Lime Coconut Triangles

Lime Coconut Triangles might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre repertoire. This recipe serves 18. For 21 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 167 calories, 2g of protein, and 6g of fat. 9 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. A mixture of lime juice, sugar, coconut, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 5%. This score is improvable. Try Chili-Lime Tortilla Triangles, Coconut Pudding Triangles, and Coconut Macadamia Nut Triangles for similar recipes.

Servings: 18

Preparation duration: 25 minutes

Cooking duration: 35 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup butter, melted

3/4 cup finely chopped flaked coconut, divided

Additional confectioners' sugar

1/3 cup confectioners' sugar

2 eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup lime juice

1-1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel

1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

1 cup sugar

Equipment:

bowl

baking pan

whisk

wire rack

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions In a small bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup coconut, confectioners' sugar and pecans. Stir in the butter. Press into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Stir in the sugar, lime juice, lime peel, baking powder and remaining coconut. Pour over crust. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioner's sugar. Cut into squares; cut in half to make triangles. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen. Originally published as Lime Coconut Triangles in Quick CookingJuly/August 2004, p44 Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup coconut, confectioners' sugar and pecans. Stir in the butter.

2. Press into a greased 8-in. square baking dish.

3. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Stir in the sugar, lime juice, lime peel, baking powder and remaining coconut.

4. Pour over crust.

5. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioner's sugar.

6. Cut into squares; cut in half to make triangles.


Nutrition Information:

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167k Calories
1g Protein
6g Total Fat
27g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
167k
8%

Fat
6g
9%

  Saturated Fat
3g
21%

Carbohydrates
27g
9%

  Sugar
21g
24%

Cholesterol
27mg
9%

Sodium
38mg
2%

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Protein
1g
3%

Manganese
0.16mg
8%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
5%

Folate
16µg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Iron
0.54mg
3%

Phosphorus
30mg
3%

Vitamin A
133IU
3%

Fiber
0.64g
3%

Copper
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin B3
0.45mg
2%

Zinc
0.22mg
1%

Vitamin C
1mg
1%

Vitamin B5
0.14mg
1%

Magnesium
5mg
1%

Vitamin E
0.19mg
1%

Potassium
42mg
1%

Vitamin D
0.16µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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