Before I get into these delicious, chewy, sweet, aromatic Clementine Bars, allow me to tell you a bit about all that happened to get to them.
I should tell you that I have a Friends reference, or quote, for any situation in life.
I’m quoting myself, and a Friends’ character, from a few days ago: “You-you-you-you threw my sandwich away… MY SANDWICH?!?! MY SANDWICH!!!!!!”
Quick, quick – Who am I?!?
Ding Ding Ding! ROSS!
Someone, (it was the hubs) threw away my sandwich. MY SANDWICH! I was saving that for breakfast. Or maybe he ate it!! Which is even worse! That was MY sandwich!
Okay… breathe… I need to get over this. Seriously.
Let’s move on to the next quote.
How about this one: “Man, this is weird. You ever realize Captain Crunch’s eyebrows are on his hat?!” (LOL!!!)
That’s right! That was Joey!
Joey is not alone in this. I used to think the same thing. I still do. Couldn’t the artist make more room between the man’s hat and his brows. Like, maybe, adding a forehead?! Just a thought.
Are you thinking, “Could she BE any more obsessed with a TV show?” <—-said in Chandler’s voice. 😀
While it’s clear that I can quote just about every episode of Friends, I should also tell you that I can eat 9 Clementine Bars in the course of 2 days.
For the sake of transparency, I should also tell you that those 2 days didn’t equal to 48 hours. No, it happened in a little more over 12 hours. I ate them all because he threw away (or ATE) MY SANDWICH!!
HA! No Clementine Bars for you, Mister! …and-a-few-thousand-extra-calories-for-me. I didn’t realize that when I was eating them. It was all about revenge. I’m such a brat. I really need to get over this, quick.
Maybe I will forget about it if I turn my attention elsewhere. Like maybe if I write a note to Captain Crunch’s artist and finally ask him/her to give the poor man a forehead.
I suppose this is the part when I should tell you a bit about these bars, eh? Would you believe that I made them in the microwave? And that it took all of 11 minutes and 13 seconds? It’s true. You don’t have to make them in the microwave. I just thought it would be cool to let you know that you can. I was impressed. This beautiful, 85-year old lady at Church told me that she cooks everything in the microwave, so I decided to try it with these bars. It worked!
ENJOY!
Clementine Bars
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups ground graham crackers
- 6 tablespoons butter , melted
- 1/2 cup fresh clementine juice , 4 to 5 clementines
- 2 tablespoons clementine zest , divided
- 1 can (14-ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Powdered Sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Butter an 8x8-inch baking dish, and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the ground graham crackers, melted butter, and 1/2 of the clementine zest. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Press the mixture onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish and bake for 8 minutes. Set aside.
- In your mixer's bowl, beat together the clementine juice, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla.
- Pour on top of the crust and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set.
- Cool completely before serving.
- Garnish with powdered sugar and the remaining zest.
- Cut into squares and serve.
- Butter an 8x8-inch microwave safe baking dish, and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the ground graham crackers, melted butter, and 1/2 of the clementine zest. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Press the mixture onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish and set aside.
- In your mixer's bowl, beat together the clementine juice, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla.
- Pour on top of the crust and microwave for 10 to 12 minutes, or until set, on MEDIUM-HIGH (about 70%).
- Cool completely before serving.
- Garnish with powdered sugar and the remaining zest.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
