Maple Glazed Apple Blondies
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.
Servings: 9 large 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!