Vegan Lemon Bars

These vegan lemon bars are made from nourishing chickpeas, oat flour, almond butter, and high-protein vegan protein powder. Infused with tangy notes of lemon zest and lemon juice, these high-protein lemon bars are baked until golden perfection. Top them off with a light and airy lemon icing for a delicious snack loaded with protein and fiber. Whip up a batch of these creamy and zesty High Protein Lemon Bars for a guilt-free snack.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Course Dessert, Snack

Servings

Calories 257 kcal

Ingredients

For the Bars

1 can chickpeas
½ cup almond butter
⅓ cup +2 tbsp maple syrup
½ cup soy milk
¼ cup lemon juice about the juice of 2 lemons
1 lemon zest
½ cup vegan vanilla protein powder use code 'VEGANBABE' to save!
½ cup oat flour
¼ tsp baking powder

For the Icing

1 cup coconut yogurt
1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder
1 lemon juice
½ lemon zest

Instructions

Add all the ingredients for your lemon bars in a high-speed blender or food processor!
Wash the lemon before zesting and adding it to the blender!
Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. There may be some lumps, but that is okay if most of the mixture is blended!
Add parchment paper to an 8x8 baking tray or spray with olive oil.
Pour your batter, flatten it with a spoon or spatula, and bake at 350f for 40 minutes.
While the bars bake, make your high-protein icing! Mix your vegan yogurt, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla protein powder in a small bowl.
If you need your icing thicker, add more protein powder; if it needs to be thinner, add more coconut yogurt. It will depend on the protein powder and yogurt you use!
Mix until you get an icing-like consistency, and remember it will also firm up once cooled, so it does not have to be super thick!
Let your lemon bars cool COMPLETELY before spreading the icing over the top; otherwise, the icing will melt! It may take an hour or so.
Top with some extra lemon zest for fanciness, slice, and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 26.9gProtein: 13.8gFat: 10.9gSaturated Fat: 1.8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.42gMonounsaturated Fat: 4.81gSodium: 162mgPotassium: 238.6mgFiber: 4.6gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 8.65IUVitamin C: 7.55mgCalcium: 124.6mgIron: 2.4mg

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