Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies

5 from 1 vote

Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies

It's a match made in dessert heaven. Brown butter and sweet strawberry jam keep these blondies flavorful, soft, gooey, and delicious! These Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies are impossible to resist.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Course: Bar cookie, Cookie dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 192kcal

Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

¾ cup salted butter 1 ½ stick
½ cup light brown sugar or honey, but honey does not set up as well.
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup Strawberry jam
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 ½ cups sliced fresh strawberries

Icing

2 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups powdered sugar
2 ½ tablespoons freeze-dried strawberry powder
¼ cup hot milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.  
Add the butter to a medium pot set over medium heat. Allow the butter to brown until it smells toasted for about 2-3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and pour into a large bowl. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Whisk in the honey, eggs, and vanilla.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing until just combined.
Add spoonfuls of the jam to the dough. Sprinkle over the white chocolate. Then, fold the jam and chocolate into the dough, creating swirls of strawberry jam throughout. 
Spread the dough out into the prepared dish. Evenly sprinkle the fresh strawberries over the dough. Bake for 22-25 minutes, just until set in the center. 
While the blondies are baking, make the icing; mix all ingredients in a bowl with 3-4 tablespoons of strawberry powder. Add additional milk to thin, if needed. 
Drizzle the glaze over the bars. Let set for 5 minutes. Cut into bars, snack, and enjoy!

Notes

TIPS:

- When browning the butter, oversee it. It can go from perfectly browned to burnt quickly. Please remove it from heat when it smells nutty and looks golden.
- Let the browned butter cool slightly before adding it to the other ingredients. This prevents the eggs from cooking when they're mixed in.
- When folding in the jam and white chocolate chips, aim for swirls rather than fully incorporating them. This creates nice pockets of flavor throughout the blondies.
- For clean cuts, let the blondies cool completely before slicing, and wipe the knife clean between cuts.

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