Visions and scents of tropical islands are right at your fingertips when you bake a batch of these delicious creamy mango lime bars. They are kind of like lemon bars, same baking process, just different fruit.
I think I have mentioned before that mangoes are one of my favorite fruits. I eat them every day. To think that as a child I completely shunned them. Go figure! Mangoes taste like something akin to a pineapple and a peach mixed together. I am always looking for ways to use mangoes in different recipes. You can check out my mango tart that I published a few weeks ago. If sweets aren’t your thing, you might want to try a mango cocktail; it will take you to tropical lands where warm breezes blow. Need another mango idea? Why not mango habanero ribs, a perfect mix of sweet and spicy.
An anytime dessert
These lovely creamy mango lime bars are perfect to take to the department meeting, a picnic, or just to have at home. The latter can be dangerous, since they are so tempting. I try, unsuccessfully, to tell myself that they are healthy since they are made with fruit juice. Keeping a batch in your freezer is not a bad idea. I love the texture contrast of the crunchy cookie bottom with the creamy filling. Furthermore, the flavor contrast of sweet mango mixed with lime juice. The bright orange color is so appealing also. And yes, we have been over this before, I like pretty food.
Ancient fruits…
Mangoes, considered to be one of the world’s oldest fruits are thought to have originated in Northeast India. They then spread west through both the whims of nature and human help. Mangoes spread to eastern Asia via Buddhist monks traveling to those territories. Later, Persian traders took mangoes to the Middle East and East Africa. Mangoes were brought to the western hemisphere by the Portuguese traders who at one point colonized the Indian subcontinent.
I really hope you make a batch of these creamy mango lime bars for your next gathering, or just for your family!
Creamy Mango Lime Bars
Sweet, tart, creamy and crunchy! You'll love these creamy mango lime bars with sweet and tart flavors and a crunchy shortbread crust.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup coconut shredded
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 oz butter (1 stick), cold cut into small pieces
Filling
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp flour sifted
- 1 cup mango pulp
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- 2 Tbsp coconut shredded for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325'F.
- Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with parchment paper that goes all the way up the sides.
- To make the crust place the flour, shredded coconut, salt and sugar in the food processor. Pulse to combine all the ingredients.
- Add in the butter and pulse to combine all the ingredients until they come together.
- Place in the bottom of the baking pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- To prepare the filling place the eggs and the sugar in the bowl of a stand up mixer and beat until smooth. Slowly add the flour, mango pulp, and lime juice. Continue to beat until all the ingredients have been combined.
- Pour the filling on top of the crust and bake for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and place on a cooling rack. Sprinkle with shredded coconut and refrigerate until ready to use.
What a fun recipe – I have a lime bar I made for hubby on my site but I’ve never thought of using up some of my limes with mango – so smart!
Thanks Beth! It is actually a nice combination of sweet and tart. Give it a try. 🙂 I will need to check out your recipe.
I love this tropical take on a traditional lemon bar! That filling sounds so delicious. Anything on a rich shortbread crust is right up my alley!
🙂 They are delicious. I took a batch to my office on Monday after I made them. My floor loved them! I also love anything on a shortbread crust.
Your Creamy Mango Lime Bars look delicious. What a wonderful twist on traditional Lemon Bars! I know I’d need to eat more than one that is for sure! Thank you for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul. Stumbled!
You are welcome April. They are really tasty; not too sweet, not too tart! I took a batch to my office the other day and they gobbled them up. Love sharing with you guys.
Your Creamy Mango Lime Bars look wonderful and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you had a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Hi Miz Helen! Thanks!!! I’ll be back 🙂
Love citrus in baked goods! These look super creamy and I just love the mango lime combo – YUM!
Thanks Dawn! My family loves these!
These look like a delicious treat for an afternoon coffee break, or dessert after a meal. Perfect to put on the dessert table at a party. The flavour combination sounds amazing.
These sound delicious! The flavour combination of the mango and lime sounds incredible!
Lemon bars have long been a favorite treat of mine but I have to admit that mango and lime seem like a great twist!!
These look just fantastic! Lemon bars are always so popular, but I love this yummy twist with lime and mango – what a great idea! It’s especially wonderful that they freeze well. I always like knowing I can make a batch (or two!) and stash extras away for “emergencies. You totally look like the hostess with the mostess when unexpected guests drop by and you can pull something like this out! Interesting info on the history of mangos, too. Really enjoyed this post!
These look so good! I love mango and lime, it’s one of my favourite combinations. I’m definitely going to try these.
Love shortbread crusts — they make the treat taste so much better and the mango-lime bars do remind me of the tropics. I think this would make a wonderful summer treat. I think of outdoor dining and picnics. Super yummy.
I am not a fan of lemon bars at all but mango I could do! I LOVE mango and combining it withe the line sounds intriguing. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
I could have desserts eery day this time of year! I can’t wait to try these lemon bars, they look so good! My hubby will love them
What a delicious looking recipe!! I need some of these in my life!
I love mangos as well! This mango based dessert looks so good, I want a big slice right now.
Oooh I love this twist! Mango lime bars sound fantastic! I just love citrus bars so I definitely need to try these soon 🙂
Wow! I’ve never baked with mango because I never really knew how to extract the juice – I had no idea you could just grind up all the pulp and use that. What a great trick!
You have made me so hungry! These are delicious treats that are easy to make! I love the flavor combos -super flavorful! I am adding to my list of to make snacks!
Mango and lime combo – delicious. These would definitely not last long in our house! I loved reading the history content too!