Lemon Brownies With Lemon Zest Glaze
These lemon brownies with lemon zest glaze are the brownie of the summer! They are zesty, sweet, dense and refreshing!
Ingredients
- 10 tbsp melted butter, unsalted
- 1¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1/4 cup buttermilk *see note if you don't have buttermilk, or want to simply make your own!
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1½ tsp lemon zest + more for garnish
- 1/2 tsp real lemon extract
For The Lemon Zest Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- lemon zest for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Spray an 8x8 baking pan with non stick spray or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In bowl of a stand mixer, or hand held mixer, mix together the melted butter and granulated sugar.
- Add in eggs and buttermilk. Mix and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix until flour is incorporated.
- Stir in lemon juice, extract and lemon zest.
- Pour batter in baking pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Make glaze by mixing confectioners sugar and lemon juice together.
- When brownies are completely cooled, pour glaze over and spread evenly. Sprinkle with lemon zest.
- Let the glaze harden before cutting into squares.
- I kept mine in an air tight container in fridge for a nice cool treat. But you can keep them out of fridge. If its hot out, I suggest you keep them in fridge so they don't get too sticky and messy.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*To make your own buttermilk, mix 1/4 cup of milk or half and half with 3/4 teaspoons of white vinegar. Let sit for 5 minutes to curdle and there you have it! Homemade buttermilk.
Recipe inspiration: https://divascancook.com/chewy-glazed-lemon-brownies-recipe/