Keto Coconut Lime Bars
Servings 12 people
Calories 256123123kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 1½ cups almond flour extra fine, blanched
- ½ cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- 1 pinch kosher salt
Filling
- ½ cup butter
- ⅔ cup erythritol
- ½ cup lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1 lime
- 6 egg yolks
- ¼ teaspoons xanthan gum
- 1 tablespoons gelatin unflavored
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F / 176 degrees C.
- Combine 6 tablespoons butter, 1½ cups almond flour, ½ cup shredded coconut, and 1 pinch kosher salt in a medium-sized bowl and mix well until a crumbly dough forms.6 tablespoons butter, 1½ cups almond flour, ½ cup shredded coconut, 1 pinch kosher salt
- Press firmly into an 8 x 8-inch baking pan. For best results line the pan with parchment or foil.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove and cool while you make the filling. (Don’t change oven setting.)
Filling
- Melt ½ cup butter in a small saucepan on low heat.½ cup butter
- Remove from heat and whisk in ⅔ cup erythritol, ½ cup lime juice, and zest from 1 lime until dissolved.⅔ cup erythritol, ½ cup lime juice, 1 lime
- Whisk in 6 egg yolks and return to the stove over low heat.6 egg yolks
- Cook over same low heat, whisking continually until it starts to thicken.
- Remove from the heat. Whisk in ¼ teaspoons xanthan gum and 1 tablespoons gelatin until dissolved and smooth.¼ teaspoons xanthan gum, 1 tablespoons gelatin
- Pour this filling over the crust and spread out evenly.
- Bake the bars at 350 degrees F / 176 degrees C for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool for 30 minutes.
- Cut into 2 x 2-inch squares.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Net carbs: 14g | Fat: 25g | Protein: 5g