Recipe Thursday! SUPER FAST desserts for your family or a bake sale!

When time is of the essence and you need sweets FAST!
Try these two go-to zippy desserts!

QUICK COCONUT PIE

Ingredients:

12-oz. can of evaporated milk, minus 4 Tbsp.
1 stick of butter or margarine, melted
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
7-oz. bag of shredded coconut
1 tsp. vanilla
2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients together and pour into two unbaked pie shells. Bake until firm — about 35 minutes.

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FAST LEMON BARS

Ingredients:

Crust:
1-1/3 cup crumbled vanilla wafers
2 Tbsp sugar
5 Tbsp butter, melted

Filling:
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp lemon zest
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp flour
Confectioner’s sugar, for garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a two-quart tbaking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a mixing bowl, combine crust ingredients and then press into the bottom of the baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes and remove. Whisk together all filling ingredients and then pour over the crust. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until center is set. Cool and serve room temperature or refrigerate and serve chilled, dusted with confectioner’s sugar. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 45 minutes before refrigerating to fight condensation.

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"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything."
~Wyatt Earp