Paleo Orange Curd Coconut Bars

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these healthy Paleo Coconut Bars topped with zesty orange curd and shredded coconut. These bars are naturally sweetened and the perfect sweet treat to serve to your kids!

In an effort to dissimulate my obsession for lemon curd and not serve you with yet another lemon curd recipe, I decided to visit another member of the citrus family and try my hand at an orange curd.

I don’t think I’m fooling anyone here because the recipe is exactly the same, except instead of lemons, I’m using oranges.

The curd is still yellow, because of the eggs, but a bit darker and well…it tastes of orange instead of lemon and it’s pretty delicious!

However this paleo coconut bar is my first time sharing a paleo bar recipe!

I’ve made paleo pies, cookies, energy balls and breads but never paleo bars, and given that they are one of my favorite forms of dessert, I had to remedy the situation quickly!

And just so you know, paleo coconut bars + orange curd is a really really good idea.

I normally use refined coconut oil when cooking because I don’t care for the coconut taste when making savory recipes (except in curries!).

However, for this paleo coconut bar recipe, I thought the more coconut, the better so definitely use unrefined coconut oil if that’s what you have on hand.

Enjoy! 🙂

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Paleo Orange Coconut Bars

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these healthy Paleo Coconut Bars topped with zesty Orange Curd and shredded coconut. These bars are naturally sweetened and the perfect sweet treat to serve to your kids!

Course Dessert, Treat

Cuisine American

Keyword healthy baking, healthy desserts, kid-friendly, lunchbox treats, paleo coconut bars, paleo dessert bars, sugar-free baking, sugarfree fruit curd

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 8 hours 40 minutes

Servings 16 bars

Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients

Crust

• 1/3 cup coconut oil, softened unrefined for a strong coconut flavor or refined for a very light coconut flavor – make sure it's not liquid or hard. It should have the consistency of softened butter.
• 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 3/4 cup coconut flour

Filling

• 4 eggs
• 4 egg yolk
• 2/3 cup honey
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted unrefined for a strong coconut flavor or refined for a very light coconut flavor
• 3 tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F - 180C. Line an 8x8 square cake pan carefully with baking paper. To help the baking paper stick to the pan, you can grease it lightly with coconut oil.

2. In a medium bowl, cream softened coconut oil with maple syrup using an electric hand mixer (I have this one). Once thoroughly combined, stir in coconut flour until it forms a dough.
3. Transfer the dough into prepared pan. Using your hands, spread dough in the pan, as evenly as possible, pressing into edges. It might seem like there's not enough dough but keep on spreading it. Using the bottom of a measuring cup or a glass can help.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the center is lightly golden and the edges are golden brown. Keep an eye on the oven because the edges can burn quickly if you don't pay attention. Remove from the oven and set aside while you prepare the orange curd.

5. In a medium pot, whisk together eggs (whole eggs + yolks), honey, orange juice, zest and a pinch of salt. Add coconut oil and turn on the heat on medium-low. Cook, an, until the curd thickens, about 8 minutes.

6. Pour onto prepared crust and shake gently to distribute evenly. Let it cool then refrigerate overnight (be patient!).
7. Sprinkle with shredded coconut. Remove from baking pan using parchment paper, transfer on a cutting board and cut into 16 squares (4x4). They are best eaten straight out of the fridge (do not let them sit at room temperature for too long). Store in the fridge.

Nutrition Facts

Paleo Orange Coconut Bars

Amount Per Serving (1 bar)

Calories 241 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 14g88%

Cholesterol 89mg30%

Sodium 31mg1%

Potassium 74mg2%

Carbohydrates 19g6%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 15g17%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 160IU3%

Vitamin C 8.8mg11%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 0.6mg3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.