In this time of Covid19, if we are to gather and share food safely, then it will have to be individual servings, hence the use of muffin cups to hold the lemon “bars”. Also, a friend and I had just hiked and snacked our way along Blueberry Ridge (maps: https://goo.gl/maps/SsfsirtkLQsJY7qT7, trail head at the end of Brickett place - GO, it’s amazing). so I threw in some wild blueberries too. I’d also try adding raspberries or black raspberries.
There’s a crust and a filling. I reduced the amount of sugar in both because it was too high. Also, this is a very low grain dessert. There is coconut, tapioca flour, egg and lots of lemon. Oh, and bloobs.
Mix together the following in a bowl :
1T honey, plus the tip of a knife’s-worth of stevia (opt)
1/3 C coconut oil
1 egg
1 t vanilla
grated zest of 1 lemon
Then add and mix in well:
2/3 C coconut flour (I just took coconut shreds and pulsed them in my vitamix until coarse. It makes for a different lemon bar experience, chewier, less refined. I’m ok with that.)
1/4 C tapioca flour (probably any flour would do, really)
1/8 t sea salt
Put dollops of this mixture in muffin cups less than 1/2 the way up. bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
meanwhile, make the topping….
zest another lemon and then juice enough lemons (2-3?) to make 1/2 C juice - put juice and zest in bowl
add another 2T of honey and/or smidge of stevia (I like my lemon desserts to be tart, so if you prefer sweeter, you’ll have to add a bit more)
add 2 large eggs to the bowl and beat it all up together
add 1T tapioca flour and 1 T coconut flour/meal
Putting them together:
Once the crusts are firm, remove them for the oven, squash them down a bit, add a handful of blueberries on top. Them cover with filling to the top of the muffin cup. Reduce the heat to 325F and put the filled muffin cups back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes. The topping might split, but you definitely want it to be firm when you take it out. Chill for a while or overnight. Bring back to room temp if you can wait that long. Serve with vanilla or coconut something, yogurt, ice cream, more fresh berries. Mmmmmm.
