Lime Custard Bars Recipe

1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup powered sugar
10 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
6 large egg yolks
2 - 14 ounce cans sweetened condensed milk or fat free sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons fresh lime zest, zest limes before you juice them.
1 cup fresh lime juice

Preheat your oven. Spread coconut on a baking sheet and toast for 4 to 6 minutes tossing every couple of minutes until coconut is golden brown. Be careful, the coconut will burn easily! Remove coconut from the oven and place on a plate to cool.

Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl, add 1/2 cup of the coconut. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. A food processor works great pulsing a few times. Spray the baking dish with cooking spray. Pat flour mixture evenly into your baking dish and bake 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks and condensed milk until thick. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the coconut, lime juice and most of the 2 tablespoons lime zest. Pour onto the crust, sprinkle with the remaining coconut and remaining lime zest. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until just hot. Cool Lime Custard Bars, then chill until ready to serve. Cut Lime Custard Bars into squares.