White Chocolate Blondies
White Chocolate Blondies – chewy, dense, not-too-sweet. The perfect Spring time dessert!
For some reason I associate Blondies with warm weather. I rarely ever find myself making them in the colder months, since traditional chocolate brownies make a cozier treat. Now, don’t get me wrong, I make brownies all year round (remember my chocolate addiction?) but blondies feel a bit more spring-appropriate.
Blondies are like a traditional brownie, minus the cocoa. They are chewy around the edges, dense in the middle, and the perfect decadent dessert. They usually contain brown sugar, lots of butter, and add-ins like nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, dried fruit and candy pieces. These blondies are a little lighter in flavor and color. They don’t contain as much butter as a traditional blondie recipe but, the addition of white chocolate in the batter produces a dense dessert bar. I also used regular sugar instead of brown sugar because I wanted to stay away from the “toffee” taste blondies usually have. White chocolate chips add a nice touch of sweetness throughout the bars.
This recipe is so easy to make and it makes the perfect spring time dessert!
White Chocolate Blondies
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 package 11 oz, white chocolate chips
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 8 x 8 inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, gently whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a small saucepan, slowly melt butter and one third of the white chocolate chips over low heat, whisking constantly. Remove from heat as soon as butter and chocolate chips are melted.
- In a large bowl use an electric mixer to beat together eggs, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and light. Add butter and white chocolate mixture, beating until well combined.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Fold in remaining white chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake 40-45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting.
- Optional Once cooled completely, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
