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American · Dessert

Coconut Walnut Meringue Squares

A short, buttery base covered with a chewy brown sugar meringue full of coconut and walnuts. Dust with powdered sugar after it cools.

  • YieldMakes 16 squares; serves 8 (two each)
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 42 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Base

  • 190 gall-purpose flour
  • 50 ggranulated sugar
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • 1 tspbaking powder
  • 115 gunsalted butter, softened
  • 2egg yolks

Topping

  • 2egg whites
  • 220 glight brown sugar
  • 40 gunsweetened shredded coconut
  • 60 gwalnuts, chopped

To finish

  • 10 gconfectioner's sugar, for dusting

Base

  • 1 tspunsalted butter, for greasing the pan

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Coconut

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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