Best Lemon Brownies Recipe (With Lemony Glaze)
Best Lemon Brownies are soft, sweet, and bursting with fresh lemon flavor, made with lemon cake and pudding mix, topped with a tangy lemon glaze for a bright, refreshing dessert.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Total Time: 36 minutes
- Yield: 9 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
3.4 ounces lemon instant pudding mix
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice (add more if needed)
Lemon zest for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray.
- Combine cake mix, pudding mix, lemon juice, eggs, and lemon zest with a mixer until smooth.
- Pour batter evenly into pan and spread with spatula.
- Bake 22-24 minutes until toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
- Cool 10 minutes in pan, then lift out with parchment and cool completely on a rack.
- For glaze, whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth, thinning as needed.
- Slice brownies, drizzle glaze, and sprinkle lemon zest if desired.
Notes
Use gluten-free cake mix for gluten-free brownies.
Fold fresh berries into batter for added flavor.
Add lemon extract for extra citrus punch.
Substitute lime juice and zest for lime brownies.
Add cream cheese swirl for richness.
Store airtight at room temp up to 3 days.
Freeze wrapped for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
