Dairy Free Lemon and Coconut Slice

This Dairy Free Lemon and Coconut Slice isn’t overly sweet, but it has a nice balance of creaminess and richness from the coconut icing and a nice tang from the lemon.

Ingredients (makes 1 Slice)

1 1/3 cups Gluten free plain flour
1/2 cup Almond meal
1/4 cup Desiccated coconut
1/2 cup Light olive oil
1/2 cup Maple syrup
1 Lemon rind, finely grated plus extra zest to serve
COCONUT ICING
400ml can coconut cream, placed in fridge overnight (use one that has no additives)
2 TBS Maple syrup

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Grease the base and sides of a square 20cm baking pan. Line with baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang.
Whisk together the flour, almond meal, and coconut in a large bowl. Add the oil, syrup and zest. Use a large metal spoon to mix until combined. Press into the prepared pan.
Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Set aside for 30 minutes or until cooled completely.
Scoop the solid part from the coconut cream (it will be a bit over half the can) and transfer to a bowl. Discard the coconut water left in the can. Add the maple syrup.
Use electric beaters or a stick blender to whip the cream until smooth. Pour over the prepared base. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes or until the icing has set.
Sprinkle with lemon zest, and serve. Keep in the fridge

Notes

Store in the fridge

43 Comments

- - DaffyD said
  - 20 Apr 2020
    1:22 pm
Looks wonderful thanks for sharing

- - Petal53 said
  - 07 Apr 2020
    10:15 pm
A delicious vegan recipe I can pass on to my son. Lemon and coconut – such a summery combination – but oh so yummy.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 07 Mar 2020
    2:39 pm
Yummo, lemon and coconut are a match made in heaven and I love both.

- - rovermum said
  - 05 Mar 2020
    11:44 am
I have never made, but love to eat a lemon slice. The mix of coconut sounds delicious too.

- - tessie said
  - 05 Mar 2020
    11:00 am
This looks very tasty and quite simple to make

- - mumma said
  - 03 Mar 2020
    3:44 pm
Love lemon.
Thank you for the recipe. My kids are dairy free and I’m Running out of recipes to make.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 03 Mar 2020
    1:17 pm
Anything with lemon and coconut has me! Plus it’s great because it’s a bit healthier!

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 02 Mar 2020
    9:27 pm
oh this looks so good

- - mom330666 said
  - 02 Mar 2020
    8:42 pm
Yummy

- - happymum2018 said
  - 23 Oct 2019
    4:20 am
Looks yum i would try this saving this recipe thanks

- - MumInOz said
  - 25 Sep 2019
    9:37 pm
Will give this one a go, thank you. My eldest is vegan and we are always on the lookout for new recipes for him. I make a lemon slice but the inclusion of maple syrup has me intrigued.

- - mrsnaomiwalton@gmail.com said
  - 16 Sep 2019
    8:50 pm
Yum I’ve never tried whipping coconut cream. Works well for dairy free

- - cherz said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    9:23 pm
Dairy and gluten free wow. Looks and sounds divine. thanks so much for sharing.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 31 Aug 2019
    10:51 am
The lemon slice looks delicious and easy to make and being gluten free is a bonus

- - mom362496 said
  - 29 Aug 2019
    9:32 am
Two of my favourite flavours coming together in unity! Sounds delicious!

- - youngoldlady said
  - 28 Aug 2019
    12:20 am
A lovely slice to make and glad it it is not overly sweet.

- - taynik46 said
  - 23 Aug 2019
    11:26 am
sounds very yummy, and i love that it has a creaminess to it and I cannot wait to try this – thank you so much for sharing 🙂

- - mom371543 said
  - 19 Aug 2019
    7:17 pm
Ohhh this is exciting dairy free lemony deliciousness

- - nadine_hill said
  - 27 Jul 2019
    8:23 am
Looks delicious! I love the balance of flavours and the fact that it isn’t too sweet.

- - mom129591 said
  - 24 Jul 2019
    12:58 am
I love a sweet that also feels quite cleansing as well. The combination of ingredients is just divine. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.