coconut lemon bars

This was an amazing combination of two of my favorite ingredients... lemon and coconut. The bottom is made from shredded coconut that turns into a sort of crust. The recipe overall is super simple

recipe follows 

Ingredients

For the base:

5 tbsp coco oil

3 tbsp maple syrup

2 cups shredded coconut

teeny less than 1 cup almond flour

pinch of salt

2 egg whites (save the yolks for the filling)

filling:

3 eggs plus those two egg yolks

6 tbsp maple syrup

1/3 cup lemon juice

1/3 cup almond flour

pre heat oven to 350

melt the coco oil on the stove top, add the shredded coconut, almond flour, salt and maple syrup and stir until all is combined 

remove from heat and stir in the 2 egg whites until the mixture is sticky

line a 8 X 8 baking dish

pour in the mixture and press it down with your fingers to form the base 

place in the oven 11 minutes 

Mean while make the filling 

In a stand up mixer beat all the eggs together until a frothy mixture is formed 

add the rest of the ingredients and mix until all is combined 

pour over the crust 

place back in the oven for about 17 minutes 

let the bars cool for 20 before eating so it can set

voila!