Vegan Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease an 8×8 pan and set aside.

Step 2

In a small bowl, stir together the flour, coconut oil, and powdered sugar until the dough comes together. Press into the bottom of the greased pan and bake for 7-9 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. You don’t want to over bake the crust, or it will become too hard after you add the filling. Set aside.

Step 3

In a medium bowl with a handheld mixer, beat together the banana, lemon juice and zest, sugar, vanilla extract, cornstarch and flour until fairly smooth and combined.

Step 4

Bake for 30 minutes, until filling it set. Allow to cool and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until cool.

Step 5

Dust with powdered sugar before serving.