Lemon Curd Bars with Coconut recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 (10 ounce) jar lemon curd
⅔ cup flaked coconut
½ cup toasted and chopped almonds

Nutrition Info

121.5 calories
carbohydrate: 16 g
cholesterol: 17.5 mg
fat: 6.3 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 1.1 g
saturatedFat: 3.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 25.3 mg
sugar: 10.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter. Add the flour, sugar and baking soda. Mix until the mixture forms coarse crumbs

  3. Pat 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly.

  4. Spread the lemon curd over the baked layer. To the remaining 1/3 of crumb mixture add the coconut and the almonds. Sprinkle over the top of the lemon curd.

  5. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake bars for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Recipe Yield

40 squares

Recipe Note

This bar has the two crusts as requested, and has a strong tangy lemon taste, so much better than most of the lemon bar recipes out there due to the lemon curd and added coconut!

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