Chocolate Malt Cheesecake Bars

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Perfect for a potluck. Recipe is from Country Living magazine."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, melted

• Filling

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup instant malted milk powder
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 large eggs
• 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate

directions

1. Crust: Heat oven to 350°F Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick foil, extending beyond the short ends. Combine crumbs, sugar, and butter in a medium bowl, stirring to combine. Press mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Let cool on a wire rack.
2. Filling: Whisk sugar and malted milk powder in a medium bowl. Beat cream cheese in a large mixer bowl, about 4 minutes, until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar mixture until well blended. Beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth. Beat in eggs until combined.
3. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate in microwave. Remove 1/2 cup malt batter and stir into melted chocolate. Pour remaining malt batter over crust. Pour chocolate batter over malt batter in a zigzag fashion; swirl with a thin knife to marbleize. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top is set. Cool completely on a wire rack; loosely cover and refrigerate, 4 hours or overnight.