Brownie Recipe With Brown Sugar

Blondies are rich, chewy brown sugar brownies with no cocoa powder. Easy blonde brownies with lots of brown sugar taste like vanilla butterscotch heaven!

A classic fudgy Chocolate Brownie is hard to beat! If you are looking for something less chocolatey but just as rich and delicious, you'll love this blonde Brownie Recipe.

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BROWN SUGAR BROWNIES (BLONDIES)

This vanilla brownie may seem like a brand new idea, but it's actually been around a long time. According toMental Floss, the first brownie recipe that appeared in a cookbook back in 1896 had zero chocolate!

The original blondie recipe was a cookie recipe adapted to bake in a pan. For over 120 years this sweet dessert recipe combines chocolate chip cookie flavor (minus the chocolate chips) with all the gooey chewy texture of a fudge brownie.

Lots of brown sugar is what gives these chewy Blondies their rich, caramel-y butterscotch taste. You can use light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, depending on how much molasses flavor your want your Brown Sugar Brownies to have.

Brown sugar also makes these Blondies soft and gooey. They may look underdone, but as long as an inserted toothpick comes out clean, with moist crumbs, they are perfect. As they cool, they will get firmer. But if you want a cobbler type dessert, scoop out Blondies right from the oven and serve withVanilla Ice Cream!

Use melted butter to make these a one bowl Blondie recipe. Combine the melted butter with the sugar and then whisk in the eggs one at a time. Continue to whisk in the dry ingredients, no need to use a hand mixer or stand mixer. Easy Blondies and easy clean up? Yes please!

Just because there's no cocoa powder in these Brown Sugar Brownies, doesn't mean you can't add chocolate! Get the best of both brownie worlds by adding chocolate chunks, drizzle withChocolate Ganache, or frost withDark Chocolate Frosting. Serve these brownies with Whipped Cream and some Strawberry Topping for a fresh, summer dessert!

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VARIATIONS ON BROWN SUGAR BROWNIES (BLONDIES)

Cake Blondies: For a lighter cake-like texture, use cake flour instead of all-purpose flour. For every cup all-purpose flour, use 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour.
Chocolate Chips: Fold in a ½ cup chocolate chips like dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or semi-sweet chocolate chips for melty chocolate bites.
Baking Chips: Add more butterscotch or caramel-y flavors to these Blondies with ½ cup butterscotch chips, caramel chips, or toffee bits.
Nuts: You can fold in a ½ cup of chopped nuts like walnuts, pecans, peanuts, or macadamia nuts for some earthy crunch.
Coffee: For a subtle espresso flavor, add 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder or powdered coffee.
White Chocolate Blondies: Melt baking white chocolate and half the butter together in a double boiler. Drizzle the melted chocolate mixture to the creamed butter vanilla mixture and finish recipe as usual.
Brown Sugar: Want to make your own brown sugar? Simply combine 1 cup granulated sugar with 1-2 teaspoons molasses, rubbing mixture with your fingers until completely combined.

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HOW TO STORE BROWN SUGAR BROWNIES (BLONDIES)

Serve: These Brown Sugar Brownies are best at room temperature. Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Store: You can refrigerate your Blondies up to a week in an airtight container, but serve at room temperature.
Freeze: Cool the Blondies completely before freezing in a freezer safe bag or sealed container for up 3 months. To keep Blondies from sticking, freeze 1 hour on a baking tray before transferring them to container or bag.

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▢ 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
▢ 2 cups brown sugar , packed
▢ 2 large eggs
▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
▢ 2 2/3 cups flour
▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking pan with baking spray.
To your stand mixer add butter on medium high speed until creamy.
Add in brown sugar, until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
Add in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Turn on stand mixer on lowest speed setting and add in flour mixture.
Stop mixing as soon as flour is combined.
Press mixture into baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is just golden brown and the middle is set.

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Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

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