Lemons are a wonderful ingredient to use in baking. There are so many delicious recipes that you can use those gorgeous yellow fruits. And if you were given a bag full of homegrown lemons it’s another good reason to jump into the kitchen and bake with this juicy fruit!
These Lemon Coconut Bars are a perfect partner of coconut and lemon on a soft biscuit base.
Lemon Coconut Bars
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A delectable little square of Lemon and Coconut
Author: Simone | Basil and Chook
Recipe type: Slice
Serves: 12 squares
Ingredients
- 1½ cups plain flour
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 150 gms butter
- 4 eggs
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced
- Line a 20 x 20 cm square pan with baking paper.
- Using a food processor, combine flour and icing sugar then process the butter until crumbly.
- Press into the bottom of the baking pan.
- Bake at 180°C/160°C fan forced for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take out of the oven.
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, lemon juice and baking powder until well mixed.
- Pour over base and sprinkle the coconut evenly over the top.
- Bake at 180°C/160°C fan forced for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled you can cut into bars.
Notes
This recipe was adapted from my baking addiction
A delectable little square of Lemon and Coconut to enjoy for afternoon tea with a cuppa or a coffee.
What do you like baking with lemons?
I adore lemon curd and would choose it over chocolate most days so these would make me very happy. Adding them to my list 🙂
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Mmm, lemon curd. I haven’t had that in ages. I hope you enjoy this recipe xx
These look divine. Im a big fan of lemons and have a tree full of them in the backyard. Ill be adding this to my repertoire. Cheers.
Thank you Elisha. We have a small lemon tree we planted this year. I think it will be a while before we get any lemons. Enjoy baking this recipe xx
These look lovely and lemony. I don’t cook with lemon a lot but will have to give these a try. They look delicious.
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Thank you Belinda xx
Oh I love tangy citrus desserts! I love cooking with lemon, and these look particularly amazing 🙂
Thank you Jess xx
Oh yummy! I love citrus and coconut. We have a lemon tree so these will be perfect. And great for the kids lunch boxes. 🙂
How long do they last? Although I am not sure I will have many left anyway 😉
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Thank you Claire. We have a lemon tree but it’s still very small. I look forward to when it will give us fruit. The bars last for about 4 days in an airtight container. I had one left for just under a week and the biscuit base was starting to go a bit too soft. I hope you enjoy baking these xx
Oh I adore lemon desserts! These bars look wonderful. Such a lovely idea to pair them with coconut. Yum!
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