Lemon Coconut Bars – Ranch Malibu

This healthy version of Lemon Coconut Bars is loaded in Vitamin C to boost your immune system, promote glowing skin, and improve digestion and gut health. It also offers a boost to your brain and heart.

The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu assists guests in re-calibrating their mind, body and spirit through an intensive week long endurance, wellness and nutrition program. Located three miles above the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Monica Mountains, the 15-cottage retreat is beautifully situated on a large working ranch.    The open-air kitchen at The Ranch makes meal time a communal experience. Guests are encouraged to join the Chef during his weekly cooking class to learn the basic techniques and skills required to create a healthy plate.  These lessons are reinforced when guests return home with regular communication from The Ranch, including seasonal recipes and tips for maintaining results, like this sweet treat.

Lemon Coconut Bar Recipe

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes

Chilling Time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: Coconut, Lemon, Ranch Malibu

Servings: 12 Servings

Calories: 193kcal

Courtesy Of: The Ranch Malibu

This healthy dessert is loaded in Vitamin C to boost your immune system, promote glowing skin, and improve digestion and gut health. It also offers a boost to your brain and heart.

Equipment

• 1 Food Processor
• 1 Baking Dish - Glass

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup walnuts
• ▢ 1-1/2 cup dates pitted
• ▢ 1 Tbsp vanilla powder or extract
• ▢ 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• ▢ 2 Tbsp lemon zest plus
• ▢ 1 Tbsp lemon zest for garnish
• ▢ 1-1/4 cups shredded coconut for the bars for the bars
• ▢ 1/2 cup shredded coconut for garnish for garnish
• ▢ 3/4 tsp sea salt

Instructions

• Place the walnuts in a food processor and process to make nut flour.
  1 cup walnuts
• To the same mixing container add the dates, vanilla, lemon juice, and 2 Tbsp of the lemon zest.
  1-1/2 cup dates, 1 Tbsp vanilla powder or extract, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 Tbsp lemon zest
• Process nut flour and these ingredients until mixed well and set aside.
  1-1/4 cups shredded coconut for the bars, 1 cup walnuts
• Place 1-1/4 cups of the shredded coconut and the sea salt into a separate large bowl and mix.
  1 cup walnuts, 3/4 tsp sea salt
• Add the mixture from the food processor to the bowl of coconut and mix so that all of the ingredients are combined into a dough
  1-1/4 cups shredded coconut for the bars
• Line an 8- inch square glass baking dish with parchment paper.
• Place the dough in the pan and spread out evenly.
• Sprinkle the remaining coconut and lemon zest on top.
  1 Tbsp lemon zest, 1/2 cup shredded coconut for garnish
• Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to set.
• Cut and plate!
  

Spa Index Kitchen Notes

One pan should be cut into 12 portions

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 bar | Calories: 193 kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 18.54 g (6%) | Protein: 2.46 g (5%) | Fat: 13.58 g (21%) | Sodium: 151 mg (7%) | Potassium: 234 mg (7%) | Fiber: 4.2 g (18%) | Sugar: 13.12 g (15%) | Vitamin A: 3 IU | Vitamin C: 2.3 mg (3%) | Calcium: 18 mg (2%) | Iron: 0.86 mg (5%)