Creamy Lime Coconut Bars Recipes

LIME COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the coconut on a rimmed baking sheet and toast it for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring every 3 to 4 minutes until it is a light golden brown. Cool completely.
• Use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add both extracts; then with the mixer on low, add the salt, flour, and toasted coconut. Finish mixing by hand, stirring with a spatula and scraping down the bottom and sides of the bowl well.
• Line a 9 × 13-inch pan with foil so that it extends up the sides and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Scrape the dough into the pan and press it into an even layer.
• Bake the crust for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 F, until it's golden brown on top. While the crust is baking, prepare the filling so it's ready to go as soon as the crust is done.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, lime juice, sugar, and lime zest. Sift the flour on top of the egg mixture and whisk it in as well. Add a drop of green food coloring, if you want to use it, and whisk it in. Add a few more, if necessary, until you get a light green color you like. Go slowly-it is easy to add more coloring, but impossible to remove it if you accidentally add too much.
• When the crust is done baking, slide the rack partway out of the oven. Pour the filling over the hot crust and slide it back into the oven. Reduce the temperature to 325 F and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. The bars are done when the center barely jiggles when you tap the pan.
• Once done, remove the pan from the oven and let it cool until it reaches room temperature. After the bars are at room temperature, refrigerate them until completely cold. To cut, remove the bars from the pan using the foil as handles and cut into small squares using a large sharp chef's knife. Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar before serving. Store lime coconut Bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

CREAMY CASHEW LIME BARS (OR PIE)

Steps:

• Combine walnuts, coconut sugar, 2 tablespoons coconut oil, and 1 tablespoon honey in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until fine, moist crumbs form, about 3 minutes. Press the crust mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Place cashews, lime juice, 1/2 cup honey, 5 tablespoons coconut oil, 1 tablespoon lime zest, and salt in a blender. Blend together until very smooth, about 4 minutes. Pour filling mixture over prepared crust.
• Refrigerate until set, at least 20 minutes. Top with 1/2 teaspoon lime zest before serving.

DREAMY CREAMY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 350 F, line 12×8 inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• Beat the egg whites on maximum speed, gradually add sugar and continue mixing until the stiff picks form.
• Reduce the speed on low and mix in flour.
• Gently stir in finely shredded coconut, transfer to a prepared pan, smooth with spatula and place in the oven.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, until it's light golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes in the pan, than transfer to a plate and let it cool completely.
• Place oil and chopped chocolate in a small sauce pan and melt chocolate on low heat, stirring occasionaly. Let it cool a few minutes, then spread over the crust and leave in a fridge to set.
• Mix egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow, add milk and corn starch and mix on low speed, transfer to a sauce pan and cook on medium heat stirring constantly until it's thicken, stir in vanilla and set aside to cool completely ( cover with plastic wrap to avoid forming a crust on a surface).
• Beat the butter separately until it's light fluffy, then combine with the cooled filling and spread over the chocolate layer. Set in a fridge while mixing heavy whipping cream.
• Mix heavy whipping cream, gradually add powdered sugar and continue mixing until it's thicken, stir in vanilla and spread over the yellow layer.
• Sprinkled with toasted coconut and store in a fridge.

CREAMY LIME COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine lime juice, condensed milk, zest, and food coloring in a bowl and set aside. The mixture will slightly thicken.
• In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, and nuts; cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pat evenly into an ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Pour filling mixture over hot, partially baked crust. Sprinkle with coconut.
• Place back in the oven for 15-17 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely. Cover and refrigerate before serving.