In honor of Healthbuzz’s July veganism focus and Tina’s Cookie Friday, I wanted to share a delicious recipe that I’m making for this weekend’s Fourth of July festivities.
Vegan Lemon Bars
Joy of Vegan Baking
Crust Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup non-hydrogenated, non-dairy butter, at room temperature (such as Earth Balance)
- 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Filling Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup silken tofu (soft or firm)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Zest from 2 lemons
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (2 to 3 lemons)
- 2 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Confectioners’ sugar, sifted
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Grease an 8 x 8 baking pan with canola oil (or use a cooking spray) and sprinkle with just a light dusting of all-purpose flour
- To make the crust, cream the butter and confectioners’ sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the flour, and beat until the dough just comes together
- Press the crust mixture into the bottom of your prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned
- Remove crust from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool while you make the filling
- To make the filling, blend the tofu in a food processor or blender until creamy, about 1 minute
- Add the granulated sugar to the tofu, and blend until nice and smooth
- Blend in the lemon zest, lemon juice, flour, and cornstarch
- Pour the filling over the baked shortbread crust and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the filling is set
- Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool – if the filling isn’t completely set, it will set as it cools
- To serve, cut into squares or bars and dust with the sifted confectioners’ sugar
In case you missed them, here are a few other Cookie Friday recipes I’ve posted:
Whole Wheat Ghiradelli Chocolate Chip Cookies
Looks like a great time in NYC! I miss Manhattan and hope to get back up for a visit soon. I spent the whole summer 2009 there and had a blast! But would you believe I never went to the top of the Empire State Building? Next time for sure!
Looks like an awesome touristy weekend!