Coconut Lime Bars

July 18, 2013Katie

I love anything with coconut and lime in it, from curries, to drinks…name it!

I decided to kick up my lemon bar recipe with something different. Here’s how it goes.


Measure one and three-fourths cup of flour, and two-thirds cup of powdered sugar into a bowl. Give it a good whisk.

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Add one cup of butter and cut it in with a pastry cutter.

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Decide that’s too much of a pain-in-your-rear and put it in your food processor.
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Add in 1/4 cup of pecans. *Kitchen gadget alert! I love this little thing.

grinderMy mom had one when I was growing up and I finally found this at a garage sale around the corner and was thrilled!

Toss in your nuts and also 1/4 cup of sweetened shredded coconut.

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Again, give it a quick whisk.

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Press this mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan.

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I had to leave 4 inches or so with no nuts and coconut for my finicky oldest child. The things we moms do!

Cuz we love them!

Bake in a 350º oven for 20 minutes or until the edges are browning.

While your crust is baking, mix together 1 1/2 cup regular sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1 t. baking powder.

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Whisk a bit to mix well.

Crack 4 eggs in a separate bowl, and then take your 1/4 cup measuring cup and squeeze it full of fresh lime juice. It took me about 4 medium limes to get 1/4 cup.

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Pour it into your whisked egg bowl and stir well.

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Pour your egg/lime mixture into your dry ingredients. Whisk it up real well.

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Just for kicks, I added 1 tiny drop of green food coloring. I wanted people to know this was lime, not lemon!

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Remove your crust from the oven.

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Carefully pour your lime mixture over your browned crust. It’s okay if the crust is still warm.

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Put your pan into your 350º oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Remove and let cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.

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Garnish with toasted coconut and if you’re feeling realy spunky, a pretty lime curl.

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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!

 

…and please come join as as we do our P90X work-out DVD to wear these off our hineys!

Coconut Lime Bars
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1¾ c. flour
  • ⅔ c. powdered sugar
  • 1 c. butter
  • ¼ c. pecans
  • ¼ c. shredded coconut
  • 1½ c. sugar
  • ¼ c. flour
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • ¼ c. freshly squeezed lime juice
Instructions
FOR THE CRUST:
  1. Put flour and sugar into food processor and pulse 3 times
  2. Add butter and pulse just until coarse crumbs form
  3. Add in pecans and coconut, pulse 5 times
  4. Press into sprayed 9 x 13 pan.
  5. Bake crust for 20 minutes or until edges are browning
FOR THE FILLING:
  1. Mix together sugar, flour and baking powder. Whisk together.
  2. Crack eggs into separate bowl.Whisk.
  3. Squeeze limes into ¼ cup measuring cup until it is full (takes abot 4 limes).
  4. Pour lime juice into eggs and mix well.
  5. Pour into sugar/flour mixture
  6. Pour filling over crust.
  7. Bake 20-25 minutes.
  8. Cool completely
  9. Using fine sieve, dust top with powdered sugar
  10. Sprinkle with toasted coconut (optional)
  11. Sprinkle with zested lime (optionaL)

 

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