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Gluten Free Lemon Bars With Crunchy Crust | berrysweetlife.com
Gluten Free Lemon Bars With Crunchy Crust
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
36 mins
Total Time
56 mins
 

Incredibly healthy Gluten Free Lemon Bars made with fresh lemon juice, naturally sweetened with honey, and WONDERFULLY EASY to whip up.




Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Gluten Free, Lemon Bars, Lemon Tart, Sugar Free
Servings: 20 Bars
Calories: 127 kcal
Author: Berry Sweet Life
Ingredients
  • FOR CRUNCHY CRUST:

  • 1/2 cup

    raw sunflower seeds

  • 1/4 cup

    flaxseeds (linseed)

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews

    , or almonds or hazelnuts or peanuts

  • 3 tbsp

    arrowroot flour

    , or arrowroot starch
  • 1 cup

    gluten free flour

  • 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
  • 3 tbsp

    melted coconut oil

  • 2 tbsp

    raw honey

  • 2 tbsp

    cold water

  • FOR LEMON FILLING:

  • 2

    large eggs plus 2 egg yolks

  • 1 cup

    coconut cream

    , or cream of your choice

  • 3 tbsp

    arrowroot flour

    , or arrowroot starch

  • 1 tsp

    vanilla extract

  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

    ,about 1 lemon

  • 3 tbsp raw honey
Instructions
  1. TO MAKE CRUNCHY CRUST:




  2. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) and grease a 9 x 11″ pie pan. 




  3. Blitz nuts and seeds in a blender until quite fine, then add arrowroot, flour, salt, coconut oil, honey and cold water and blitz again until the mixture comes together. 




  4. Press the mixture evenly into base of pie pan. Bake for 6 minutes. Remove crust from the oven and allow to cool in pan on a wire rack, until lukewarm, before pouring in lemon filling. Reduce oven temperature to 150°C (300°F)




  5. TO MAKE LEMON FILLING:

  6. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and coconut milk together, then whisk in arrowroot, vanilla extract, lemon juice and honey until smooth and creamy. Carefully pour onto the cooled crust. The mixture will be quite thin, don’t worry, just get it in the oven and it will set beautifully! Bake for a further 30 minutes or until the filling is set.



  7. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely in pan, on wire rack, before slicing into bars. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes
  • These can be stored in airtight containers in the refrigerator or freezer.
  • You can use this exact recipe to make a fancy shmancy lemon tart - just use a 9” round pie dish, and voila!