Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars

These Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars are 100% dairy free, naturally sweetened, deliciously creamy and the perfect Summer dessert!

As most of you know, I don’t subscribe to a fully vegan diet. Or any specific diet to be quite honest. I quit the dieting game a long time ago when it was negatively impacting my health. My husband and I do eat vegetarian throughout most of the week (just due to the fact that we don’t really like to pay the high price for quality meat lol) but it’s rare that we eat fully vegan. However, I do enjoy eating vegan baked goods and of course desserts! They seem lighter, full of more nutrients and I’m not left feeling as groggy and *blah* afterwards.

So, I knew I wanted to try and make some this Summer. Thus, the Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars were born. It’s a mouthful, I know, but totally worth it!

Of course, with most vegan creamy desserts, the base of these is made up of CASHEWS. Soaked cashews to be exact. You soak them overnight, blend them up and it’s so lusciously creamy, perfectly sweet, slightly tangy and just the perfect vegan filling! The blueberries add a pop of color and sweet flavor as well.

Not to mention, it has the BEST vegan cookie crust! I used Emmy’s Organics Coconut Cookies. They were kind enough to send me some after I raved about them on my Instagram stories! I used the Vanilla Bean flavor for this particular recipe. Combining the cookies, oats, unsweetened coconut flakes and of course, coconut oil to make sure it all binds together. It has such a subtle yummy coconut flavor. The perfect easy, teeth sinkable crust! Okay, enough talking, let’s get into how to make these!

Ingredients You Need for Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars:

• raw salted (or un-salted) cashews
• juice of an entire lemon
• maple syrup
• coconut milk (the cream on top)
• coconut oil
• frozen blueberries
• emmy’s organic vanilla bean coconut cookies
• old fashioned rolled oats
• unsweetened coconut flakes

How to Make Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars:

It’s pretty vital that you soak your cashews overnight. To do this, simply add 1.5 cups of raw cashews to a bowl and cover them with water. I left them out at room temperature. The next morning, I kept the cashews set aside and started with the crust.

To a food processor, add about 6 of Emmy’s cookies along with the oats, shredded unsweetened coconut flakes and coconut oil. Pulse it together until it’s incorporated together into a sort of “dough”. Here’s a photo for reference:

Next, line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper. To the pan, add the crust and firmly press it down to form a crust, making sure it’s even on all sides.

Set this in the freezer to firm up while you make the filling.

Take the soaked cashews, drain them and rinse them thoroughly. Add them to a high powered blender along with the melted coconut oil, maple syrup, lemon juice and the coconut cream/milk. BTW, when I say coconut cream, I’m referring to the thick “cream” that usually resides on top of the coconut milk. It’s best to use this in the recipe, however, there are times when it gets room temperature that it all comes together to form a more liquidy “milk”. It’s fine to use that if that has happened!

Blend this until it’s super thick and creamy! Should look something like this:

YES PLEASE. Okay, so now, add this to the top of the crust. Make pretty swirls and then add blueberries on top if you’d like.

Put in the freezer for at least 6 hours to set. I let mine set overnight and they worked perfectly! I let mine set out for about an hour at room temperature to let them “un-freeze” so they would be more easily consumable.

Thus it all results in the most yummy Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars. Creamy, tangy, 100% dairy free and delicious. ENJOY!

Btw: do you guys like vegan recipes? Let me know if you’d like me to do more! I’m always up for trying new things! 🙂

Did you enjoy this recipe? Here are a few more you might like:

Vegan Orange Spice Muffins 

Fudgy Brownie Cookies

Dark Chocolate Truffle Brownies

Chickpea Flour Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Disclaimer: Emmy’s Organics gifted me the Vanilla Bean Coconut Cookies. However, all opinions are my own and I genuinely love their products! Thank you for continuing to support brands that I love here at Our Balanced Bowl!