Get emblem-rails working on any Rails 3.1+ app without ember.js handlebars.js is required

vanilla_ember_on_rails.js

// add gem 'emblem-rails' to your Rails Gemfile and run 'bundle'

// create your template file in your Rails project
/app/assets/javascripts/templates/test.raw.emblem eg. 'h1 {{title}} world'

// add the following to your Rails application.js
Ember = {TEMPLATES: [], Handlebars: Handlebars}
//= require_tree ./templates

// anywhere later in your code - call it as a compiled template:
$('body').html(Ember.TEMPLATES['test']({title: 'hello'}));

// beer ;)