Chef John's Chocolate Energy Bars recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups pitted Medjool dates, roughly chopped 2 cups raw cashews 1 cup raw or roasted unsalted almonds ¾ cup high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Guittard® Cocoa Rouge) 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon cold espresso, or more as needed (or water) ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ pinch cayenne pepper
Nutrition Info
- 342.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 36 gcholesterol: : -fat: 22.2 gfiber: 6.9 gprotein: 8.1 gsaturatedFat: 7.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 229.6 mgsugar: 21 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Chocolate Energy Bars
Directions
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Place cashews, almonds, coconut, dates, cocoa, coconut oil, vanilla, cold coffee, cayenne and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off to start. Process about 1 minute, check to ensure mixture is sticky and moist enough to stick together. Add more coffee if needed. Continue to process until mixture becomes a chunky mass.
Line a baking pan with plastic wrap. Scoop mixture into pan. Press down with a spatula until mixture is even. Place a layer of plastic wrap on the surface and smooth again with your hands.
Refrigerate until cold and firm, 2 or 3 hours.
Remove from the pan and unwrap. Cut into bars of your preferred size. Store in a zip top back in the refrigerator.