Coconut Lime Bars

These coconut lime bars start with a soft and buttery shortbread crust that’s then topped with a tangy, creamy lime filling and finished with a sprinkling of toasted coconut. They’re crunchy, creamy and perfect for satisfying that sweet tooth!

Prep Time25

Cook Time35

chill time2

Total Time3

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: coconut lime bars, coconut lime cheesecake bars, coocnut lime squares, lime coconut bar

Servings: people

Calories: 724kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the shortbread crust:

3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
8 tbsp salted butter cold, cut into cubes
3 tbsp water

For the lime cheesecake filing:

(2) 8 oz packages cream cheese softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 lime juice and zest
1 tbsp all-purpose flour

Sour cream drizzle:

1/2 cup sour cream
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 lime juice and zest

To garnish:

1 cup shredded sweetened coconut toasted

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
To the bowl of a food processor, add brown sugar, shredded coconut, four, baking powder and cubed cold butter. Pulse this until combined, then add the water and pulse again to form the crust.
Press the crust into a 9x13 baking pan and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
While the crust bakes, make the filling. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, lime juice, zest, and flour. Mix until smooth and creamy (a hand held or stand mixer helps here).
Pour the filling on top of the partially baked crust and bake for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, make the drizzle from sour cream, sugar, and lime juice plus the zest. This gets drizzled on top of the partially baked bars, then the bars are baked for another 10 minutes.
In the last 10 minutes of baking, add 1 cup of shredded sweetened coconut to a sheet pan and transfer to the oven for 10 minutes, stirring hallway through (this can burn quickly so keep an eye on it).
Remove the bars from the oven and let cool before transferring to the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours. Top with the toasted coconut before slicing into squares and serving!

Notes

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