Try these keto-friendly coconut bars, sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Toasted coconut blankets a tangy lime filling thickened with coconut milk and baked over an almond flour crust.
Preparation Time
25 mins
Cooking Time
25 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Calories
160 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Step 2
Make the crust: Mix almond flour, sweetener, coconut flour, lime zest, and salt in a large bowl together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Cut in butter with a fork until combined and no lumps remain. Press crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven; keep the oven on.
Step 4
Make the filling: Whisk lime juice, coconut milk, sweetener, melted butter, and lime zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix until sweetener is dissolved; do not let boil. Gradually add beaten eggs, whisking constantly, until mixture is foamy and airy and starts to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove filling from the heat and spread evenly over the crust.
Step 5
Return to the oven and bake until filling is set in the middle, 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 6
While the bars are baking, make the topping: Toast shredded coconut in a small skillet over medium heat until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and toss in lime zest.
Step 7
Remove bars from the oven and sprinkle topping over the surface. Let cool for 15 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator until chilled, about 2 hours.
Step 8
Cut into 12 bars.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter, melted
3 tablespoons butter, softened
5 large eggs, beaten
1 cup lime juice
1 teaspoon lime zest
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup finely ground almond flour
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.5 cup coconut milk
0.25 cup low-calorie natural sweetener (such as Swerve®)
0.5 cup low-calorie natural powdered sweetener (such as Swerve®)
