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Blondies

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These Blondies are the vanilla version of a Brownie. Still dense, chewy and delicious but without the melted chocolate. More of a caramel/vanilla buttery vibe with chocolate chips. Think Spandau Ballet rather than Duran Duran.

Blondies are so deliciously good and full of a buttery, toffee sweetness. Still with the exact same moistness and chewy edge of a Brownie. It is paler only in colour, the flavours remain big and just as moreish.

I admit I have not baked many Blondies before but this recipe is very firmly archived and I would love to try to experiment with other additions apart from these chocolate chips.

White chocolate chunks is an obvious one and I have seen that many people use melted white chocolate actually in their Blondie batter. The Blondie world opens it's doors..........

Blondie Recipe

These are very good indeed and a fabulous traybake to add to my repertoire. You have the ability to pimp them up with whatever you can think of. I'm thinking white chocolate chunks and frozen raspberries or toffee pieces and milk chocolate chips.

I have used both vanilla extract and salted caramel extract and both were delicious.

The ingredients are few and mostly cupboard staples.

flour,sugar,egg,butter,chocolate chips,vanilla essence
Ingredients
  • I start by preheating the oven to 160 C/320 F/Gas Mark 3.
  • Then I melt the butter and sugar gently in a saucepan.
  • I use a whisk to mix them together thoroughly. I find it is easier.
melted butter and sugar in a saucepan
Blondie syrup
  • Then simply add the vanilla /caramel extract and stir in before adding the rest of the ingredients and combining all together.
flour, chocolate chips and blondie syrup in a saucepan
Blondie mix.
  • Be careful mixing in as the syrup is very hot. I swap to a spatula at this point.
Blondie batter in a saucepan
Blondie batter
  • Tip in to your baking tin. I use an 8 "/20 cm loose bottomed square baking tin that I line with Bake-O-Glide. It is also fine to use baking paper.
  • Smooth level with a spatula.
  • If your tin is not loose bottomed (sorry) then overhang the baking paper so you can lift easily out.
blondie batter in baking tray
Blondie batter
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes.
  • You ideally want the edges starting to darken but the majority of the rest of it not to colour really.
  • Leave it to cool in the tin before lifting out and slicing into squares.

Expert Tips

  • Use a whisk to mix the melted butter and sugar together.
  • Use either biggish (2 cm) chunks of cooking milk chocolate or bake proof chocolate chips otherwise the chocolate will melt into the batter and disappear. It will say if the chips are bake proof on the back of the packet.
  • Don't over bake otherwise they will go rather hard.

Equipment Required

  • Digital Scales
  • Baking Tin 8" square or similar size
  • Liner for the baking tin.
  • Saucepan
  • Oven Thermometer (optional)
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
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Blondies

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These Blondies are the vanilla version of a Brownie. Still dense, chewy and delicious but without the chocolate. More of a caramel/vanilla buttery vibe with chocolate chips.

5 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course cake
Cuisine American
Servings 9
Calories 382 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 180 grams unsalted butter
  • 225 grams plain flour
  • 225 grams golden caster sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla/caramel extract
  • 70 grams milk chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160°C/320 F/Gas Mark 3
  • Gently melt the 180 grams butter in a saucepan and add the 225 grams caster golden caster sugar. Use a whisk to mix the two together. Add 2 tsp vanilla/caramel extract and the egg and mix again. Finally tip in the 225 grams of plain flour and 70 grams of milk chocolate chips and mix until totally combined.
  • Tip into your lined baking tray and bake for 25/30 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin before slicing into squares.
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Notes

Use a whisk to mix the melted butter and sugar together.
Use either biggish (2 cm) chunks of cooking milk chocolate or bake proof chocolate chips otherwise the chocolate will melt into the batter and disappear. It will say if the chips are bake proof on the back of the packet.
Don't over bake otherwise they will go hard.
An oven thermometer is always a good idea when baking. Oven temperatures do vary greatly no matter what it says on the oven dial

Nutrition

Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 550IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1.4mg

All nutritional information is approximate and intended only as a guide.

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  1. Rebecca - Glutarama

    June 19, 2019 at 11:52 am

    5 stars
    These look divine, I've not tried blondies yet and I reckon these will work just fine with gluten free flour. Thank you for linking up this week on #CookBlogShare

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      June 19, 2019 at 12:41 pm

      This was my first foray too. Loved them and just so easy! Thanks

      Reply
  2. Donna

    June 20, 2019 at 1:57 pm

    5 stars
    I love blondies! Such a great flavour with yummy brownie texture! These look yum! #CookBlogShare

    Reply
  3. Cat | Curly's Cooking

    June 20, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    5 stars
    Oooh delicious. I love a blondie. I've only made them once before, they were gluten free white chocolate and peanut butter. Yours have definitely made me want to make more ASAP!

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      July 03, 2019 at 6:54 pm

      Thanks Cat, I'm hooked now!

      Reply
  4. Hannah

    June 21, 2019 at 3:42 am

    These look absolutely incredible - I love that you make the mix in a pan too, I've never seen blondies made that way before!

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      July 03, 2019 at 6:56 pm

      Thanks Hannah! I try to keep everything super simple my brownies are the same. One mix and bake!

      Reply
  5. Helen - Cooking with my kids

    June 23, 2019 at 2:18 pm

    5 stars
    I don't know much about Spandau Ballet or Durran Durran, but I do know that these look delicious! I love blondies as an alternative to brownies. #CookBlogShare.

    Reply
    • applytofaceblog

      July 03, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      Thank you Helen. All you need to know is that Duran Duran was better than Spandau Ballet!

      Reply

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