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a white table with a vegan lemon bar topped with powdered sugar.
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5 from 4 votes

Vegan Lemon Bars

The absolute best testing vegan lemon bars are the perfect balance of tart and sweet. Done in under 45 minutes. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 bars
Calories: 267kcal

Ingredients

For the Cookie Crust

For the Lemon Filling

Instructions

For the Cookie Crust

  • Turn oven to 350˚F
  • Oil 9x13 pan with either coconut oil or vegan butter.
  • Mix melted butter, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. 
  • Add the flour and combine. 
  • Add dough into greased pan and even it out in the pan with a spatula or your hands. 
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until edges slightly brown.

For the Lemon Filling

  • After 10 minutes of the crust cooking, add lemon juice, lemon zest, coconut cream, sugar, lemon extract, vanilla, and salt, over medium heat.
  • Whisk together until combined well and sugar has dissolved.
  • Add cornstarch and cook until the mixture becomes thick (almost like a gravy).
  • Remove cookie base from the oven and adding the lemon mixture over top.
  • Carefully, even out using a spatula.
  • Put it back in the oven for another 15mins
  • Pull out and allow to cool completely on a baking rack.
  • Once cooled add powdered sugar over top using a sifter to serve immediately.
    Or store in fridge until ready to serve and do not add powdered sugar until ready to serve.

Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 432IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 2mg