Coconut-Almond Lemon Bars Recipe
Coconut-Almond Lemon Bars Recipe is a tasty, twisted version of the traditional lemon bars. The combination of coconut, lemon, and almond is a perfect one.
Servings: 2 dozens
Calories: 1758kcal
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup blanched almond flour
- 1 grated lemon peel
- ¾ cup cold unsalted butter cubed
Filling:
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar original recipe requires 1 ½ cups
- ½ cup unsweetened flaked coconut
- ¼ cup lemon juice about 2 medium lemons
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar for dusting the bars
Instructions
Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
- Combine the flour, powder sugar, almond flour, and lemon peel. Add butter, and using a fork or a pastry tool, combine the flour and butter until the mixture is crumbly. (The same results can be obtained in a food processor by pulsing just until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.)
- Press the mixture into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish—Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.
Filling:
- In a large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, lemon juice, coconut, flour, lemon peel, and baking powder.
- Pour over the hot crust and bake again until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes.
- Cut into squares.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 1758kcal | Carbohydrates: 231g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 100g | Saturated Fat: 59g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 429mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 379mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 111g | Vitamin A: 2490IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 8mg
