Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees with the oven rack in the middle. Get out a 9×13 glass baking dish.

Step 2

Combine all the crust ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the coconut oil is evenly distributed. It will look like wet sand, and hold together when you pinch it.

Step 3

Dump the crust into the 9×13 glass baking dish, spread and press into an even layer.

Step 4

Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown.

Step 5

While the crust is baking, combine all the filling ingredients in a medium size mixing bowl and stir to combine.

Step 6

When the crust is done baking, pour the lemon bar filling onto the warm crust. Reduce the oven to 325 degrees, and bake another 25 minutes until the filling is just set. You want the center to spring back like jello.

Step 7

Remove the lemon bars from the oven. They will need to cool uncovered for about 8 hours at room temperature. (They’re not good warm out of the oven.)

Step 8

After the lemons bars have rested, cut and serve them dusted with powdered sugar. Will keep in an airtight container for 1 week.