Inspired by “Kath’s” super secret Chinese Chews recipe (Take that, Kath!) that has been discussed over the past few days, I decided to put my own spin on it. I don’t really love Dates, so I substituted some chopped raisins and honey, guesstimating (hoping, really) that the combination would get about the same texture as the original. Also, I divided the sugar between powdered and dark brown, for flavor. And, I sprinkled some dark chocolate chips on top, because chocolate. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), the batter tended to rise around the chocolate chips, leaving focaccia-like dimples. The end result was not really *super* chewy. The closest thing I can compare it to would be a somewhat chewy Blondie, like maybe a “granola-ish” blondie. Whatever it is, it’s very tasty, and not as sweet as the ingredients might suggest (to me anyway). Also, the baking time from the original recipe was right on. I pulled mine at 33 minutes.
*And That, Kath!*
Ingredients
___ 93 g AP Flour
___ 52 g Confectioners Sugar
___ 52 g Dark Brown Sugar
___ 1 tsp Baking Powder
___ ¼ tsp Fine Salt
___ 128 g Raisins, chopped
___ 42 g Honey
___ 120 g Walnuts, chopped
___ 2 Large Eggs
___ 35 g Dark Chocolate Chips
___ Confectioners Sugar for dusting
– Preheat oven to 325°F degrees.
– Line an 8 × 8 pan with parchment paper
– In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, both sugars, baking powder, and salt
– Add raisins, honey, and nuts, and stir with a spatula
– Beat eggs with a fork, add to mixture, and stir/fold with a spatula until all ingredients are thoroughly combined into a homogenous, gloopy mess.
– Spread into prepared pan.
– Sprinkle Chocolate Chips over top
– Bake for 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
– Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes, then dust with confectioner’s sugar.
– Remove from pan (lift by parchment paper), let cool completely on a cooling rack, then cut into small squares.
Fuzzy_Welcome8348
AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS TO TOP IT OFF!! 🤩👏👏
FayeTwin
That looks soooo good, hold a piece for me please lmao
Embarrassed_Idea1962
Kath-bars with chocolate chips👌🏾🤤
Prior-Dragonfly2601
Dang that was a quick turnaround LOL
Various-Passenger866
The raisins sound like a nice swap! These look delightful! A kath-bar variant. 🙂
LittleDogsBark
Kath is really going to regret gifting you that box
sohcordohc
I just made a recipe similar to these and had no idea that this is what they were! The only difference was oat flour, almond flour, and 10x sugar..I also subbed raisins for dates bc people don’t enjoy them..I also made some and subbed the flours for AP..the end result (I wish you could post pics in here) was that I accidentally used 3/4 teaspoon salt and had to toss them out..good job OP! They look delicious
klleah
We have fun here.
I love that Kath is bringing us all together.
Artistic_Task7516
What’s a Kath
rayofffknsunshine
Kath must regret being nice sm 😩😭
Lady_Koopa
Y’all are killing me with the Kath reference 😂 love this community!
FuFmeFitall
The Streisand effect in full force, love it.
MySpoonsAreAllGone
I put chocolate chips in mine too! I only had praline pecans which have milk in them so I made a batch with chocolate chips and dates so my daughter can have them.
I also made a smaller batch with the praline pecans because I know they will go so well with the dates. And I also just love pecans in general haha.
How did yours come out? I reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup in mine because the dates I had were very sweet and then the pecans are sweet also🤞
Yaseuk
Am I the only person who is picturing Kath as like a 98 old Lady who has no idea the internet is beefing with her 🤣🤣🤣
Spottedtail_13
Who’s Kath and why do we care? I’m seriously confused by all these posts and comments. Someone give me the details.
pudge-thefish
Hi my name is Kath (y) and I am a recovering recipe hoarder. It has been 5 days since my last recipe request denial.
(Not really my name is Kathy but I am willing to share any recipe i have lol)
GypsySnowflake
I must be out of the loop. Who the heck is Kath?
auntiepink007
I’m calling them “Take that, Kath” bars since they needed renaming, lol.
ChaosTorpedo
I need to know if this ever gets back to Kath
Super_Caterpillar_27
I’m out of town for the holidays but I’m going to make them when I get home so.… this is going to go on for a while lol. I‘m 4-6 days away from making them 🤣
Nowayticket2nopecity
Loving that everyone is united by spite 🩷
gotchi_girl
I am new to this sub and soooooo confused 😅😅
______username_
Guess what I baked this morning! Never heard of it until I read about Kath.
Jerkrollatex
As someone who has a very similar name I’m hoping “take that Kath” doesn’t become a thing outside of this sub.
LeonaEnjaulada
Thats it, I’m making them with my mixed dried fruit for tea and adding figs
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elfalai
If any of you were following the chive posts in r/kitchenconfidential, just know that the Kath posts have continued the sense of community that was going on over there. My post-holiday blues thanks you!
Basic-Jaguar9288
looks tasty!
Constant_One_1612
I love this so much. Tomorrow I am buying the stuff😂
Double-Society-9404
Who is Kath?!
xylofun53
Yes!!!
tlr92
What is kath and why does it look so delicious?
