No Bake Vegan Key Lime Bars

No Bake Vegan Key Lime Bars are easy to make.

I like that these key lime bars taste like rich lime flavored goodness on top of a no bake almond crust.

No Bake Vegan Key Lime Bars

This is a tow layer bar recipe made without adding dairy.

Also, these bars can be made friendly to the keto, low carb, sugar free, and gluten free diets!

Did you try my Vegan Chocolate Granola Bars?

Those granola bars are made with oats and sweetened with maple syrup. Both those granola bars and these key lime bars are nice dessert recipe ideas for followers of the vegan and vegetarian diets.

This recipes uses raw cashews in place of dairy. You can find raw cashews here.

Tips for making key lime bars.

This recipe uses dates to make the crust. However, you can use almond butter as an alternative to bind the ingredients, making adjustments as needed.

Here are some more great tips for you.

1. These bars are sweetened with stevia. Feel free to use the sweetener of your choice, including maple syrup.
2. While I am using almonds in this recipe there are other nut choices that you can use instead. Pecans and walnuts are good choices.
3. When making the crust, make sure that you pack it in well. Refrigerating the crust can help make it set.

How to make vegan bars even better.

These vegan key lime bars taste both fresh and sweet with a smooth and soft texture.
This recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and tart.

Here is how you can make your bars taste even better.

• Add a bit of lime zest to your your bars.
• Top these bars with vegan whipped topping.
• Use key lime juice to make this dessert more authentic.

How to store vegan lime bars.

This dessert is freezer friendly. Simply store your bars in an airtight container and then thaw out it in your refrigerator for an hour or two serving.

By the way, while you are here you may also be interested in these ideas.

• No Bake Vegan Coconut Bars
• Easy Vegan Mug Brownie
• Vegan Marble Cake with Orange
• Maple Roasted Carrots
• Vegan Raspberry Sandwich Cookies
• Easy Ginger Carrot Soup
• Vegan Rice Krispie Truffles
• Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Smoothie

About this No Bake Vegan Bars recipe.

This is a two layer bar recipe for key lime flavored bars.
To make this recipe you will need an eight inch square pan.

The no bake base in these bars is made with almonds and coconut.

Vegan diet followers can use packed pitted dates as an ingredient binder.
However, almond butter can be used as an alternative especially for anyone wanting bars that are lower in sugar and carbohydrates.

Ingredients needed to make Key Lime Bars.

• Pitted Dates. These are used as the binder for the base in this recipe. An alternative ingredient to this is almond butter (use almond butter that has no other ingredients added to it). Adjustments may have to be made as needed if you are using the almond butter.
• Raw Almonds. This is used instead of flour. Use almonds that are raw if possible.
• Shredded coconut. Coconut adds both flavor and texture to the base.

For the filling you will need these ingredients.

• Lime juice. Use key lime juice for a more authentic key lime flavor. I prefer to use fresh lime juice that has no added sugar in it.
• Canned Coconut Milk . This is used instead of dairy, such as cream cheese, to give the structure to the pie portion of this recipe. You want mostly the solid portion of the can.
• Liquid Stevia . Really, you can use any sweetener of choice.
• Vanilla Extract is used to help balance out the tartness of the lime.
• Melted Coconut Oil . This is added for moisture and texture.
• Raw Cashews. Your raw cashews should be softened by soaking for eight hours in room temperature water or 30 minutes in boiling water. Make sure that the cashews are fully drained before adding them to this recipe.

Instructions for making No Bake Vegan Key Lime Bars.

Yields 9 slices

Preparation Time active time 40 minutes | chilling time 3 hours

How to make this recipe.

• Line your square baking pan with parchment paper and set this aside while you work.
• To make the crust layer, pulse your almonds in a blender or food processor to ground them. Then add the dates and the shredded coconut. Continue to pulse until you get a grainy but, sticky mixture.
• Press the mixture into the prepared square pan. Refrigerating the crust while you make the filling can help it set faster.
• To make the filling combine together the softened cashews, lime juice, stevia, vanilla extract, coconut oil, and canned coconut milk in a food processor or blender and pulse until completely smooth.
• Evenly spread the filling over the base that is in the pan.
• Refrigerate until set (about three hours) before serving.

EXPERT TIP👉The dates should be measured after removing the pits and then packing them into the measuring cup. They should also be moist and sticky. If your dates are dry, soak them in warm water for 20 minutes and then drain off the excess water.

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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

No Bake Vegan Key Lime Bars, a simple dessert recipe that is vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, and low carbohydrate diet friendly.