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Chocolate Malt Bars
Diane Blanchard Angell
"Excellent for chocolate malt lovers!"
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Ingredients
35 m servings 200 calsOriginal recipe yields 16 servings (1 - 8x8 inch pan)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan. In a bowl over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, melt the unsweetened chocolate, stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Mix in the melted chocolate Combine the flour, 1/2 cup chocolate malt powder, baking powder and salt; stir into the chocolate mixture. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until set. Let bars cool in the pan before frosting.
- To make frosting, cream together the butter, 1/4 cup of malt powder and salt. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar and heavy cream until smooth and spreadable. Spread over cooled bars before cutting into squares.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 200 calories; 10.1 g fat; 26.6 g carbohydrates; 2 g protein; 29 mg cholesterol; 126 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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6/26/2006
I did not use the "brownie" portion of this recipe, only the frosting. I used Chocolate Malt flavored Ovaltine. It worked really well. I thought it was delicious, and the frosting got great revi...
4/21/2015
This is soooo good! I made these for a bake sale at my university, and some of my fellow bakers teased me for buying "store bought" items. These bars vanished like magic! I thought the frosting ...
3/9/2005
I used malt powder bought in a health food store since it can't be found easily in the regular grocery stores. The bars tasted o.k., kind of like brownies, but we did not like the frosting at...
5/20/2003
The bar part of the recipe is good. Sort of a malt brownie. I found the frosting a little odd. Malt powder just didn't blend smooth enough in the forsting for my taste. Would consider making ...