Lemon bars with a shortbread crust, thick lemon curd and a slightly browned top layer! So delicious and perfect for this spring season! I added shredded coconut inside the filling and one top as well!
Course Baking, Dessert
Keyword lemon bars
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 18servings
Author winnie liong
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
1cupcoconut oil
2cups GF all-purpose flour
1/2cupcoconut sugar
Lemon Layer
4eggs
1 1/2cupscoconut sugar
1/4cupGF all-purpose flour
2largelemons, juicedabout 1/2 cup
zest of 1 lemonvery finely chopped
1/2cupshredded coconut
powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
Preheat oven 350F. prepare 9 x 13 baking pan with oil spray.
In a medium bowl mix together coconut oil, flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of baking pan.
Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden and firm, then remove from oven.
In another medium bowl, whisk together eggs and lemon juice. Add in 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup flour, lemon zest and 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Pour over the baked crust and bake for another 20 minutes in the pan.
Allow bars to cool for about 15 minutes before cutting into squares. They will firm up as they cool!