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Last week Mother Nature teased us Ohioans and gave us a short lived burst of spring weather. The temperatures hit the high fifties so, of course, I had to make something citrus. After browsing the web for a few minutes, I encountered a recipe that included not only citrus…but citrus and coconut. How can you go wrong with this combo?
I had all the ingredients in the pantry, so I headed into the kitchen and got to baking! This recipe is so easy, I utilized my food processor which made the crust come together in a matter of minutes. The end result was a lovely citrus flavored bar dessert with an amazing toasted coconut topping…seriously, these bars scream warm weather!
Unfortunately, that warm weather made the snow melt, thus making my backyard a swamp…and to ice the cake, the temps dipped back down to forties. I think I need a pair of these wellies, yep, wellies will make me feel better while dodging muddy puddles and geese in my backyard. If you’re as ready for warm weather and sunshine as I am, make these bars…they may help ya withstand the wait! Thanks for stopping by, have a scruptious day.
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Lemon Coconut Bars
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup cold butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup flaked coconut
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan with foil or parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in the butter until crumbly (I used my food processor and pulsed the ingredients until thoroughly combined).
3. Press into the bottom of a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, lemon juice and baking powder until well mixed. Pour over crust; sprinkle coconut evenly over the top.
5. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.
adapted from allrecipes
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Mine turned out quite nice.
Do these bars need to be refrigerated?
If you aren’t planning to finish them the same day you made them, I would refrigerate them due to the number of eggs in them. Hope this helps!
Jamie
Oh these look delish! What is confectioners sugar please? Icing sugar,or just normal granulated? Many thanks
Hello, Ann! Confectioners sugar is icing sugar. I hope you enjoy the dessert!
Hi,
You said ย ‘beat the eggs, sugar, lemon juice and baking powder until well mixed’, why baking powder in this mix ?ย
Hi, Catalina! The baking powder gives a little rise to the bars. I hope you enjoy them!
If you use parchemin, you dont have to spray. ย You spray only if no foil or parchemin, ย works good for me. ย :)