Apple Cinnamon Blondies

A blondie with vanilla ice cream on top on a white plate.

5 from 6 votes

Apple Cinnamon Blondies are warm, cozy and delicious! Quick, easy and versatile, serve with vanilla ice cream for the ultimate dessert.

Prep Time20

Cook Time35

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: apple cinnamon blondies

Servings:

Calories: 335kcal

Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

Stewed Apples

4 granny smith apples Note 1
⅓ cup water Note 2
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice Note 3

Blondies

1 cup brown sugar lightly packed
1 cup white sugar
250 grams/2 sticks butter unsalted
2 large eggs free range
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups plain flour no need to sift

Topping

50 grams/1/2 a stick butter unsalted
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar Note 4

Instructions

Preheat the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5.
Apples: use a vegetable peeler and cutting board to peel each of the apples. Then use a small knife to remove the seeds and chop the apples into small pieces. Pour the water, lemon juice and brown sugar into a saucepan and add the apples. Turn the temperature to high and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the liquids and sugar has been absorbed. You will need to stir regularly throughout this time. Once cooked, allow to cool.
Baking dish: lightly grease a square (24 x 24 cm or 9.4 inch) baking dish with cooking oil then line it with 2 overlapping sheets of baking paper with a 2-3 inch overhang on each side.
Sugar and butter: pour both the brown sugar and white sugar into a large mixing bowl. Then place the butter into a microwave safe jug and heat in the microwave using the high setting in 30 second increments until melted (usually less than 1 minute). Use a tea towel to grab the jug out of the microwave and set it on a heatproof surface. Stir the melted butter then pour it into the bowl and combine with the sugars.
Eggs and vanilla: next add the 2 eggs and vanilla to the mixing bowl and stir till the batter is consistently combined.
Flour and apple pieces: next add the plain flour to the bowl, stir to combine. Then add the cooked apple pieces and use a spatula to gently fold in.
Baking dish: use the spatula to transfer the blondie batter into the prepared baking dish. Then spread this out so that it reaches all 4 corners and is in a reasonably even layer.
Topping: add the butter for the topping to a heatproof jug and microwave on high for 30 seconds to melt. Then pour the butter over the top of the blondies. Next sprinkle the combined sugar over the top. Once done place the baking dish into the preheated oven on the middle shelf. Let the blondies bake for 35 minutes.
To serve: use oven mitts to remove the baking dish from the oven when the blondies are cooked. Then let them cool in the dish for at least 20 minutes. Remove them by pulling the paper up and out of the tray and rest them on a wire rack. Let them cool for another 20 minutes. Then slice into 16 even portions and serve warm with vanilla ice-cream.

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Notes

Note 1 - Granny smith apples: these apples are great to bake with! They are sweet but not too sweet which is good as we add some sugar whilst cooking them. We peel, slice then dice before stewing. The stewing only takes 4-5 minutes as we wait for the sugar to melt and liquids to be absorbed.
Note 2 - Water: plain, tap water is fine for this ingredient.
Note 3 - Lemon juice: bottled lemon juice is totally fine for this! As we are not using a great quantity it seems a pity to squeeze a whole fresh lemon when we would only be using a small amount of it.
Note 4 - Cinnamon sugar: this is sold in the cooking aisle in the supermarket where the flour and cake mixes are. It is a combination of ground cinnamon and white sugar.

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