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Vegan Lemon Bars
Vegan Lemon Bars

The most incredible Vegan Lemon Bars full of tangy lemon flavor on a crisp cookie crust.

Ingredients
Cookie base
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup or other liquid sweeter
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • ½ cups gluten free all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup dried coconut
  • pinch of salt
Lemon Filling
  • ¾ cups lemon juice about 4 large lemons
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 cup coconut milk from a can
  • 5-6 tablespoon corn starch
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric for color, optional
Instructions
Cookie base
  1. Start by preheating the oven to 180C (350F)

    Line a square 20cm (8inch) baking pan with parchment paper.

  2. Mix the wet ingredients together for the cookie layer in a mixing bowl. Then add the dry ingredients.

    Add the cookie cookie base layer to the prepared pan and press down to an even layer and bake for 10 minutes.

    While the base if cooking, make the lemon filling.

Lemon Filling
  1. Add all the ingredients to a pan over medium heat and whisk well so there are no lumps. Keep whisking until the curd start to simmer and thicken. This will take about 5 minutes, whisk well for a smooth curd. Also the bottom can easily burn if left alone.

    Let it cool slightly.

  2. Ones the cookie layer comes out of the oven let it cool slightly, the add the lemon filling. Smooth out the top and bake for about 15 minutes.

    Let the lemon bars cool down in the pan and then put them in the fridge for at least 4 hours to set, preferably over night.

    Cut into squares and enjoy!