No bake macadamia, lemon and coconut slice

A delicious, gluten free, no bake lemon slice created by Casey-Lee Lyons from Live Love Nourish. Passionate about helping others to live a healthier life, nutritionist, naturopath and recipe developer Casey-Lee Lyons shares nutrition tips and wholefood recipes that nourish from the inside out.

4 from 3 votes

Servings

Course Snack

Preference Gluten Free

Perfect for Healthy Snack

Skill level Easy

Ingredients

Base

1 cup almond meal
1 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup coconut oil melted
1/4 cup honey
2 lemons zest only
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup macadamias chopped
Pinch sea salt

Lemon Custard Icing

1 1/2 cup plant based milk
1 lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp custard powder
1 tbsp gelatin powder

Topping

Macadamia nuts chopped
Desiccated coconut
Lemon zest

Instructions

To make the base, in a mixing bowl combine almond meal, desiccated coconut with coconut oil, honey, zest, vanilla and sea salt. Mix to combine well.
Stir through macadamia nuts.
Press base firmly into a lined small square slice tin and place in refrigerator to set.
Meanwhile, make the lemon custard icing. In a small saucepan whisk together milk, lemon juice, zest, vanilla and honey. Sprinkle in custard powder and whisk to combine. Sprinkle over gelatin powder and allow to sit for 3 minutes to bloom.
Turn on heat low/medium. Whisk continuously until gelatin has dissolved and custard has thickened. Remove from heat.
Pour lemon custard over the base and sprinkle with chopped macadamia nuts, desiccated coconut and lemon zest. Place in fridge for 2 hours to set.
Once set, cut into bars. Store in fridge until ready to eat.

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