I know what you're thinking. Really? They exist?
It's hard to believe, but they do.
They're the ones who turn down chocolate cupcakes during their classmates' birthdays and frown when I pull out brownies for a special treat.
So, I went to blondies for my last "bake for my students" project. I wanted a treat everyone would enjoy, and I also wanted to try something different.
I was also out of chocolate.
Deb calls these brownies infinitely adaptable, and I imagine that they are. I threw in M&Ms (I figured the few pieces of chocolate wouldn't distract the chocolate haters too much), but I would have happily included coconut, pecans and chocolate.
Easy. Easy. Easy.
Blondies
recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen
This recipe doubles very easily. I doubled it and baked it in a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. I went for M&Ms as my mix in, but Deb recommends countless others.
Ingredients
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup M&Ms (colored for your favorite holiday?)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8x8 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, mix together melted butter and brown sugar. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in the egg and then the vanilla, beating well after each addition.
Stir in the salt and flour. Mix in M&Ms.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the blondies for 18 to 25 minutes, until the blondies are set in the middle. Deb recommended erring on the side of underbaking, which I did, and I found the middle pieces so delightful. Cool the brownies on the rack completely before slicing.
Are these as insanely easy as they sound? And the coconut and pecan . . . that sounds heavenly! I'll have to try these on a day when my husband has office hours so I can get them out of the house!
ReplyDeleteYES! These are probably even easier than the sound. I made them (three batches worth) just because I could take them to work!
DeleteGreat solution. My husband doesn't like chocolate and I can't understand it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can compromise by making a batch of blondies and filling half of them with lots of chocolate for you!
Deletetoo bad i am just giving up sweets for lent... maybe those will appear among my easter eggs :-)!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I bet Easter Egg shaped blondies would be extra cute.
DeleteI'm not a chocolate person so these are totally perfect for me!
ReplyDeleteKids who don't like chocolate...now THAT is a first. I used to think I wasn't a chocolate person...but I was wrong. I'm definitely also a brownie person. And these look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I always knew I was a chocolate person, though. I remember sneaking chocolate as a little kid.
DeleteHadi loved them she went and told her brother how she got a blondie and he didn't so then he got upset and I had to make blondies so that it would be fair and they were as good as she said
ReplyDeleteVicki Hadi's mom
Thanks Vicki! I'm glad to hear Hadi enjoyed them. They were a new recipe for me, so they were extra fun to make!
DeleteI just enjoyed your Brown Butter Blondies which I got from the #NYC Bake Sale at the Brooklyn Flea last Sat., 5//3/14 for No Kid Hungry. Your blondies were heavenly and I wish I had gotten more. (I brought Calamansi-Lemon Muffins, sorry to self-promote). But anyway, is this the same recipe? Or do you have it somewhere else on the blog. Would love to try your recipe. Hope you can share. Thanks for that delicious big chunk. Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteHi Betty Ann! So glad to hear you enjoyed them! Thanks for the motivation to get the recipe up. I just posted it here: http://makingmichaelpollanproud.blogspot.com/2014/05/brown-butter-blondies-with-white.html. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing what you baked! I can't wait to check out your blog and read more!