Applebee's Maple Butter Blondie

Ria Bia's Note:

This recipe is a combination of the two recipes that are already out there on the internet. I played around with making this dessert a little bit more cakey and the sauce a little creamier and this is what i created. (BTW, I work at Applebees so I am always around the dessert!)

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Blondie

• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1⁄8; teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 dash salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1⁄3; cup salted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1 egg white (beaten)
• ½ cup white chocolate chips or ½ cup white chocolate chunks
• 1⁄3; cup water

Maple Butter Sauce

• 1⁄3; cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup cream cheese
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (dessert topper)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift the flour, then add baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Sift all together into small bowl.
3. Add chopped nuts, mix, then set aside.
4. Add melted butter, brown sugar, beaten eggs, and vanilla in a bigger bowl and mix well.
5. Add flour mixture, slowly while mixing.
6. Stir in white chocolate chips or chunks.
7. Add water and stir so batter is even.
8. Pour into 9x9x2 inch pan.
9. Bake for about 25 minutes till toothpick comes out clean.
10. Let cool then serve with vanilla bean ice cream, maple butter sauce, and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
11. Maple Butter Sauce:.
12. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat.
13. Whisk in sugar, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
14. Add cream cheese a little bit at a time, whisking fast until the sauce is smooth and creamy.
15. Increase flame to medium-high while whisking continuously till sauce bubbles and thickens.
16. Serve warm on top of blondie and ice cream.

Reviews

[Cookie Gangsters]

So me and my girlfriend made this recipe in hopes of imitating Applebee's incredible desert. What can i say? Delicious!!! This recipe is almost an identical match to Applebee's. We would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone. =)

[Chef #1293395]

Family went nuts over this. Hubby says tastes very similar to Applebee's = )

[Lisa in Newton]

This was really good. Not quite exactly like Applebees...but darn close! Thanks so much for the recipe!