Chef John's Chocolate Energy Bars Recipe

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.