Lemon Coconut Bars

“SO GOOD!!! I love lemon and these are truly packed with lemon flavor. The coconut adds a nice touch, I really liked it in these bars. I used the lemon concentrate, it worked great. SO easy to make!! Done in about 35 minutes. I will keep this one in my tried and true file!! Thanks Mary!”

“This was so simple and quick to make and tasted delicious! I brought them to work to share and everybody thought they were as good as I did. Instead of lemon concentrate, I used the juice of four fresh lemons, and that worked fine.”

“My Husband is a Lemon and Coconut person and He said these were EXCELLENT!!! I am always looking for simple and easy recipes and this was great..It took me about 35 min. and did it while I was doing other things. Thank you !! Of course none to share…he will hide them unless I hide from him first…”

“These bars are very tasty. I love the addition of the coconut. I used real lemon juice and butter in my crust.”

“yummmmm 🙂 i had a massive craving for something like these and i couldnt wait to make them after i read the reviewss. i used real lemon juice of 1 and 1/2 lemons and the sourness of the lemon was perfectly balanced with the sugar in it!! i recommend putting in the fridge and then eating it cuz its much better. i had 2 pieces when it was still warm and it was good but even better when the base is crunchy! even my fussy lil sis liked them!”

“These should be called Lemon Pie Bars,they taste just like a lovely homemade lemon pie!My dad is a big fan of anything lemon so I made these for his upcoming birthday…or maybe I’ll just keep them for myself!They are so good!I think next time I will use a 7×11 or 8×8 pan to get thicker layers.Fantastic taste and simple to make!”

“I made with lime juice but otherwise followed the recipe exactly.Very nice, makes a big 9×13 pan too.A bit stickier than I had hoped for.Easy and quick to do. The coconut is a really nice touch.”

“Loved them!”

“i read through every lemon bar recipe on ‘zaar and chose this one solely based on a 2 star review it received with the comment that “the flavor was way too intense”.all of the other recipes i read had reviews that said “i wish it were more lemony” and, well, when life hands you lemons (and a tree full at that) i figured these would be the perfect balance for the rest of my too chocolately holiday baking (plus i liked that the coconut added some “snow” to my first green christmas ever).these were super simple to make, the only change i made* was to juice some lemons, and they turned out beautifully.with every taste i tried to decide if they were sweet or tart, so i’ve concluded they are the perfect balance of both.lovely texture and flavor in a pretty little bar.thank you for posting.* i wasnt sure if i was to use sweetened or unsweetened coconut but i chose unsweetened and think it was the right choice.sweetened would have shot the sweet/tart balance – a note for anyone looking for a sweeter bar ;)”

“So delicious!I love the way the coconut goes to the top and it tastes like there is lemon curd in the middle.Easy and impressive.Will make again – thank you :)”

“these were a big hit! nice lemon flavor – i made 2 batches and on the second added the juice of 1 fresh lemon, uped the pucker factor but went nicely with the sweetness of sugar/coconut. I also used a metal pan for baking. thanks for posting!”

“Very good.My alterrations were… I used butter instead of margarine.To make it less sweet, I used a heaping fourth of a cup powdered sugar instead of a half.I also used only 1 and 1/4 of a cup granulated sugar in place of the 1 and 1/2. I recommend this be served chilled.If possible, I also recommend this be baked in a metal pan, because I made mine in a glass pan and the crust did not brown like I’d hoped by the time the top was golden.I think a metal pan would help the crust brown.I did not have lemon juice concentrate, so I used the juice of four or five lemons… until I made a half cup, and added that in place of the concentrate.Was yummy, not too tart at all, even with my subtraction of sugar.”

“I loved the topping on this but other than that I found the flavor way too intense.”

“My family loves this version of the Lemon Coconut Bars. I lost my original recipe and am soooo glad to see it here. Thanks so much for posting.”

“My 10 year old son made these entirely on his own and they turned out great, which means that they MUST be easy to make.Two changes we made were: 1. We used lime juice rather than lemon and 2. We used a full cup of coconut on top.Perfect summer dessert.”

“This was my first time making lemon bars and I must say they turned out great.I brought them to my mother-in-laws for Easter and everyone loved them.I liked the fact that they are not too sweet.Thanks for posting.I didn’t make a single change.”

“I have been making lemon bars for years and adding coconut even if the recipe did not call for it, it was cool to find a recipe that already had it on the ingredient list! Thanks for a delicious recipe Mary!!”

“This is the very first time I made or tasted lemon bars. The lemon-coconut combination is really good. I halved the recipe and added a little vanilla to the lemon mixture as I wasa little afraid that the taste of the eggs may stand out. It turned out pretty good.”