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These 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars are the easiest lemon bars you’ll ever make! All you need is a box of angel food cake and a can of lemon pie filling – sweet lemon flavor in a light and airy spongy cake-like texture lemon bar.

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Super Easy 2-Ingredient Lemon Bars Recipe

This 2-ingredient lemon bar recipe is unbelievably easy to make and so delicious with it’s sweet + tart lemon flavor! It’s an easy lemon dessert that is a mix between a fluffy and moist Lemon Cake and tart classic easy Lemon Bars.

These lemon cake bars only need 2 ingredients! Yes only 2. You will need a can of lemon pie filling and a box of angel food cake mix. That’s it! So super easy that anyone can make them, and you won’t believe the cake-like texture they achieve in the oven. Not dense like a traditional cake, but more soft & gooey like a classic lemon bar made with lemon curd.

Simple Ingredients Needed

Can of Lemon Pie Filling
Box of Angel Food Cake Mix : This is easily found nearby the other boxed cake mixes at the grocery store.

How To Make Easy Lemon Angel Food Cake Bars (Printable Recipe Card)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Set aside a 9×13 baking pan for later (no need to spray it with non-stick cooking spray, leave it ungreased).

In a large bowl, add the angel food cake mix (the dry mix, do not prepare) and the can of pie filling. Stir together until the it’s well mixed and throughly combined. The batter will start to look wet and fluffy.

Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20-24 minutes or until the cake is no longer giggly and the top starts to lightly golden brown.

Let the lemon bars cool inside the pan, on a cooling rack, for 1 hour before slicing and serving. Dust the lemon bars with powdered sugar, if desired, and serve at room temperature.

How To Store Two-Ingredient Lemon Bars

Room Temperature : You can store the bars in an airtight container, or cover the pan with a lid or plastic wrap, and leave them at room temperature for up to 3-4 days. I prefer storing them at room temperature so I always store leftovers this way.
Refrigerator : To store the bars in the fridge, place them inside an airtight container, or cover the dish with a lid or plastic wrap, and store for up to 5-6 days. Enjoy them chilled or bring them closer to room temperature before eating.
Freezer : These bars can also be frozen for up to 3 months. For the best outcome, wrap each bar individually in plastic wrap and then store the wrapped bars inside a freezer-safe container or freezer-safe Ziploc bag. Thaw the bars overnight in the fridge before serving. You may need to redust the bars with powdered sugar once they’re frozen and thawed.

Lemon bars on parchment paper with lemon slices next to it.

Texture and Flavor Notes

The taste of this treat is sweet and lemony, but without any tart lemon flavor. If you prefer that tartness then you could tray adding some fresh lemon zest into the lemon bar mixture. The texture is a soft and spongy texture similar to a light & airy cake.

Stack of lemon bars on a wooden cutting board.

Recipe Tips

This recipe has only been tested, several times, using the 2 ingredients listed; lemon pie filling + the angel food cake mix. It has not been tested using lemon pudding or lemon curd so I don’t recommend using them.
Keep an eye on the bars around the 19-20 minute mark. They can brown rather quickly and you want to make sure they don’t get too browned.
I used an ungreased USA Pan (my favorite brand found on Amazon) which has a silicone coating and is fairly nonstick on it’s own. Most angel food cake recipes say to not grease the pan, which is why the recipe calls for the pan not to be greased, but if you are using an older, well-used pan then you may want to spray just a little bit of cooking spray to help the bars come out.
I like to sprinkle a light dusting of a little powdered sugar over top the bars before serving. Traditional lemon bars have a powdered sugar dusting because it helps balance out the tart lemon flavor, these 2 ingredient lemon bars that use a box of angel food cake mix are much sweeter than lemon bars, so you may find that you don’t want the addition of more sugar. I like using it because it makes the bars pretty!

Stack of lemon bars with the top having a bite taken out of it.

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