I stole this recipe for Maple Glazed Apple Blondies from alattefood.com. These apple blondies are perfect for fall! Chopped apples are cooked in a saucepan with brown sugar, butter, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Then the batter is made with butter, sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Half of the batter is spread into a baking dish, then the apple filling is spread on top before adding the remaining batter. The blondies are baked and cooled. Then a maple glaze is made with butter, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon and powdered sugar. Next the glaze is poured over the cooled bars. This recipe is great way to use freshly picked apples, if there any left to buy.

The ingredients for the bars are: 2 cups AP flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 cup butter, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 cup dark brown sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract, ½ tsp cinnamon.

In a sauce pan add: 2 chopped large apples, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp butter, ½ tsp vanilla extract and ½ tsp cinnamon.

On medium-low heat, cook the apple filling for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

In a large bowl cream butter until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add in the brown sugar and granulated sugar, and mix until well combined.

Then add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in salt and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.

In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder and cinnamon together.

Next add to the wet ingredients and stir until combined.

In the bottom of an 11×7 baking pan lined with foil (or spray pan with cooking spray), spread half the blondie batter evenly, using a spatula. Batter is very thick. Spread apple filling all over the layer.

Top with remaining batter and spread evenly.

Bake at 350 F for 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean.

The ingredients for the maple glaze are: 2 tbsp butter, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, ½ cup powdered sugar, ¼ tsp vanilla extract and ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon

Melt the butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract and cinnamon over low heat. Once melted together, remove from heat.

Stir in the powdered sugar and whisk until fully combined.

Allow to cool for 8 to 10 minutes so the glaze can thicken. Allow the bars to cool for 10 minutes, then pour the glaze over the bars and allow it to set.

Slice into squares and enjoy!

If you liked this recipe for Maple Glazed Apple Blondies then you can also try Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Cinnamon Apple Bundt Cake, Apple Strudel, Apple Cider Doughnut Cake or Fresh Apple Snack Cake.

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Maple Glazed Apple Blondies

First an apple filling is made with apples, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Then the batter starts with creaming butter, brown and granulated sugars together. Next eggs, salt and vanilla are added before stirring in flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Half of the batter is spread into a pan, then topped with the apple filling. The remaining batter is added before baking. A maple glaze is made with maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon. The glazed is poured over the cooled blondies.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Cooling Time 15 minutes

Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients

Blondies

• 2 cups AP flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp cinnamon

Apple Filling

• 2 large apples chopped finely
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp butter
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp cinnamon

Maple Glaze

• 2 tbsp butter
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line 11×7 baking pan with foil, spray with cooking spray.

Apple filling

1. On medium low heat, cook apple filling mixture for about 3-4 minutes. Pull off heat and allow to cool.

Blondies

1. Cream butter until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add in brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix until well combined.
2. Add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add in salt and vanilla. Mix until combined.
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon together. Add to the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
5. In the bottom of the pan, spread half of the blondie batter evenly, using a spatula or your hands.
6. Spread apple filling all over the bottom layer.
7. Top with remaining blondie batter and spread evenly.
8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and a cake tester comes out clean.

Maple Glaze

1. Melt butter, maple syrup, vanilla and cinnamon over low heat. Once melted together, pull off the heat. Sift in powdered sugar and whisk until fully combined. Allow to cool for 8 to 10 minutes so the glaze can thicken.
2. Allow bars to cool for 10 minutes. Pour the glaze over the bars and allow it to set.
3. Slice into squares and enjoy!