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Coconut-Lemon Bars

These healthy, gluten-free lemon coconut bars are the perfect mix of sweet and tangy with a surprise of coconut in the crust.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Coconut-Lemon Bars

Why it works: Coconut and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Coconut-Lemon Bars

Serves 24
Prep15 min
Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

951Calories
23 gProtein
34 gFat
140 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  2. Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Almond + lemontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,655 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Almond + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,069 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Coconut + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together515 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, maple syrup, almond, flour, egg, honey):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, maple syrup, almond, flour, egg, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.