Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Maple Glaze
Servings: 9
Calories: 116kcal
We're really taking classic blondies up a notch with this Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Maple Glaze recipe. They're soft, gooey, and filled with baked cinnamon and brown sugar apples in each bite. Not to mention they're also lightened up and protein-packed. This recipe could not be more FALL!
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Equipment
Ingredients
Blondies:
- 2 scoops vanilla or snickerdoodle protein powder (62g)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (90g) use gluten-free if needed
- 1/4 cup Swerve granular sweetener (48g)
- 2 Tbsp Swerve brown sugar (24g)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt (112g)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (112g)
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract extract
- 2 Tbsp light butter (28g) room temperature
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter chips (30g) melted
Apples:
- 1 apple (145g) diced, and peeled if desired
- 2 Tbsp Swerve brown sugar (24g)
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Cinnamon Maple Butter Glaze:
- 1.5 Tbsp light butter (22g)
- 1.5 Tbsp sugar-free pancake syrup (22g)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp Swerve confectioners sugar (54g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
For the Blondies
- In a large bowl, add the protein powder, flour, sweetener, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir dry ingredients until they are mixed well.
- Then add the yogurt, applesauce, vanilla, butter, and melted peanut butter chips. Using a hand mixer, mix to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared dish.
For the Apples:
- In a small bowl, combine the apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Toss to coat, then evenly sprinkle the apples over the blondie batter.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. Let the bars set in the pan for 10 minutes, then drizzle the glaze over top.
For the Glaze:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Allow butter to brown, about 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat and whisk in the pancake syrup, cinnamon, and confectioner’s sugar.
- After blondies have set in the pan for about 10 minutes, drizzle the glaze over top. Let glaze sit for at least 5 minutes before cutting.
Notes
To make gluten-free: use gluten-free flour.
To make dairy-free: use dairy-free greek yogurt and dairy-free butter.
Blondies are amazing warm but also amazing the next day after refrigerating and allowing the flavors to come together even more! They will also be easier to cut once they have set longer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 blondie (82g) | Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.5g | Protein: 8.4g | Fat: 3.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 4.8g