Maple Glazed Apple Blondies
These soft and chewy apple blondies are made with brown butter and drizzled with maple glaze. They are an easy to make, cozy fall treat!
These maple glazed apple blondies just might be one of the most delicious desserts ever. They are made with brown butter, which gives these blondies a delicious nutty taste, loaded with apples, and topped with a sweet maple glaze.
How to make brown butter?
Brown butter is simply done by melting butter, cooking it until the milk solids start to separate and sink to the bottom of the pan and start to turn brown. The end result is a delicious, nutty, and toasty butter that can be used in either sweet or savory foods.
Ever try brown butter in chocolate chip cookies? If not, do yourself a favor and make these crispy brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
Any dessert that calls for regular butter can be substituted with brown butter if you are looking for that type of nutty flavor. In this recipe the butter is butter is browned, solidified again, and then creamed with the sugar and eggs.
Tips on making this recipe perfectly
Do not strain the butter after you have browned it, one of the best parts of brown butter is the toasted specks it leaves throughout baked goods. And thats where all the flavor is
Brown the butter ahead of time so it has time to cool and firm up again.
Dice the apples into 1/2 inch cubes this way they will bake evenly.
When placing the batter into the baking dish, it is easier to press it in with your hands since the batter is on the thicker side.
Cut the blondies after they are completely cool, they are very fragile while warm and will fall apart.
How to store blondies
These apple blondies can be stored at room temperature in an air tight container for 2-3 days.
They can also be frozen for up to 2 months.
Other apple recipes to try
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Maple Glazed Apple Blondies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (150 grams) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (110 grams) brown sugar
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 2 cups (272 grams) all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup (about 2) apples, peeled and chopped
- 3-4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 cup (25 grams) powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a small pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Continue to cook the butter until the milk solids are light brown about 2-3 minutes. The butter should have a nutty smell to it, this is how you know it is done.
- Remove from the heat and chill over an ice bath until the butter is slightly firm again.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 8x8 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a medium bowl cream the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time until combined.
- Mix in the flour and baking powder.
- Add the chopped apples until they are incorporated.
- Press the dough into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- To prepare the maple glaze, mix the maple syrup and powdered sugar together until smooth. Set aside until ready to use.
- Once cool, cut the blondies into squares and drizzle with maple glaze.