Key Lime Bars (Grain Free, Gluten Free)
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Course: Sweet Treats
 
Simple ingredients and easy to mix together. A light dessert that is not too tart and not too sweet. Just right after any meal.
Ingredients
  • Crust-
  • 3 cups blanched almond flour (I use Honeyville)
  • ⅓ cup coconut flour
  • 1 tsp. unflavored gelatin (I use Great Lake Kosher)
  • 1 ½ sticks organic unsalted butter (or ghee = 12 TBSP but this must be cold)
  • 2 TBSP organic maple syrup
  • 2 TBSP. organic coconut sugar
  • ½ tsp. fine ground pink Himalayan salt
  • 1 ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • Filling –
  • ¾ cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
  • 5 TBSP organic maple syrup
  • 6 large eggs
  • 5 tsp. arrowroot flour
  • ½ tsp. fine ground pink Himalayan salt
  • 7 TBSP heavy coconut cream (I use Trader Joe’s)
  • 3 TBSP melted coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Crust –
  2. Combine all ingredients into food processor and pulse until a dough is formed.
  3. Press dough into a parchment lined glass 9 x 13 baking dish.
  4. Bake for 13 minutes at 350°.
  5. Remove and set aside to prepare filling.
  6. Filling-
  7. Place all ingredients into food processor and pulse until well combined.
  8. Pour filling mixture onto prepared crust.
  9. Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until filling is set.
  10. Let cool and cut into squares.
  11. Refrigerate leftovers.
Recipe by WellStone Gardens at http://wellstonegardens.com/key-lime-bars-grain-free-gluten-free/