Zest up your life with these delicious coconut lemon bars. They are easy dessert bars that dress up any party.

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These tropical dessert bars are perfect any time of year. When the sun is out, these taste like lemonade and sunshine. When it’s cloudy or cold, these warm up your kitchen. No matter what the weather or season, it’s always a good time for coconut lemon bars.

Plus, they have the best texture! The coconut is delightfully crispy. Then, as your teeth sink into the bars, the cookie layer is soft and melts in your mouth. You are going to have people asking for this recipe, so make sure you save it to Pinterest.

How To Make Coconut Lemon Bars

These lemon bars are like a vacation for your taste buds. They are so fun and easy to make that you can invite your kids into the kitchen with you.

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Coconut Lemon Bar Ingredients

Putting a tropical twist to a family favourite - love how these Coconut Lemon Bars turned out! #lemonbars

Coconut Lemon Bar Tips

These lemon bars are gooey, sweet, and topped with a crispy crumble. It is the perfect balance of flavors and textures.

Lemon bars are a simple two-step process. I like to break it down by crust and lemon topping.

Use A Pastry Cutter For the Crust

Making the crust to these Coconut Lemon Bars is absolutely simple. All it takes is flour, sugar, butter and shredded coconut. It’s key to use a pastry cutter when combining the ingredients. It will help give you the perfect consistency.

A stack of coconut lemon bars on a kitchen counter.

Real Lemons For the Topping

The lemon topping is what gives these bars life. A delicious combination of sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and flour is all it takes to complete this family-favorite dessert.

Toast The Coconut

Toasted coconut has a richer flavor. As the coconut cooks, it releases a crystalized flavor that brings out a decadent side to the fresh recipe.

Cutting into a gooey dessert bar with a spoon.

Bars Will Be Soft

Before you overbake them, please understand they are supposed to be soft. These lemon bars are much softer than crispy sugar cookies. They are supposed to fall apart and melt in your mouth.

Serve With Ice Cream

I like to enjoy a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side! This dessert reminds me of summertime and beaches and all that fun stuff! This is the perfect dessert to serve at parties.

Store In The Refrigerator

If you happen to have any leftover coconut lemon bars, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh for 2-3 days.

Since these bars are so soft, they are not stackable. Instead, I suggest wrapping your baking dish in plastic wrap or using a lid (if it came with one).

Detail of toasted coconut on top of the bright yellow lemon squares.

This dessert really takes me back to my childhood. I’m thrilled to put my own special twist to it give the traditional bars a more tropical flair. I am so proud with how they turned out.

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