Malted Milk Bars
Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter (salted or unsalted, 1 1/2 sticks)
- 4 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares (4 ounces)
- 2 unsweetened chocolate squares (2 ounces)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup instant malted milk powder (plain or chocolate)
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons butter (salted or unsalted, softened)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 cups malted milk ball candies (coarsely chopped, about 5 ounces)
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
- 2 spray a 13" by 9" pyrex baking pan with cooking spray. for easier cutting, line pan with parchment paper or foil, extending it over short ends; grease parchment paper or foil.
- 3 prepare chocolate base:.
- 4 in heavy 3-quart saucepan, melt butter and semisweet and unsweetened chocolates over low heat, stirring frequently. remove saucepan from heat.
- 5 with wooden spoon, stir in granulated sugar and vanilla.
- 6 beat in eggs until well blended. in small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into chocolate mixture.
- 7 spread batter evenly in prepared pan. bake 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted 1 inch from edge of pan comes out clean. cool in pan on wire rack.
- 8 prepare malted milk topping:.
- 9 in small bowl, stir together malted milk powder, milk, and vanilla until blended.
- 10 stir in butter and confectioners' sugar until blended.
- 11 with small spatula, spread topping over cooled bars; top with chopped malted milk ball candies. allow topping to set.
- 12 when topping is firm, transfer with parchment paper or foil to cutting board. cut lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 8 pieces.
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