Apple Cinnamon Blondies
Warming and cosy apple cinnamon blondies that are easy, one-bowl soft blondies stuffed with real apple pieces.
Servings: 16 blondies
Calories: 173kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 150 g apple pieces roughly 1-2 apples; peeled, cored and chopped
- 220 g light brown soft sugar
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 175 g plain all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch fine white powder called cornflour in the UK
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven: 180°C / 160°C (fan) / Gas Mark 4 / 350°F
- If you haven’t already, peel, core and chop the apples into small pieces (roughly ¼ inch size).
- Stir 2 tablespoon (20g) of brown sugar into the apple pieces and set aside.
- In a large heatproof bowl, melt the butter for 30-50secs in the microwave and beat in the remaining sugar (200g) until smooth and thickened.
- Thoroughly beat in the egg, vanilla extract and salt.
- Sieve in the flour and cornstarch, adding the cinnamon and nutmeg, stirring until just combined.
- Gently fold in the apple pieces until spread through the batter.
- Pour the blondie mix into a greased and lined 8-inch square pan, smoothing the top gently.
- Bake for 25-30mins until the top is lightly golden and there is only a slight wobble in the middle.
- Allow blondies to cool fully in the tin before removing, then cut and enjoy! Or serve warm with ice cream, cream or custard.
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Notes
Storage: Keep apple blondies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Freezing: You can freeze your apple blondies in an airtight container (or cling film plus foil) for up to 3 months. Defrost then enjoy!
Top tips:
- The cornstarch used in this recipe is a white fine flour, not a yellow coarse flour. However, sometimes this is called cornflour, and the yellow version is called cornstarch (e.g. in the UK and AUS), so be sure to pick the white one!
- Beat your sugar-butter-egg mixture thoroughly until it’s thickened and comes together to a smooth mixture.
- Serve your apple blondies hot with a scoop of ice cream or custard, like an apple pie pudding, or allow them to cool for fudgy apple blondies.
- You can swap the cornstarch for more plain all-purpose flour (same amount).
- You can swap the brown sugar for white sugar.
- You can swap the 8-inch square pan for a 9-inch square pan and reduce the baking time by 5mins.
- Double up the recipe and bake these blondies in a large brownie tin for 30-35mins, (e.g. 9inch x 13inch brownie pan).
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 254IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg