Chocolate Malt Cheesecake Bars

Crust:
1.5 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

Filling
1 cup sugar
1 cup malted milk powder
3 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sour cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3 oz semisweet chocolate

1. Crust: heat oven to 350 deg 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 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.

4. Lift by foil to cutting board. Cut into 24 bars.