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 calories
carbohydrate: 36 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 22.2 g
fiber: 6.9 g
protein: 8.1 g
saturatedFat: 7.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 229.6 mg
sugar: 21 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Refrigerate until cold and firm, 2 or 3 hours.

  4. Remove from the pan and unwrap. Cut into bars of your preferred size. Store in a zip top back in the refrigerator.

Recipe Yield

12 bars

Recipe Note

If you compare these chocolate energy bars to similar fruit/nut bars sold at the store, I think they taste better, are nutritionally superior, and probably cheaper to make at home. The only problem is they look so good it takes your brain a millisecond to process that they're not going to taste like the fudge brownies they resemble.

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