Applebee's Maple Walnut Blondies

GingerlyJ's Note:

These taste just like the decadent dessert served at the applebee's chain

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

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 blondies

• 4 egg whites
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• 8 ounces white chocolate
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. whip the egg until they form stiff peaks.
3. add softened butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer.
4. in a seperate bowl mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
5. add teh dry ingriedeints to the wet and blend until smooth.
6. mix in milk, chocolate and walnuts.
7. pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake for 40 minutes.
8. slice into 8 slices when cool.
9. while cakes bakes combine1/2 cup butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese and maple syrup and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl and beat with mixer.
10. heat a mini cast iron skillet on stove for 5 minutesarrange teh cake on each mini skillet heat sauce for 30 seconds and place a scoop of ice cream on cake and then pour over sauce garnish with walnuts.

Reviews

[JFitz]

Made this last night and everyone loved it. My son thought it was better than Applebees! I thought it was pretty easy and very tasty. Thanks will definitely be making this again.