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Coconut Custard Bars

April 23, 2012 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 8 Comments

Sarah baked us some delicious Coconut Custard Bars this week. They consisted of a biscuit crust, with a delicious coconut custard filling, and topped with some shredded coconut.  She found the recipe over at the Technicolor Kitchen and adapted it slightly (leaving out the rum).
Crust:
1 1/3 cups (186g) all purpose flour
1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup (113g/1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and chopped into 1cm (½in) cubes
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons cold water
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling:
2 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
1 cup (240ml) unsweetened coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
pinch of salt
1 cup (100g) sweetened shredded coconut

Make the crust: preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Butter a 22cm (9in) square pan*.
Place flour, sugar, salt in the bowl of a food processor and process until blended. Scatter butter pieces over the flour mixture and process until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk, water and vanilla. With food processor running, add yolk mixture through the feed tube and process just until the dough begins to come together in large clumps. Scrape the dough into the prepared pan and, using your fingers, pat it evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake crust until golden, 20-25 minutes. Transfer the pan to wire rack and cool completely. Leave the oven on.
In medium bowl, whisk the eggs, egg yolk, and granulated sugar until blended. Slowly whisk in the coconut milk. Whisk in the vanilla, and flour and salt.
Sprinkle the coconut evenly over the cooled crust. Pour the filling through a fine sieve over the coconut, covering the crust completely. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until filling is set and the edges are golden brown. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Using sharp knife, cut into bars.


Store the bars in the fridge.

I am heading off on a sewing retreat this weekend so am about to head into the sewing room to cut out the fabric for a new quilt. Can’t wait to get sewing again!

Filed Under: Bars & Slices, Recipes Tagged With: coconut, custard

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Comments

  1. Patchwork and Play says

    April 23, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    Oh yummy! I wonder whether I can convince my husband to bake this for me? Tomorrow maybe? BTW My lovely book, which I won in your recent giveaway, arrived yesterday! Thank you..it is a great read!

    Reply
  2. Maddy says

    April 23, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    Yum Yum! I like the sound of this one could give it a try tomorrow.

    Reply
  3. rebekah @ justfordaisy says

    April 23, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Oh yum! Just reminded me I have to go bake cupcakes… must stop reading blogs! 🙂 These look delicious I will have to give it a try one day soon! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Christy says

    April 23, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    So lovely! It’s just the perfect dessert for the summer season we’re having right now. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Nutrição, Culinária e Tecidos says

    April 24, 2012 at 4:15 am

    Hello I am a nutritionist and I love everything related to cooking and sewing.
    The candy looks great.
    Congratulations on the blog, is tasteful and inspiring. He is on my list of favorite blogs.
    hugs
    Vanessa Oliveira

    Reply
  6. Stephanie says

    April 24, 2012 at 4:24 am

    Your photos are always so pretty.

    Reply
  7. my4lilgirls says

    April 24, 2012 at 10:29 am

    Oh lordy these look amazing, my husband loves anything coconut so I will def give these a go
    Karen x

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    June 30, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    Baking these bars as we speak…..they look luscious! more to come

    Reply

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