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Coconut bar: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Benjwong — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Snacks & baking

Coconut bar

A soft, sweet little bar flavoured with shredded coconut, often served as an afternoon snack or with tea. It cuts into golden squares with a lightly crackled top.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

376 kcal per serving

Protein
5.9 g
Carbohydrates
30.9 g
of which sugars
18 g
Fat
24.4 g
Fiber
3.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 170 °C and grease a 20 cm square tin, lining it with baking paper.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and creamy, then add the eggs one at a time.
  3. Fold in the flour, baking powder, salt and desiccated coconut, alternating with the milk and vanilla.
  4. Pour the batter into the tin and smooth the top.
  5. Scatter the topping of desiccated coconut over it and dust with icing sugar.
  6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  7. Let it cool completely before cutting into bars.

Variations and tips

Chocolate version. Add 30 g of unsweetened cocoa to the flour and scatter chocolate chips over the batter.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.