Zesty Delight: Vegan Lemon Bar Recipe for Refreshing Sweetness

✨🍋Vegan Lemon Bars🍋✨
Zesty Delight: Vegan Lemon Bar Recipe for Refreshing Sweetness
✨Crust Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour (I used gf flour)
1 cup vegan butter
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt

✨Lemon Bar Ingredients
1 cup Native Forest Organic Simple Coconut Milk from @edwardandsons*
1/2 cup soaked cashews*
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 tsp lemon zest
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup cornstarch
pinch of salt
pinch of turmeric (optional, for color)

*Coconut cream: refrigerate a can of coconut milk overnight. Then when you open the can, scoop out just the solid part that has formed on the top & measure out one cup of this.

*Cashews: soak the cashews overnight in water to soften them. If you forget, you can also soak them in boiling hot water for 1-2 hours.

✨Directions
Start by preparing the crust. Combine all of the crust ingredients in a large bowl & mix.

Line a square baking pan with parchment paper & grease it with oil.

Transfer the crust ingredients to the baking pan & press them down into an even layer.

Bake the crust for 15-20 min at 350*F, until the edges of the crust are golden brown.

Use a fork to poke holes all around the baked crust. Don’t poke all the way to the bottom of the crust, just about halfway.

To make the filling, combine the coconut cream, cashews, lemon juice & zest, maple, sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, salt, and turmeric to a blender. Blend until smooth.

Transfer the lemon filling to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir continuously & cook for 4-6 minutes, until the mixture starts to significantly thicken.

Once it has thickened, pour it on top of the crust & level the top.

Refrigerate the lemon bars overnight, or for at least 4-6 hours, until the filling hardens fully.

Once they are ready, slice, dust powdered sugar on top, & enjoy!

Comment "😍" if you want to try this!

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