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No-Bake Chocolate Biscuit Bars
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No-Bake Chocolate Biscuit Bars

A nostalgic no-bake chocolate biscuit bars that everybody knows and eaten in one form or the other. Here's a classic Malaysian version with a modern cheese twist. Simply delightful.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Passive Time12 hours
Servings: 26 bars
Author: Bea & Marco

Ingredients

The cake:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (250 g), room temperature
  • ¾ cup condensed milk (230 g)
  • 3 large eggs , room temperature
  • 1 cup milo powder or nesquick
  • ½ cup cocoa powder (40 g), sifted
  • 10 oz plain marie biscuits (300 g), break into 4 each

Chocolate ganache:

  • 1 oz milk chocolate (20 g), chopped
  • 2 tablespoon whipping cream (30 ml), 35% fat

Cream cheese layer:

  • 8 oz cream cheese (225 g)
  • cup whipping cream plus 1 tablespoon more, (100 ml), 35% fat
  • ¼ cup icing sugar (40 g), sifted

Instructions

The cake

  • In a pan, add in butter, eggs, condensed milk, milo and cocoa powder. Turn heat to low medium, mix everything together and cook until a shiny and thick mixture is formed.
  • Add in the biscuits and immediately stir everything together. Make sure every piece of biscuit is coated with the mixture. Turn the heat off.
  • Pour the cake mixture into a 22x22 cm square pan lined with aluminium foil (for easy cake removal later). Spread evenly. Press and compact the cake. Chill in the fridge for 4 hours.

Chocolate ganache

  • In a bowl add in chocolate, whipping cream and heat in microwave for 15 seconds each time until the chocolate is melted. Stir to combine each time. Put in a piping bag and set aside.

Cream cheese layer

  • In a bowl, add in cream cheese, icing sugar and mix until cream cheese is fluffy. Add in whipping cream and mix to combine and until the mixture thickens. Set aside.

Assembling

  • Pour cream cheese on the cake. Spread evenly. Pipe chocolate ganache in lines. Use a skewer stick and make some cross lines. Chill overnight before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 229.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.7g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 15.9g | Saturated Fat: 9.2g | Cholesterol: 55.7mg | Sodium: 146.9mg | Potassium: 107.8mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 58.7mg | Iron: 0.9mg