Lemon Coconut Slice | Easy No-Bake Recipe
Lemon Coconut Slice | Easy No Bake Recipe
Not a fan of the super-sweet? This no-bake lemon slice is the perfect treat to keep your taste buds happy. Enjoy it by itself as a nutrition-packed snack, or smother your serve in a pile of ice cream.
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 400 g finely crushed Arnotts's Marie biscuits, or, for a gluten free slice, use 600 g finely crushed Arnott's Rice Cookies
- 2-3 zest lemons
- 4 scoops AdVital Powder, 100 g
- 2 cups desiccated coconut, 170 g
- 230 g butter, or, for a gluten free slice, use 200 g butter
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 395 g
Icing
- 4 tbsp lemon juice, 60 mL
- 1 can pure or gluten free icing sugar, 250 g
- 4 scoops AdVital Powder, 100 g
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut, 45 g
Instructions
Biscuit Base
- Line a 20cm x 30cmslice tray or shallow dish with baking paper.
- Finely crush the cookies with a rolling pin or food processor.
- Mix the lemon zest, AdVital Powder, and coconut with the cookie crumbs.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan with the condensed milk. Stir until butter melts, and make sure it doesn’t boil.
- Add the melted butter and condensed milk to the dry mix, and blend them together until they are mixed thoroughly.
- Press the resulting mixture evenly into the lined tray.
Icing
- Combine all ingredients, except the coconut, in a saucepan. Cook the ingredients over a low heat until the resulting mixture is smooth.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat, and spread the mixture evenly over the biscuit base.
- Sprinkle the slice with coconut.
- Refrigerate the slice for 45 minutes (or until it is firmly set).
- Cut up the slice and serve it.
Notes
Hints and Tips:
- Serve the slice with whipped cream (see our Scones with Jam & Cream recipe).
- Crumble the slice and sprinkle it over ice cream or sorbets, or use the crumbs as a cheesecake or pie base.
- This recipe is not recommended for a low FODMAP diet.
- If a low FODMAP diet is being followed, use the Monash University FODMAP Diet App to find suitable low FODMAP ingredient alternatives.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Coconut Slice | Easy No Bake Recipe
Serving Size
82.1 g
Amount per Serving
Energy
1650
kJ
21
%
Calories
394
% Daily Value*
Protein
8.4
g
17
%
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
16.5
g
103
%
Carbohydrates
35.2
g
12
%
Fiber
2.3
g
10
%
Sugar
20.2
g
22
%
Starch
14.9
g
Sodium
191
mg
8
%
Potassium
214
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 8000 kJ diet.
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Fortified Recipe,Sweet,Vegetarian
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