No-bake dessert
Raw Lemon Bars
Bright, tangy cashew-lemon curd over a walnut-date crust — sunny and refreshing.
Ingredients · 1 serving
- Walnuts, English0.49 oz (14 g)
- Medjool dates, pitted0.5 oz (14 g)
- Table salt0 oz (0.1 g)
- Cashews, raw0.71 oz (20 g)
- Lemon juice0.35 oz (10 g)
- Lemon peel, raw0.04 oz (1 g)
- Maple syrup0.31 oz (8.9 g)
- Coconut oil0.12 oz (3.5 g)
Method
- Process walnuts, dates, and salt until it forms a sticky crumb. Press into a parchment-lined 8x8-inch pan.
- Blend soaked cashews, lemon juice, lemon zest, maple syrup, and coconut oil until completely smooth and pale yellow.
- Pour the filling over the crust and smooth the top.
- Freeze at least 4 hours until firm.
- Slice into your chosen number of bars; thaw 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe from raw-desserts.com (opens in a new tab). The full batch makes 12 servings (12 bars); quantities above are one serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 296 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25.3 g |
| Fat | 21.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.7 g |
| Sodium | 53 mg |
Highest micronutrients
- Copper: 0.71 mg (79% of the FDA Daily Value)
- Magnesium: 90 mg (22% of the FDA Daily Value)
- Zinc: 1.78 mg (16% of the FDA Daily Value)
- Phosphorus: 176 mg (14% of the FDA Daily Value)
- Thiamin (B1): 0.15 mg (12% of the FDA Daily Value)
- Riboflavin (B2): 0.16 mg (12% of the FDA Daily Value)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient records. Unknown values are not counted as zero. Illustration, not a photo of the tested result.