In addition to being eaten during T’t, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, thin kho tau (also known as thin kho for short) is a highly common meal in Vietnamese families for regular consumption. The tenderness of the pork belly increases with cooking time. This dish will be easier to remove and a little bit healthier if you prepare it in advance and allow the fat to congeal on the surface. This permits the flavors to mingle a little more as well. Combine with rice.
| Servings: | 30 |
| Yield: | 30 bar cookies |
Ingredients
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups baking mix
- 3 cups quick cooking oats
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan. In a large bowl, combine mix together the brown sugar, 3/4 cup margarine, eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Stir in baking mix and oats. Set aside.
- To Make Filling: Heat chocolate chips, condensed milk, 2 tablespoons margarine or butter and salt in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in pecans and 2 tablespoons vanilla.
- Press about two-thirds of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the pan. Spread evenly. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over oatmeal layer. Drop remaining one-third of oatmeal mixture by tablespoons on top of the chocolate mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 296 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 297 mg |
| Sugars | 28 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Baked up very nice. But its just too sweet for us.
The girls at work started calling these fudge bars “Crack”. They cleaned the plate before the day was over (and I cut them small!)
Good chocolate flavor, healthy oatmeal, used walnuts instead of pecans since that was what I had. We couldn’t wait for it to cool and had it warm, which was messy, but very good.
Used 1.5 cups of brown sugar and rolled oats (not quick cooking) and milk chocolate chips. It turned out GREAT!
pretty good recipe! I didn’t have baking mix in the house, but it’s easily made with flour, baking powder, salt and vegetable shortening. Recipe turned out exactly as anticipated. We put mini M&Ms on top, definite kid-pleaser
Delicious. As if I needed another reason to get fat.
Huge hit. I didn’t have any biscuit mix on hand so I used pancake mix and used only 1 1/2 c brown sugar. I also used rolled oats and no nuts. They turned out perfectly. Also baked them in a cookie sheet. Highly recommended!
These were pretty good, and very easy to make. They just weren’t sweet enough for me. Maybe if I try milk chocolate chips instead of semisweet next time they’ll be better. We’ll see.
These are always a hit with my family and friends. I had promised to bring them to the family Thanksgiving reunion. I am so glad to find this recipe since I had misplaced mine which was called “Fudge Jumble Bars” – a Pillsbury Bakeoff recipe I have used for years. Only changes I made was I put the batter into a 10″x17″ pan – makes a whole lot more squares. Also, dropped the vanilla to 2 teaspoons instead of 2 tablespoons in each part. I didn’t put pecans in either. Handy hint – you can cut these while they are still hot if you use a plastic knife. This works for brownies, too. It’s amazing! Nothing sticks to the plastic.
This recipe was terrific, and cooked up exactly as it should have. I decided to make these in muffin tins, so I used one really small and one of the regular sized. They are SO rich, that I’d recommend the small molds. I also put some shredded coconut on top of 1/2 of these, and this cuts the chocolate a bit. RICH!!! YUM!!
We left out the Pecan because not everyone can have them. My husband, boys and I absolutly love these Fudge Bars!! Definatley for the chocolate lovers!!
I left the pecans out because I just didn’t feel like having them and it was great. I thought the chocolate layer tasted good, though very rich and fudgy. I did freeze about half the pan and my only complaint about that is that the chocolate layer doesn’t taste as good until it completely defrosts again – it needs to be fudgy!
This recipe is easy, and the results were very good. My husband would have liked a more firm chocolate layer, but that didn’t stop him from devouring half the pan! My only “complaint” is that I think my chocolate craving is cured for another 6 months, but I WILL be making this again. Thank you for posting this recipe!!
These bars are sooo good, and sooo easy to make. I used to have something very similar to this when i was a kid, and had forgotten all about them until i saw this recipe!!! Thanks for an excellent recipe!!
I’m making these as a surprise for my dad, who was reminicising on this amazing recipe his mom used to make. I plan on making these this weekend. Thanks for offering this recipe to make my dad’s day!
This recipe used a lot of ingredients (entire box of brown sugar for example). The oatmeal base was good, but we did not like the flavor of the fudge layer AT ALL. I would like to find a replacement chocolate layer to use instead. I Hope this helps as I always read reviews before trying a new recipe and have found some really good ones here, but this one is the first 5 star no repeat I have encountered.
Cured my craving for chocolate. Be sure to cool completely like it says, if you want to separate them without making a mess. They’re gooey!
really simple and delicious. my kid of 4 got hooked…thank you
This is a great recipe. I took it to work and it’s been a favorite ever since. Thanks!!
YUM, YUM!! Very fudgy and very good. Someone I served it to asked “Is this chocolate cobbler?” And that is a great description of what this tastes like. It was perfect served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. They freeze great too. Thanks for sharing this receipe!