Vegan, Gluten-Free Creamy Lemon Bars
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Ingredients
Crust
  • 1 Stick (1/2 c.) Vegan Butter
  • ½ c. Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener (or xylitol, stevia, etc)
  • ½ t. Sea Salt
  • 1 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1½ c. Bob's Red Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
  • 2-3 t. Lemon Zest
Lemon Filling
  • 1, 14 oz. Pkg. Extra-Firm Tofu, liquid drained
  • ¾ c. Raw Cashews
  • 1 c. Fresh Lemon Juice (5-6 large lemons)
  • ¼ t. Sea Salt
  • 1 T. Lemon Zest
  • 1 c. Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener (or xylitol, stevia, etc)
  • 6 T. Lakanto Powdered Monkfruit Sweetener, plus more for dusting bars
  • 3 T. Cornstarch
  • 1 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
For the Crust
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, monkfruit sweetener, sea salt and vanilla until everything is smooth and creamy.
  3. Beat in flour and lemon zest. Gently press down into the bottom of the 9x9 pan with your hands.
  4. Bake for 5 minutes then allow to cool. Make filling while the crust bakes/cools.
For the Filling
  1. Place the tofu, cashews, lemon juice, salt, lemon zest and classic monkfruit sweetener into a high powered blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
  2. Add the powdered monkfruit and cornstarch and blend again on high until everything is well combined.
  3. Pour evenly onto the prepared crust and bake for 35-40 minutes until the filling is set.
  4. Let cool completely on a wire rack and then chill in the refrigerator overnight.
  5. Dust with powdered monkfruit sweetener just before serving.
Notes
Makes 16 bars.
Recipe by DessertedPlanet.com at https://dessertedplanet.com/vegan-gluten-free-creamy-lemon-bars/