Description
These Vegan Key Lime Pie Bars are a delightful, creamy dessert with a cookie crust and zesty lime flavor. Perfect for gatherings or a sweet treat at home, they are simple to prepare and full of flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups Biscoff cookie crumbs or honey-free graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons vegan butter melted
- 1 (11.25 ounce) can coconut or oat sweetened condensed milk
- 10.8 ounces Mori Nu silken tofu drained
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons lime zest
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice from key limes if possible
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix cookie crumbs, sugar, and melted vegan butter until like moist crumbs.
- Press this mixture into a parchment paper lined 8-inch square baking pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove crust from the oven and set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, combine the sweetened condensed milk, silken tofu, sugar, lime zest, lime juice and cornstarch and blend until smooth.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium saucepan, cook on medium-high heat while whisking constantly until it thickens and begins to boil.
- Remove from heat and pour the filling over the cooked crust.
- Let it cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours until set.
- Serve the chilled bars topped with vegan whipped cream and a sprinkle of lime zest for extra flavor.
Notes
For the best flavor, use fresh key limes if available.
These bars can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge for convenience.
Experiment with different toppings like fruit or nuts for variety.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg