Once again, I feel like I’m hooked on the lemon desserts and I can.not. stop! I was thinking about making these vegan lime bars for MONTHS. Especially since I have my standby vegan lemon bar recipe and perfected my favorite creamy cashew filling with this lemon tart recipe that is still THE BEST in my opinion.
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To be honest, I didn’t always get to eat all of my own desserts, since I try to give them away or used to take them into my office to pawn them off onto my coworkers. But now that I work from home full-time, I am my own coworker..so I can sneak one (or three) of them as a second breakfast and no one is judging me/watching me/helping me eat them. What I’m saying is, you NEED to make these vegan lime bars and take them to your work and give them to your lovely co-workers, do it for me!
The one thing that I LOVE about these lemon vegan lime bars is that between the crust (vegan shortbread crust magic) and the filling (like I said, my FAVORITE EVER), they are a perfect mix of sweet, tart, and just easy enough. The filling comes together in the blender while the 3 ingredient crust bakes just enough to handle the filling. The filling is less of a classic lemon bar texture and more of a creamy/dreamy cheesecake-like texture that also tastes like a lemon-lime bar. The cashews lend a perfectly creamy texture while the coconut oil holds everything together and the citrus makes for a perfect punch of flavor. Like I said, favorite bar filling ever.
Now for the tips and tricks! These vegan lime bars are kind of hard to mess up, but it’s going to be tempting to skip steps to make them go faster. Trust me, you don’t want to do this. They are perfect the way they are!
- Make sure you prebake the vegan shortbread crust! Not prebaking is going to cause the filling and crust to meld together in a weird blob and won’t have a good result. Also, don’t overbake the crust. You are going to want it to still look slightly pale, but solid enough to hold up to the filling.
- I haven’t made the crust gluten free, but I’m guessing that replacing the flour with a 1:1 baking mix would work perfectly fine. You may have to increase the coconut oil a little bit to get it to stick together. Please let me know if you try this!
- The filling should be smoooooth when you blend it. You want a creamy, cheesecake-like mixture here. If you don’t have a Vitamix or Blendtec, make sure you are soaking your cashews for at least a few hours before blending.
- Let them cool and chill all the way! They will fall apart if you try to cut them when they are still warm.
Previously on Heart of Baker
One Year Ago: Hydrating Cucumber Spinach Smoothie
Two Years Ago: Apple Cinnamon Vegan French Toast Casserole
Three Years Ago: Blueberry Bourbon Boozy Smoothie
Four Years Ago: Homemade Non-Dairy Milk {Oat, Pistachio & Cashew}
Five Years Ago: Vegan Cornmeal Waffles with Creamy Sage Gravy and Pan Fried Potatoes
Vegan Lemon Lime Bars with Shortbread Crust
- Prep Time: 2 hours 30 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Vegan lime bars are dreamy, creamy, and have a PERFECT shortbread crust! Made with a creamy cashew filling and a coconut oil crust that will TOTALLY become your new favorite dessert.
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar or stevia equivalent
For the filling:
- Zest and juice 1 lemon
- Zest and juice 1 lime
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 4 hours and drained
- 1/2 cup Zevia Dry Lemon Lime Mixer
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- stevia equivalent of 3/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8×8 square pan with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, coconut oil, and powdered sugar. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until the crust starts to turn a light golden brown and is solid to the touch. Set aside while making the filling.
- To make the filling: Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend on high until the mixture becomes smooth. Pour onto the pre-baked crust.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, until the filling only jiggles slightly and the top is golden brown.
- Allow to cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to a week.
Keywords: vegan, lime, shortbread
Heart of a Baker says
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2pots2cook says
Pinned to vegan ! Love the idea ! Thank you !
Heart of a Baker says
Enjoy!
Loraine Bundy says
We don’t have Zevia Dry Lemon Mixer in Canada. Suggestions?
Heart of a Baker says
Hi Loraine! You can use any other bubbly drink that is lemon flavored!