Recipe: Tasty Coconut Lemon Bars

Coconut Lemon Bars. The bars start with a shortbread crust. It's thick and speckled with toasted coconut and lemon zest. It's the absolute best crust to pair with the creamy lemon filling.

Real Simple has a very similar recipe (Coconut Lime-Curd Bars) that I adore, but I wanted to find a new lemon-specific one to make use of the abundant Meyer. The Coconut Lemon Bars look gorgeous and impressive and they taste even better. I made these bars three times already and will definitely make them many times more. You can cook Coconut Lemon Bars using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Coconut Lemon Bars

1. You need 6 inch of baked tart crust (can use graham cracker crumbs + butter).
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
3. You need 3 tbsp of cornstarch.
4. It's pinch of salt.
5. It's 2 of eggs.
6. It's 1/2 cup of lemon juice (2-3 lemons).
7. It's 2 tsp of grated lemon zest (from the 2-3 lemons).
8. Prepare of Optional: lemon slices, powdered sugar, (toasted) coconut flakes for garnish.

Tips for making Coconut Lemon Bars. The second time I made the recipe I made a few tiny changes. This recipe for Low-Carb Coconut Lemon Bars makes easy, tangy treats. These bars boast a gluten-free cookie crust, sweet-tart lemon custard, and a toasted coconut topping.

Coconut Lemon Bars instructions

1. Bake the crust. Take out from oven..
2. Pre-heat oven to 350°F..
3. In a medium/large bowl, mix together sugar, cornstarch, and salt..
4. Add eggs and whisk until well blended into mixture..
5. Add lemon and lemon zest. Whisk together..
6. Pour lemon filling over baked crust..
7. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 mins, or until edges turn golden..
8. Let cool and the filling will become more solid. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve..

These treats are refined sugar-free and can be part of a low-carb, keto, diabetic, Atkins, grain-free or Banting diet. These Coconut Lemon Bars deliver on the fresh flavors we're all craving this time of year. Light and bright with the perfect sweet-tart pucker, our Coconut Lemon Bars add a tropical flair to the traditional lemon bar recipe. Are you a lemon lover like me? Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, baking powder & lemon juice.