Creamy vegan lemon bars… simple and delicious, with no refined sugar & NO crazy ingredients.
This time, there is no tofu, no cauliflower, and they’re even nut-free!
They are light, soft, & extra lemony – One taste and you will swear they must be made up of heavy cream, butter, and a week’s worth of sugar… but shockingly, these bars call for none of those ingredients! These really are the lemon bars of dreams.
When I posted a preview on Instagram a few weeks ago, the bars quickly got over 3,000 likes and requests for the recipe, with more buzz and excitement than even some of my chocolate posts get!
The inspiration was another lemony recipe – Healthy Lemon Squares made with tofu.
Over the years, so many people have asked me if I could come up with a soy-free version of those tofu-based lemon bars, and finally I decided to try it out. This recipe for healthy lemon bars is not only soy-free but can also be raw, gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and no-bake.
If you love lemony desserts, you will love these too!
Vegan Lemon Bars Of Dreams
Creamy Vegan Lemon Bars!
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut butter OR Greek Yogurt – such as dairy-free Homemade Greek Yogurt (120g)
- 2 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup or honey (37g)
- 2 1/2 tbsp melted coconut oil (26g)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (15g)
- zest of one lemon
- optional, pinch turmeric for color
Instructions
Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper. For a crust, you can either use half of my gluten free pie crust recipe OR take 4 full graham cracker sheets and process into fine crumbs, then press very firmly into the bottom of the loaf pan. Gently melt the coconut butter, if using. In a bowl, evenly stir together all lemon bar ingredients except the coconut oil, and let sit until no longer cold. (This is so the coconut oil doesn’t harden upon hitting the cold yogurt.) Stir in the melted coconut oil, then spread on top of your crust. Freeze 3-4 hours, or until firm enough to slice but not rock hard. Store leftovers in the fridge, or freeze and thaw a little before serving.
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Gina says
Sounds delicious, but I was wondering what coconut butter is?
Thank you!
Jason Sanford says
https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/06/30/coconut-butter-and-coconut-oil/
Katherine says
Hi Katie,
Your Vegan Lemon Bars recipe is fantastic.
I would love to feature this in our website, Greenthickies. I will not be posting the actual recipe but will use only one image from this post and a small quote and link back here.
Is that okay?
Thanks 🙂
Katherine,
Greenthickies
p.s. I did read your FAQ, but I just thought I’d let you know anyway 🙂
Jason Sanford says
Please feel free!
Jason (media relations)
Bavneet says
Thanks for sharing the recipe. This really looks amazing. I will surely try to make it.
Teresa says
Katie, thanks so much for this spectacular blog! It’s really everything I’ve always wanted in a food blog. I really appreciate how you share recipes that aren’t just vegan, but don’t include or rely on cane sugar as well. I am vegan and also have an intolerance of cane sugar, so it exasperates me sometimes when I’m trying to look up vegan recipes on other blogs and just see cane sugar everywhere, even though it’s usually relatively easy to swap out for something I can eat. It’s really refreshing to come to your blog and not see cane sugar as the first option for sweetener in a recipe. 🙂 I also really appreciate your knack for veganizing classic favorites and how you don’t shy away from desserts, because I firmly believe in healthily indulging my sweet tooth. There are so many recipes on this blog that I’m excited to try (including this one) and I wish you all the best in your future culinary endeavors!
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Thank you so incredibly much for such a sweet comment 🙂