Brown Butter Apple Blondie with Maple Frosting
This thick, chewy blondie brownie filled with crisp apples and topped with a sweet maple frosting is a perfect fall dessert!
Equipment
- 1 9 x 13 baking dish
Ingredients
Blondie Batter
- 1 cup unsalted butter, for browned butter
- 2⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⅔ cups light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Apples
- 2 cups apples, peeled and chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Maple Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare your 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper or grease it well.
Make the Batter
- Begin by making your browned butter. Place 2 sticks of butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Stir constantly until the butter forms a film on top and turn a brown color- about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- In a large bowl of your electric mixer, add the dry ingredients- flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg- and whisk.
- Add in the eggs, vanilla, and cooled butter. Mix well.
- In a bowl, combine the diced apples and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Mix and then add to the batter. Mix until combined.
- Pour the batter in your prepared dish and press down so the batter fills the dish.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until the blondies are golden brown. Let them cool while you make your frosting.
Maple frosting
- Add your cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and maple syrup to the bowl of your electric mixer and whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Once the brownies have cooled, pour your frosting on top of the brownies and use a spatula to spread it all over the blondies.
Notes
- Don't overmix: When you're mixing the wet and dry ingredients together, be careful not to overmix. Overmixing can result in tough, dense blondies.
- Use parchment paper: To make it easier to remove your blondies from the pan, line it with parchment paper before baking.
- Add a sprinkle of sea salt: A small sprinkle of sea salt on top of your blondies before baking can really bring out the flavors of the brown butter and apples.