paper on the bottom and side. Set it aside.
- 4
Rub the lemon zest together with the granulated sugar.
- 5
Melt the butter and white chocolate in a bowl over simmering water over low-medium heat.
- 6
In another bowl, whip together the eggs with lemon sugar with the help of an electric hand mixer until pale, for about 5-7 minutes.
- 7
Pour the melted butter and chocolate mixture into the egg-sugar mixture, and whisk just until combined. Then, mix in the vanilla, followed by the freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- 8
Sift in the flour and salt and fold the mixture together with a Rubber spatula. Do not overmix.
- 9
Pour the lemon brownie batter into the prepared brownie pan.
- 10
Smooth the top with an offset spatula and bake for 25-30 minutes. The brownie is ready when the edge looks baked and the middle looks slightly gooey but not raw. Do not overbake! The brownie will set further as it cools.
- 11
Let the brownie cool in the pan before glazing.
- 12
Make the lemon glaze
- 13
Mix sifted powdered sugar with freshly squeezed lemon juice. To make the glaze thicker, add more powdered sugar, to make the glaze thinner, add more lemon juice.
- 14
Pour the glaze over the cooled brownies, let it set for a few minutes, then serve.
- 15
Store at room temperature or in the fridge for 2-3 days.