Coconut Key Lime Squares Recipes

COCONUT-KEY LIME SQUARES

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom and 2 sides of pan with parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang; lightly butter the parchment.
• Combine flour, brown sugar, and salt in a food processor, and pulse a few times to combine. Add butter, and pulse until largest pieces are the size of peas. Add coconut and white chocolate, and pulse a few more times, just until mixture holds together. Transfer mixture to pan, and pack down firmly with the bottom of a measuring cup. Bake until crust is deep golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and reduce heat to 300 degrees.
• Filling: Whisk together eggs and granulated sugar in a bowl, then whisk in flour. Gently stir in lime juice (do not whisk or stir vigorously or batter will become foamy).
• Pour filling over hot crust, and bake until filling is set, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Run the tip of a knife along the 2 sides of the pan not lined with parchment, then remove from pan by lifting with parchment overhang. Transfer to a cutting board, dust with confectioners' sugar, and cut into 1-inch squares.

COCONUT KEY LIME THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• For lime curd, in a small saucepan, whisk cornstarch and lime juice until smooth. Whisk in sugar and egg yolks; cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Transfer to a bowl; cool slightly. Press plastic wrap onto surface of curd; refrigerate until cold., Preheat oven to 400°. Cream butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat in flour., In a small bowl, whisk together egg whites and water. Place coconut in a separate bowl. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls. Dip in egg whites, then roll in coconut, coating well. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the handle of a wooden spoon., Bake until edges are golden brown, 12-14 minutes. Reshape indentations as needed. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., To serve, fill each cookie with about 1-1/2 teaspoons curd. In a microwave, melt white chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate leftover filled cookies.

KEY LIME COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread coconut on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, tossing every 2 minutes to ensure even browning. Remove from oven; transfer to a plate to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar, and add half the toasted coconut. Using 2 knives or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour-coconut mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Pat mixture into a 9-by-13-inch pan, and bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, beat together egg yolks and condensed milk with a whisk until thick. Gradually beat in lime zest and juice. Pour into cooled crust, sprinkle with remaining toasted coconut, and bake until just hot, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely, then chill until ready to serve. Cut into six 2 1/3-inch rows; cut rows on a diagonal to form diamonds. Before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, and garnish with lime zest, if desired.

KETO COCONUT LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Combine almond flour, sweetener, coconut flour, lime zest, and salt in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly. Cut in butter with a fork until combined and no lumps remain. Press crust mixture down into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk lime juice, coconut milk, sweetener, butter, and zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix until sweetener is dissolved; do not let boil. Add beaten eggs slowly, a little at a time, whisking constantly until mixture is foamy and airy and starts to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove filling mixture from heat and spread evenly over the crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set in the middle, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Toast shredded coconut in a small skillet over medium heat until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle coconut and lime zest topping over the bars. Let cool and refrigerate completely before cutting into bars.

COCONUT LIME SQUARES

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• In a bowl blend together with fingertips flour, butter, coconut, confectioners' sugar, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. Pat mixture into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
• Make custard:
• In a bowl whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until combined well and stir in flour, lime juice, and zest.
• Pour mixture over crust and bake in middle of oven 20 minutes. Top custard with coconut and bake 5 to 10 minutes more, or until just set. Cool confection in pan on a rack and chill 1 hour.

COCONUT - LIME SQUARES

Steps:

• For crust: Preheat oven to 325F.
• Butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Blend together with fingertips flour, butter, coconut, confectioners’ sugar and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Pat mixture into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300F.
• Make filling: Whisk together eggs and sugar until combined well and stir in flour, lime juice and zest.
• Pour filling mixture over crust and bake in middle of oven for 20 minutes.
• Top custard with coconut garnish and bake 5-10 minutes longer, or until just set.
• Cool on rack and chill 1 hour.
• Cut into 16, 2-inch squares.

KEY LIME COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper, overlapping 2 sides for easy removal.
• Combine coconut, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla in medium bowl. Mix well. Press 2 cups mixture into prepared pan. Reserve remaining 1 cup mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, until edges are lightly golden.
• While the crust bakes, whisk remaining sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and eggs in medium bowl. Pour over hot crust. Sprinkle reserved crust mixture over filling. Return to oven for 18-20 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.