Apple Cinnamon Blondies with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Equipment
Ingredients
Blondies
unsalted butter (melted)
115 g
light brown sugar
200 g
large egg (room temperature)
1 piece
vanilla extract
5 ml
all-purpose flour
125 g
baking powder
3 g
salt
2 g
ground cinnamon
3 g
apple (peeled, diced)
150 g
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
cream cheese (softened)
115 g
unsalted butter (softened)
30 g
pure maple syrup
45 ml
powdered sugar
120 g
vanilla extract
3 ml
Instructions
Preheat oven & prepare pan
Heat oven to 175 °C and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
Melt butter
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan or microwave until just liquid.
Mix wet ingredients
Whisk brown sugar into the warm butter, then add the egg and vanilla until smooth.
Combine dry ingredients
In a separate bowl whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
Make blondie batter
Fold the dry mix into the wet mix until just combined; do not over-mix.
Fold in apples
Gently fold the diced apples into the batter.
Bake blondies
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and bake 30–35 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
Cool completely
Let blondies cool in the pan 15 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool fully before frosting.
Make frosting
Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy; add maple syrup, vanilla, then gradually powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable.
Frost & slice
Spread frosting over cooled blondies, then cut into 12 squares.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container; frost just before serving for best texture.
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