ambrosia squares

Ingredients ambrosia squares

crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp lemon zest
8 tbsp butter cut into bits
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp fat free Greek yogurt (honey flavored is best flavor)
filling
1/4 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup honey
4 eggs
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp 1/8 salt
1 tsp lemon zest
5 tbsp fresh lemon juice

how to make ambrosia squares

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare an 8 inch square metal or glass (preferably metal) baking pan with two sheets if aluminum foil crossing each other.

In a food processor, combine flour, brown sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and lemon zest. Process until combine, then add butter and yogurt, pulse at least a dozen times

Pour mixture into your baking pan and press it down with your floured hands (so it sticks to the pan and not you)

Bake for 20-22 minutes until golden brown and let cool on a metal rack (don't remove from the pan yet though)

Whisk together eggs, honey, lemon zest, flour and salt in a medium bowl then stir in the lemon juice

Cover the crust you made with a thin layer of coconut flakes

Pour your egg, honey mixture on top of the flakes and bake at 325 for another 20 to 30 minutes. When finished let cool, sprinkle with some powdered sugar, cut in to squares and enjoy! ( be sure to keep it refrigerated!)