Lemon and Coconut Slice

Name: Lemon and Coconut Slice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 100g cold butter, cubed; 1 egg yolk; 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut; 3/4 cup caster sugar; zest of 2 lemons; juice of 2 lemons; 2 eggs; 75g butter, melted; 1 cup icing sugar; 2 tbsp lemon juice

A popular NZ slice with a shortbread base, lemon coconut filling and icing. Baking the shortbread base on its own first gives it enough structure to hold the wet coconut filling without turning soggy.

Total time

55 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

New Zealand

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cupplain flour

1/2 cupicing sugar

100gcold butter, cubed

1egg yolk

1 1/2 cupsdesiccated coconut

3/4 cupcaster sugar

zest of 2lemons

juice of 2lemons

2eggs

75gbutter, melted

1 cupicing sugar

2 tbsplemon juice

Instructions

Make base: mix flour and icing sugar, rub in butter, add egg yolk. Press into lined tin.

Bake base at 180°C for 15 minutes.

Mix coconut, caster sugar, lemon zest and juice, eggs and melted butter. Pour over base.

Bake 20 more minutes. Cool completely.

Mix icing sugar and lemon juice. Spread over. Slice when set.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1011

Protein

9.9g

Fat

59.4g

Carbs

116.8g

Fiber

6.7g

Sodium

56mg

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