Lemon Curd Bars with Coconut

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Description

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!

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

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter. Add the flour
  3. sugar and baking soda. Mix until the mixture forms coarse crumbs
  4. Pat 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of one 9×13 inch baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly.
  5. 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.
  6. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake bars for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Servings: 40

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