Lemon Coconut Squares Recipe

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Lemon Coconut Squares
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
1481
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups coconut
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup butter

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven at 350°F.
  2. Mix together dry ingredients.
  3. Cut butter in until the butter is completely incorporated into the dry ingredients.
  4. Press half the crumb mixture into a 9 x 13 well greased pan.
  5. Pour lemon filling ( commercial or homw made ) over the bottom crumbs.
  6. Gently sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the lemon filling.
  7. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until light golden brown.
  8. Cool completely in pan before cutting into squares
  9. Lemon filling.
  10. 1/3 cup corn starch.
  11. 1/3 cup cake flour.
  12. Pinch of salt.
  13. 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
  14. 5 egg yolks, slightly beaten.
  15. Zest of 2 large lemons.
  16. Juice of 2 large lemons.
  17. 2 cups water.
  18. 2 tablespoons of butter.
  19. In a medium sauce pan, combine corn starch, cake flour, sugar and salt. Pour in water and stir constantly over medium low heat until mixture comes to a slow boil. Remove the pan from the heat and reduce heat to low. Pour about a cup of this mixture onto the slightly beaten egg yolks while whiosking constantly. Pour the egg mixture back into the other mixture, whisking constantly. Return to the stove and cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring constnatly. remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and lemon rind. Whisk in butter, one tablespoon at a time.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1480.58 Kcal (6199 kJ)
Calories from fat 894.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 99.4g 153%
Cholesterol 162.68mg 54%
Sodium 2277.43mg 95%
Potassium 572.56mg 12%
Total Carbs 138.16g 46%
Sugars 32.6g 130%
Dietary Fiber 15.87g 63%
Protein 14.98g 30%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 25%
Iron 7.5mg 42%
Calcium 393.1mg 39%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 464.88 Kcal (1946 kJ)
Calories from fat 280.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.21g 153%
Cholesterol 51.08mg 54%
Sodium 715.09mg 95%
Potassium 179.78mg 12%
Total Carbs 43.38g 46%
Sugars 10.24g 130%
Dietary Fiber 4.98g 63%
Protein 4.7g 30%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 25%
Iron 2.4mg 42%
Calcium 123.4mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 37.1
    Points
  • 41
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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