Apple Blondies with Caramel Icing
Ingredients
- Blondies:
- 2/3 cup (150 mL) butter, softened
- 2 cups (500 mL) packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
- 2 cups (500 mL) Robin Hood® Original All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- 1 cup (250 mL) peeled, cored, and chopped apples
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped walnuts or pecans
- Icing:
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
- 1 cup (250 mL) packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (50 mL) milk
- 2 cups (500 mL) icing sugar
Directions
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and line a 13" x 9" (3 L) baking dish with parchment paper, overlapping two sides for easy removal.
Blondies
Step 2:
Cream butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Step 3:
Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt, apples and nuts. Stir until thoroughly combined.
Step 4:
Spread batter in prepared pan.
Step 5:
Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until set and golden. Let cool slightly before icing.
Icing
Step 6:
Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the brown sugar and milk and bring the mixture to a boil.
Step 7:
Remove from heat; let cool and stir in the icing sugar.
Step 8:
Spread onto cooled blondies.
Step 9:
Cut into 1" (2.5 cm) squares and serve.