Homemade Malted Milk Balls Recipe

4.47 from 158 votes

Homemade Malted Milk Balls are a fun and easy candy to make. Make your own Valentine's Day or Christmas Candy or just a sweet treat for friends.

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time13

Course: Dessert Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: malted milk balls

Calories: 66kcal

Author: Laura

Diastatic Malt Powder 4 oz by King Arthur Flour you can use either one of these in this recipe, you don't need both
Hoosier Hill Farm Dry Malt (Diastatic) baking Powder 1.5 lb. you can use either one of these in this recipe, you don't need both

6 ounces white chocolate chips
6 TBSP malted barley extract OR 8 TBSP Malted Milk Powder more may be needed to stiffen the dough
6-8 ounces milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips for dipping

line a baking sheet with parchment paper, waxed paper, or foil
over very low heat melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or a large bowl over a simmering pan of hot water
once melted remove from the heat and add
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6 Tablespoons of the malted barley powder one TBSP at a time, stirring well after each addition, keep adding powder until the dough is stiff enough to roll into balls
OR IF USING CARNATION POWDER use 8 TABLESPOONS one TBSP at a time, stirring well after each addition, keep adding powder until the dough is stiff enough to roll into balls
let the dough cool about ten minutes then check to see if it needs more malted barley powder, roll a small ball about 1/2 inch or so, if it holds it's shape with minimal flattening then you're ready to roll, if not add more malted barley powder as needed to make a ball that will hold the shape
roll the dough into small 1/2-inch balls and put on the prepared pan, you should. get between 20-30 malted milk balls, depending on what size you make thme
freeze on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes or so
melt the chocolate chips over very low heat in a double boiler until thoroughly melted
dip the malt balls into the chocolate and return to the cookie sheet
when all the balls are dipped in the melted chocolate cool in the fridge or freezer
then store in an airtight container in the fridge
let them warm for a few minutes before eating