These maple glazed apple blondies are a fall-flavored dream! Dense, moist apple blondies covered in a thin maple glaze combine all the best warm & cozy tastes of autumn.
I’ll always stand by the apple > pumpkin fall flavor argument. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pumpkin bread, pumpkin scented candle, or even a pumpkin spiced latte every now and then. But man, there’s just something about warm, cozy apple flavors and scents that just make me fall in love with this season every time. And combined with maple icing, these apple blondies are by far one of my favorite flavor pairings for autumn. They’re moist and rich in flavor, and literally just feel like a taste of fall with every bite! Try eating one of these with your hot coffee in the morning... and thank me later.
Here are some more maple recipes you'll love: Mini Gingerbread Loaf with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting, Butterscotch Bundt Cake, and Brown Sugar Blackberry Scones.
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Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make these maple glazed apple blondies:
- square pan
- flour
- light brown sugar
- dark brown sugar
- butter
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- salt
- apple butter
- maple syrup
- powdered sugar
- milk
- chopped walnuts (optional)
Customize this recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Make a frosting instead of icing. Make a thicker maple frosting in place of the icing for a heartier dessert.
- Mix-ins are your friend. Add fun ingredients like chocolate chips or chopped nuts to the blondie batter!
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- How to get clean slices: Run a sharp knife under hot water before cutting into your brownies, and keep cleaning the knife and running it under water between each slice for clean edges!
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Maple Glazed Apple Blondies
Ingredients
For the blondies:
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup apple butter
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts optional
For the glaze:
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup softened butter
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
For the blondies:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare an 8x8in baking pan (9x9in works too, but blondies will be thinner).
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the sugars and butter until combined.
- Mix in the egg, vanilla, salt and cinnamon until smooth.
- Using a spatula, fold in the chopped apples and apple butter, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in the flour, making sure not to over-mix.
- Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or knife comes out clean.
For the glaze:
- Heat the syrup over the stove on low heat until simmering to reduce it slightly, about 5-10 minutes.
- Take syrup off heat and mix with butter to combine fully. Add sugar and mix until smooth, adding milk by the tablespoon when thinning is needed.
- Pour the glaze over the cooled blondies and let it set slightly. I like to let mine set in the fridge, though you can leave them on the counter as well.
- Cut into squares and serve!
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