Ill_Promise7153
Baking kath bars every day until reddit says they’re perfect 👌
beesarefuckingdying
Omg. How did you get your parchment paper to fit so nicely? Please 🩷
Axxisol
I was hoping to see a resolution to the Kath saga!
cheesegratemyassplz
Kath really brought this upon herself.
I-am-Prasanna
These look AMAZING
Joubachi
I’m hungry, I don’t have those ingredients (all stores closed as well), and my feed is entirely filled with these, one looking more delicious than the other. Yours right now are my favourites so far, but man, someone have mercy…. xD
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Inspired by “Kath’s” super secret Chinese Chews recipe (Take that, Kath!) that has been discussed over the past few days, I decided to put my own spin on it. I don’t really love Dates, so I substituted some chopped raisins and honey, guesstimating (hoping, really) that the combination would get about the same texture as the original. Also, I divided the sugar between powdered and dark brown, for flavor. And, I sprinkled some dark chocolate chips on top, because chocolate. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), the batter tended to rise around the chocolate chips, leaving focaccia-like dimples. The end result was not really *super* chewy. The closest thing I can compare it to would be a somewhat chewy Blondie, like maybe a “granola-ish” blondie. Whatever it is, it’s very tasty, and not as sweet as the ingredients might suggest (to me anyway). Also, the baking time from the original recipe was right on. I pulled mine at 33 minutes.
*And That, Kath!*
Ingredients
___ 93 g AP Flour
___ 52 g Confectioners Sugar
___ 52 g Dark Brown Sugar
___ 1 tsp Baking Powder
___ ¼ tsp Fine Salt
___ 128 g Raisins, chopped
___ 42 g Honey
___ 120 g Walnuts, chopped
___ 2 Large Eggs
___ 35 g Dark Chocolate Chips
___ Confectioners Sugar for dusting
– Preheat oven to 325°F degrees.
– Line an 8 × 8 pan with parchment paper
– In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, both sugars, baking powder, and salt
– Add raisins, honey, and nuts, and stir with a spatula
– Beat eggs with a fork, add to mixture, and stir/fold with a spatula until all ingredients are thoroughly combined into a homogenous, gloopy mess.
– Spread into prepared pan.
– Sprinkle Chocolate Chips over top
– Bake for 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
– Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes, then dust with confectioner’s sugar.
– Remove from pan (lift by parchment paper), let cool completely on a cooling rack, then cut into small squares.
AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS TO TOP IT OFF!! 🤩👏👏
That looks soooo good, hold a piece for me please lmao
Kath-bars with chocolate chips👌🏾🤤
Dang that was a quick turnaround LOL
The raisins sound like a nice swap! These look delightful! A kath-bar variant. 🙂
Kath is really going to regret gifting you that box
I just made a recipe similar to these and had no idea that this is what they were! The only difference was oat flour, almond flour, and 10x sugar..I also subbed raisins for dates bc people don’t enjoy them..I also made some and subbed the flours for AP..the end result (I wish you could post pics in here) was that I accidentally used 3/4 teaspoon salt and had to toss them out..good job OP! They look delicious
We have fun here.
I love that Kath is bringing us all together.
What’s a Kath
Kath must regret being nice sm 😩😭
Y’all are killing me with the Kath reference 😂 love this community!
The Streisand effect in full force, love it.
I put chocolate chips in mine too! I only had praline pecans which have milk in them so I made a batch with chocolate chips and dates so my daughter can have them.
I also made a smaller batch with the praline pecans because I know they will go so well with the dates. And I also just love pecans in general haha.
How did yours come out? I reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup in mine because the dates I had were very sweet and then the pecans are sweet also🤞
Am I the only person who is picturing Kath as like a 98 old
Lady who has no idea the internet is beefing with her 🤣🤣🤣
Who’s Kath and why do we care? I’m seriously confused by all these posts and comments. Someone give me the details.
Hi my name is Kath (y) and I am a recovering recipe hoarder. It has been 5 days since my last recipe request denial.
(Not really my name is Kathy but I am willing to share any recipe i have lol)
I must be out of the loop. Who the heck is Kath?
I’m calling them “Take that, Kath” bars since they needed renaming, lol.
I need to know if this ever gets back to Kath
I’m out of town for the holidays but I’m going to make them when I get home so.… this is going to go on for a while lol. I‘m 4-6 days away from making them 🤣
Loving that everyone is united by spite 🩷
I am new to this sub and soooooo confused 😅😅
Guess what I baked this morning! Never heard of it until I read about Kath.
As someone who has a very similar name I’m hoping “take that Kath” doesn’t become a thing outside of this sub.
Thats it, I’m making them with my mixed dried fruit for tea and adding figs
[deleted]
If any of you were following the chive posts in r/kitchenconfidential, just know that the Kath posts have continued the sense of community that was going on over there. My post-holiday blues thanks you!
looks tasty!
I love this so much. Tomorrow I am buying the stuff😂
Who is Kath?!
Yes!!!
What is kath and why does it look so delicious?
Baking kath bars every day until reddit says they’re perfect 👌
Omg. How did you get your parchment paper to fit so nicely? Please 🩷
I was hoping to see a resolution to the Kath saga!
Kath really brought this upon herself.
These look AMAZING
I’m hungry, I don’t have those ingredients (all stores closed as well), and my feed is entirely filled with these, one looking more delicious than the other. Yours right now are my favourites so far, but man, someone have mercy…. xD