Lemon, Oat & Coconut Slice
These Lemon, Oat & Coconut Slices are the taste of spring in every bite – bright, zesty, and just sweet enough.
They’re made with simple, nourishing ingredients that not only taste delicious but also support your body.
Oats provide slow-releasing energy and are rich in fibre to help keep you full and your digestion happy. Chia seeds add a boost of plant-based omega-3s and protein, while coconut offers healthy fats that fuel your brain and metabolism. Medjool dates bring natural sweetness along with potassium and fibre, and fresh lemon juice and zest give a vibrant hit of vitamin C to support your immune system and skin health.
With no gluten or refined sugar, these golden, chewy bars are the perfect anytime snack—energising, satisfying, and bursting with the feel-good flavour of early spring.
INGREDIENTS
3 tbsp lemon juice
1½ tbsp chia seeds
1 cup of oats, blitzed in a blender to make a rough flour
¾ cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
2 tbsp lemon zest
½ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp apple sauce
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup maple syrup
8 medjool dates, cut into small dice
Pinch of sea salt
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 150c and line a 8x8inch baking tin
In a small bowl add the lemon juice to the chia seeds and set aside until they swell
In a medium sized bowl mix all the dry ingredients together including the lemon zest
In a small bowl melt the coconut oil, stir in the apple sauce, vanilla extract, maple syrup.
Chop the dates into tiny pieces then whisk into the wet ingredients
Stir through the dry ingredients and press into the prepared tin
Sprinkle with 2 tbsp desiccated coconut and bake for 30mins or until they begin to turn golden brown
Remove from the oven, allow to cool then cut into 16 squares
