Dairy Free Paleo Raspberry Cream Bars
Made in 10 minutes! Heavenly dairy free, raw, and paleo cream cheese bars layered with a 2 ingredient crust, cashew cream cheese, raspberry filling, and whipped cream. Super easy to make in the blender and have 9g protein per square!
Get ready for the the most delicious cream cheese addiction waiting to happen… raspberry cream cheese bars! Still can’t believe they are paleo, you guys!!!
A big thank you to Vitamix and The Feed Feed for making today’s recipe possible. The Vitamix Ascent 3500 blender whipped up these creamy cloud like raspberry bars like a boss. And the best part was: at the end of making the recipe I just put the blender in the dishwasher. And then I focused solely on eating these. Win!
My mom has a large patch of raspberries in her garden. And every summer us kids would go out and and fill our pockets, bowls, or hands with lovely organic garden raspberries. Of course for me, adding those beauties into recipes for the blog was a more than enjoyable pastime 😉 Thanks Mom for inspiring yet another tasty recipe!
With Mothers Day just around the corner, celebrating your mum with these raspberry cream cheese bars is always a good idea. Also, kids and husbands- no woman would object to cheesecake for breakfast. Especially since these bars are loaded with healthy fats to fuel the brain and contain almost zero sugar!!! Like, I can actually eat them!
This machine is a POWER HOUSE. Grinding cashews? No prob. This Vitamix blender whipped up those cashews in minutes and turned them into the creamiest rich cream cheese filling. Mmmmm.
*Pro tip: make sure to use the tamper to accelerate the process of blending as well as scraping the cashews down the sides of the blender so that it gets SUPER smooth. 🙂
Cream is a must
Layers and layers of gorgeous cream all piled up. Ughhhh. I can’t even get enough (no, seriously… I keep trying it and I can’t get enough😜).
The layers of these cream cheese bars are so simple and I usually have everything on hand anyway (which doesn’t help snacking :). Keeping a carton of cashew cream cheese in the fridge is a must! I literally haven’t found one thing it’s bad on- sweet or savory. If you’re feelin the need for something sweet after dinner it’s really easy to throw a batch of these bars together!
One more fabulous thing you need to know about these bars before you indulge: they have almost zero sugar! There is no sugar in the filling (at all!). And the whipped cream is sweetened lightly with stevia. The only other sugar content is found in the raspberry filling and dates in the crust.
I promise it doesn’t taste sugar free either. 😉 I had taste testers who eat everything try these and they said it tasted just like cheesecake! So you don’t have to worry about it tasting super healthy (even though they are).
Sooooo, who wants some? Here is the breakdown:
1. Blend together the crust in the food processor.
2. Whip up the cream cheese in the Vitamix blender.
3. Whip that whipped cream till it’s fluffy.
4. Assemble layers of crust, cream cheese, raspberry jam, whipped cream, and sprinkle with chopped pecan pieces (and arrowroot flour for powdered sugar effect).
5. Slice and EAT!
Alright! I think that’s everything you need to know! Now, let’s EAT.
Thanks again Vitamix for making this recipe incredibly easy to make in your Ascent 3500 blender!
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- 2 cups soaked cashews to make: soak in hot water for 1 hour until soft.
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup raw pecans
- 1/2 cup soft medjool dates pitted
- 6 tablespoons raspberry jam you can also use strawberry jam or fresh fruit for a paleo option!
- 1 can full fat coconut milk chilled
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-6 drops stevia liquid
- pecan pieces
- arrowroot flour for powdered sugar effect
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| Prep Time | 10-15 minutes |
| Servings |
squares
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Ingredients
Cashew Filling
Crust
Raspberry Filling
Whipped Cream Topping
Top With
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- Combine the ingredients for the cashew filling in the blender. Use the tamper tool to move the cashews around in the blender to ensure even and thorough combining. Blend until completely smooth.
- In a food processor combine the ingredients for the crust and pulse until the mixture breaks down and forms small granulars that stick together.
- Line a 8" by 4" pyrex pan with parchment paper. Then add the crust mixture, spread it out evenly in the pan, and then press down.
- Evenly spread the cashew filling over the crust and smooth down.
- Add the raspberry preserves or fresh fruit in over the cashew filling.
- To make the coconut whipped cream take a can of chilled full fat canned coconut milk (I use Thai Kitchen brand) and scrape the solid cream off the top. Put the coconut cream in a bowl with the vanilla and stevia then ship with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Top the bars off with whipped coconut cream, cashew pieces, and arrowroot powder for powdered sugar effect.
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Nutrition Facts
Dairy Free Paleo Raspberry Cream Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 421
Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34g
52%
Saturated Fat 12g
60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 14g
Sodium 12mg
1%
Potassium 49mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 25g
8%
Dietary Fiber 3g
12%
Sugars 12g
Protein 9g
18%
Vitamin A
0.02%
Vitamin C
4%
Calcium
3%
Iron
15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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I’m confused about the cocumut cream. Are you saying scraping off the solid part of one can of coconut milk is all that’s needed for the whipped cream part?
Yes- just like you said it 🙂
So do you use fresh raspberries or the jam?
I have made them with both, so you can make it either way 🙂 Jam is the best in my opinion though! 🙂
Do these need refrigerated before cutting and serving?
Nope! That’s one of my fave things about them- no freezing or chilling before eating; it makes them so quick to make!… and eat 🙂
For those of us who don’t have the $500 blender lol, how should we go about making the crust? I’ve tried blending medjool dates in a blender for another recipe but it NEVER works because they’re too thick. Mashing them by hand is very time consuming. 🙁 Any tips?
Food processor! Works amazing!!
I made these and they were wonderful! I made a couple shortcuts to make them even faster. I used almond flour and dates for the crust and I used a jar of cashew butter instead of soaked cashews. I used frozen raspberries (thawed) and mixed with a couple tablespoons of honey and also fresh blueberries. It was a perfect 4th of July treat!
Love your revisions and so happy they turned out! 🙂
Hi, my husband hates coconut flavor. Will it taste like coconut? Can i use almond milk?
Hi Pam, I have had lots people who hate coconut say they loved this recipe and didn’t taste the coconut.
This recipe looks amazing only I can’t do dates or cashews, any ideas for substitutions for either of these? Can’t wait to make these!
Hi Amber, you might be able to sub cashews for macadamia nuts. And dates for maple syrup.
Y-U-M-! I’m droooling.
Regarding the nutrition facts.. is that PER bar? What is the amount you measured by?
Thank you!
xx
Thank you Jess! Yes, the nutrition info is per bar = 1 serving.
Ok, just made it! Flavors are amazing, turned out soft.. def not firm enough to slice into bars and eat with your hands. I’m going to refrigerate them for a bit and see what happens!
Hi Kaylie! SO thankful for your wonderful recipes, btw!! Quick question- are these bars okay to store in the fridge?
Thank you Jamie! Yes, they are!