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Creamy, vibrant 5 ingredient vegan Lemon Pudding is such an easy dessert! You don’t have to do any stirring or simmering. Just blend, pour, chill, and eat! I love to serve this topped with coconut cream or vegan vanilla ice cream and a little lemon zest!
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You remember those lemon bars? The creamy, lemony topping in those bars is just so dreamy and refreshing and perfect to use up all those lemons. I used it to make these quick, vegan lemon pudding cups. You have to try these!!
It’s super simple. Just blend up the ingredients really well, add to a bowl, and chill for a bit. Top it with some coconut cream or vanilla ice cream and some lemon zest, and they’re ready to serve.
Why You’ll Love Vegan Lemon Pudding
- no-cook, blender recipe
- whole food ingredients
- creamy, dreamy pudding with bright, lemony flavor
- gluten-free and soy-free
- nut-free and coconut-free options
More Vegan Lemon Desserts
Vegan Lemon Pudding
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup raw cashews,, soaked in hot water for at least 15 minutes or ideally for 1 to 2 hours
- 1 cup coconut cream
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 cup sugar, or sweetener of choice
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest, plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Soak your cashews, if you haven’t already, then drain and add to a blender.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the garnish lemon zest, and blend really well until smooth and creamy. I usually blend it for a minute and then let the mixture sit for 3 to 4 minutes, and then blend again for 20-30 seconds and repeat this 3 to 4 times until the mixture is super creamy and super fluffy. The mixture won’t be pudding consistency, but a thick cream, it thickens more on chilling.
- Taste and adjust sweetness and tang, and blend again, if needed, then pour into serving containers like small glass jars or small glasses.
- Chill the containers in fridge for an hour or freezer for faster thicker result, for at least half an hour and then top with some whipped coconut cream or vanilla ice cream and some more lemon zest and serve.
- Store refrigerated for upto 3 days
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- cashews – Raw, soaked cashews make this pudding thick and creamy. You can use extra coconut cream or a mix of coconut cream and hemp seeds instead of the cashews.
- coconut cream – The solids that separate from a chilled can of coconut milk up the creamy factor even more. You can use extra cashews instead of the coconut cream.
- salt – Just a touch of salt brings out the lemony flavor!
- turmeric – Gives this pudding a vibrant, yellow color.
- sugar – For sweetness. You can use your favorite sweetener, instead, if you prefer.
- lemon juice and zest – Brings those bright, lemon flavors.
Tips
- Don’t skip soaking the cashews! You want them nice and soft, so they’ll blend up nice and smooth.
- Blend the mixture really well. If it’s grainy, keep on going! You want your lemon pudding to be smooth and fluffy.
How to Make Vegan Lemon Pudding
Soak your cashews, if you haven’t already, then drain and add to a blender.
Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the garnish lemon zest, to the blender. Blend really well until smooth and creamy. I usually blend it for a minute and then let the mixture sit for three to four minutes, and then blend again for half a minute and repeat this three to four times until the mixture is super creamy and super fluffy. The mixture won’t be pudding like thick but a cream, it thickens on chilling.
Taste and adjust sweetness and tang, and blend again, if needed, then pour into serving containers like small glass jars or small glasses.
Chill the containers in the fridge or freezer for faster, for at least half an hour and then top with some whipped coconut cream or vanilla ice cream and some more lemon zest and serve.
Frequently Asked Questions
Coconut cream is that thick, white part in a can of full fat coconut milk that is usually separated in the can if your can is not stored in too warm a place. If it isn’t separated, then can chill the can for a few hours, and then open the full fat coconut milk can, and you will be able to get the cream out of it.
There are lots of ways to make vegan pudding! This recipe uses a mix of cashews and coconut cream, but you can make it cashew-free or coconut-free, if needed.
This vegan lemon pudding is naturally gluten-free and soy-free.
To make this cashew-free, use 3/4 cup of coconut cream or a mix of hemp seeds and coconut cream.
To make this coconut-free, use another 3/4 cup cashews for a total of 1.5 cups of cashews plus 1/4 cup or more other nondairy milk of choice to help blend the mixture.
Hi Richa, I’ve made this and it’s totally delicious. Do you think it would work if I subbed silken tofu for the coconut cream? Would I need to add anything? Thank you for any thoughts you nay have!
Yes you can use silken tofu. You might need additional zest or sweet. Taste and adjust
This turned out just perfect! The sweetness was perfect too! 5 stars!
So glad you enjoyed!
Followed the recipe exactly. It curdled!
Hmm not sure what you mean by curdled. If the cashews lemon and coconut milk were blended well, then I don’t understand how it will curdle.
I’m not sure what happened either. I blended it and it seemed fine – it was light and fluffy and smooth. Then I let it sit for a few minutes and blended again (as in your recipe). This time, it deflated and curdled (like small curd cottage cheese). The more I blended it, the thinner, but more curdled it got. It was very similar to what happens when I make cashew ricotta – I curdle the milk with lemon juice and/or citric acid. I might just put the pudding through a cheese cloth and see if I can make something like lemon cream cheese! I think it’s a fabulous recipe, I just need to figure out what happened. Thanks for the reply.
Hmm did it get too hot? Then coconut milk might have converted to oil. If it was fluffy and cashews all blended in a minute(no gritty feeling) you can stop then. Or if coconut milk was too cold? And coconut cream became solid on blending ?
Made this as written and we both loved it! Next time I will up the lemon zest for extra tartness- personal preference. We can never have too much lemon in a dessert!
yay! so glad you enjoy
I really loved this recipe, this is my fav dish
yay! 🙂
Just made this tonight for guests at my vegan B&B and it’s so quick, easy, yummy and creamy it’s on the permanent menu cycle 😂
I don’t have high fat desserts often but this one will be an exception for those guests who, like me, enjoy the occasional indulgence! It’s not so much when divided between 3-4 people anyway really. I used maple as my syrup sub – and added a little more lemon (juice and zest) salt and turmeric as Australian cups are 250ml not 240 like the 🇺🇸 🙂
Following your blend/rest/blend/rest resulted in a beautiful fluffiness also.
Thanks for this recipe Richa! 👌
yay! glad you and your guests enjoyed!
I made this recipe and it actually turned out looking like the pictures! It was so easy and delicious- sweet, tart, and tangy- a perfect sweet treat. Next time, I want to experiment making it with soft or silken tofu instead of the coconut cream. Thank you for the recipe- it’s a keeper!
Yay!! Yes silken tofu will work. Do a mix with cashews of coconut cream to help with the flavor
The taste was amazing,except it was too sweet. I used crème de coco instead of coconut crème. There is added sugar in crème de coco. I guess there is a difference between crème de coco and coconut crème. Can you tell me what product you used? I’d like to try this great recipe again.
Thanks!
I used plain unsweetened coconut cream from a can. You get canned cream or you can take the cream portion from a full fat coconut milk can
Just made this and it is delicious! And so quick & easy (I always have cashews soaking in the fridge lol).
Yay!!
I love using your recipes. thank you! Regarding “nut-free” please know that many allergists list coconut as a tree nut; my grandson has a life-threatening tree-nut allergy, so I am very well-versed on this particular issue. You may want to include a warning about coconut.
Thanks, will don