Lemon Squeezy Slice
Easy peasy lemon squeezy is how we roll with this slice from my bestselling cookbook, ‘Eat‘. It’s got a real old-school vibe and it’s 100 percent awesome. There’s no baking involved, it’s quick to throw together and absolutely, addictively delicious. If you need to make it gluten-free, you can use your favourite gluten-free biscuits, and replace the oats with extra coconut and crumbled-up biscuits. It makes a lovely gift.
Prep time: 15 minutes plus a few hours setting time / Makes about 15 slices
Ingredients
250g coconut biscuits, e.g. Krispie biscuits
250g wheat digestive biscuits
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 x 395g can sweetened condensed milk
125g butter, melted
zest of 4 medium lemons
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
Icing
1 ¾ cups icing sugar, sifted
75g butter, melted
2 tsp lemon juice
zest of 1 lemon
pinch salt
2 tsp just-boiled water
Method
Line a 20cm x 20cm slice tin with baking paper so it goes up the sides.
Break up the biscuits into a food processor and process to a crumb. (Or, place biscuits in a ziplock bag and crush to a crumb with a rolling pin.)
Add the oats, coconut, condensed milk, butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt, and process again to combine. I find tilting the food processor helps keep the mixture turning. (If you don’t have a food processor, place the crumb mixture in a mixing bowl with the oats, coconut, condensed milk, butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt. Stir to combine evenly.)
Press the crumb mixture firmly into the tin in an even layer.
To make the icing, put the icing sugar, melted butter, lemon juice and zest and salt in a bowl. Stir with a whisk.
Add teaspoons of the just-boiled water until it just comes together into a smooth thick-ish icing. Pour over the slice and spread out evenly. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours until set.
Cut into slices and keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks (that’s a LOL right there!). It’s fine out of the fridge, too, in an airtight container.
So easy to make and my husband has tried to eat it all in one sitting. Beautiful Recipe Chelsea, Kia Ora.
Any advice on alternatives for coconut biscuits? As an Australian I am not sure what they are. And as an Australian living in Vietnam it’s even harder to find Aussie/Kiwi foods so the more alternatives you can think of I would be super grateful! Thank you :)
To make gf, use gf biscuits and use more coconut instead of the oats? Think that should work. Thanks Chelsea!
Hello, is it ok to freeze this slice???
Queen birthday wknd with a house load of visitors. This has motivated me to get outa bed and make
About to make this using limes? Hope it’s just as good
I really want to try this recipe but I can’t find an equivalent to Kripie biscuits in Australia – can i just substitute for digestives? Any other options I could try? Thanks!!
Absolutely delicious. Thank you Chelsea for another fantastic recipe.
Hi. Sound yum but most of my family doesn’t like coconut, what can I substitute?
Such a good recipe. Easy to make. And even easier to eat the whole batch in almost one sitting! Really delicious! Chelsea, you’ve done it again!
Just love this. Such a hit
Just made these and they are delicious, my mum used to make a similar slice with oranges but I think i like this one better with the lemons.
Hi, I just wondered if anyone can tell me if this slice is suitable for freezing? Cheers
Yes it is :)
Hi Chelsea – would you freeze without the icing? Thanks
My daughter just made this and its awesome!! Thank you Chelsea, you’ve made a great baker and cook out of her. And we’re all lucky cause we get to taste it all. The only thing she wants for xmas is your new book as she has all the others, so i’m sure Santa will be kind to her.??
would any type of gluten free biscuits work?
Absolutely delicious. Can’t get enough
Hiya do you know if this would freeze ok?
So delish!! Tried it out this weekend!
Hi Chelsea! These look so yummy, I’m planning on using some of the lemons from my tree to make these for a party on Saturday.
One question for you, I can’t find Krispie biscuits in Australia and buying them online won’t get them to me in time. Can you recommend an alternative? Or a recipe to make by own?
Thanks ?
I live in Australia would could I substitute the krispie bikkies with?
So good, really delicious thanks Chelsea…..your brilliant
Ohhhh…… might have to try this with the copious amounts oranges on our tree too :-)
Made it wqith my own home grown Mayer lemons. As always I added a bit extra lemon. Lovely.
I made this today and just like your ginger slice so easy and yum! I love that it can be gluten free too. Thank you for sharing!
What biscuits would you recommend for gluten free?
Thank Chelsea for putting this on Facebook can’t wait to try it, looks great ?
Can you email recipe please
Good morning Chelsea,
Can you replace the coconut content with another ingredient or leave it out of this recipe?
I’m enjoying your recipes, thank you.
Julie
Delish
This looks amazing. Could you replace the butter with coconut oil if dairy free?
Yum. I so want to make it before the school holidays end now. Prehaps even for the teachers once school is back.
Yes, for the teachers – they really appreciate baking on a Monday. I have just finished one of two batches for tomorrow, for teachers.