Malted Wonder Bars

Name: Malted Wonder Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter (melted, 2 sticks); 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 cups all purpose flour; 3 tbsp malted milk powder (divided); 2 tbsp peanut butter powder (divided); 1 1/2 cup dark chocolate chip; 1 cup chopped whoppers (divided); 2 cups mini marshmallows; 1 can fat-free sweetened condensed milk; 6 oz dark chocolate chips; 6 oz milk chocolate chips

Quinn Caudill

8 years ago

Must make Malted Wonder Bars are a perfect way to use up the leftover Easter candy.

So the other day my favorite neighbor and resident Dad Whats 4 Dinner taste tester (Amber) wanted me to come up with a dessert containing a filling like a Whopper candy. Now there are many recipe’s on the web using whopper candies and others using malted milk powder. I researched a bunch and like usual I came up with my own version using malted milk powder, peanut butter powder and marshmallows. The combination of the malted, peanut butter flavored crust, topped with a layer of melted marshmallows then with a layer of malted chocolate fudge finished off with chopped up whopper candies, can be summed up in one word: RICH!!!! Christie, my wife, took these to a potluck at work and they didn’t last long. But most importantly they got the seal of approval from Amber, who requested them in the first place.

This is a fairly easy recipe to make. You can find malted milk powder in the baking or hot chocolate section of your grocery. We use the peanut butter powder to make protein shakes for breakfast. It can be found “wait for it” with the peanut butter. Go figure, right!!

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Malted Wonder Bars

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

Must make Malted Wonder Bars are a perfect way to use up the leftover Easter candy.

Course: Dessert

Servings: 24

Author: Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter melted, 2 sticks
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
3 tbsp malted milk powder divided
2 tbsp peanut butter powder divided
1 1/2 cup dark chocolate chip
1 cup chopped whoppers divided
2 cups mini marshmallows

Fudge

1 can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
6 oz dark chocolate chips
6 oz milk chocolate chips

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350°F
Line a 9*13 baking pan with foil, allowing to overlap the sides. Spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together butter and sugars.
Slowly whisk in eggs and vanilla.
In a small bowl combine flour, 2 tablespoons malted powder and 1 tablespoon peanut butter powder.
Whisk to combine with butter/sugar mix.
Fold in 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped whoppers.
Spread batter into prepared baking dish.
Bake cookie bar for 25-30 minutes until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean and golden brown.
Immediately spread marshmallows evenly over hot cookie.
Cook under broiler for 2-3 minutes.
Use a spatula evenly spread melted marshmallows.
While the bars are baking, heat sweetened condensed milk, in large sauce pan, over low heat.
Stir in dark and milk chocolate chips. Heat until smooth, whisking constantly.
Remove from heat and whisk in remaining malted and peanut butter powder.
Spread evenly over marshmallow layer.
Press remaining whoppers into fudge layer.
Refrigerate malted wonder bars for 4 hours or overnight.
Lift bars out of pan and then carefully remove foil.
Cut into squares.

Recipe Notes

First published by Quinn Caudill for dadwhats4dinner.com © April 2016
Fudge recipe inspired by ShugarySweets.com Whopper Cookie Bars

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