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Frosted Caramel Apple Blondies
Rich and fudgy buttery brown sugar cinnamon blondies with cinnamon apples, whipped cream cheese frosting and salted caramel swirls!
Ingredients
Apple mixture:
- 1 ½ cups 150g diced red apple (½ inch dice) (about 1 large apple)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Blondie batter:
- ½ cup 113g salted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup 220g packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon 5ml pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups 180g all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Frosting:
- 4 tablespoon 80g cream cheese
- 2 tablespoon 30g light brown sugar
- ¾ cup 180ml whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 recipe Salted Caramel Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper, allowing it to hang over the sides about 1-inch.
- For the topping, combine apples with cinnamon and toss together so apples are evenly coated.
- To make the blondie batter, combine melted butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated and smooth.
- Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to blend evenly. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and fold it in gently until evenly incorporated, then fold in the cinnamon apples.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until evenly browned and a skewer inserted into the center comes out mostly clean with just some sticky bits attached (not wet batter). Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting, combine soft cream cheese, brown sugar, cream, cinnamon and vanilla in a medium bowl and beat on low speed for 30 seconds to blend evenly, then increase speed to medium-high and beat until it forms stiff peaks. Spread this over the cooled blondies. Dollop spoonfuls of salted caramel sauce randomly over the frosting and swirl it in gently with a spoon. Keep refrigerated and enjoy!
