White Chocolate Cherry Blondies

Submitted by jessi_mcg

"This is a takeoff of a Light and Tasty Recipe (Vanilla Chip Cranberry Blondies...I believe they are posted here as well). I am posting to keep note of the changes I made. Note: the egg sub makes these a little bit cake-like, so if you prefer a more dense blondie then you might want to use 2 eggs, or one whole egg and two egg whites."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup egg substitute
• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup cherry-flavored dried cranberries or 2/3 cup dried cherries
• 1⁄3 cup vanilla chip
• 1⁄3 cup walnuts, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl beat or whisk eggs, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Whisk in brown sugar.
3. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; stir until well blended. Stir in 1/3 c cranberries.
4. Spread in a greased 9 x 13 pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle remaining cranberries, white chocolate chips, and walnuts on top. Gently press toppings down.
5. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and cut into bars.

Reviews

[Katzen]

These were different, and very good! I'll admit it, I was a little skeptical when I put them in the oven, as they didn't look like much - but they came out so pretty and smelling so good! I used mixed dried cherries, blueberries, and raspberries for this, and can't wait to try them with cranberries. I think almonds would be good for the nuts, too - these are very flexible blondies, and so quick to put together, too. Thanks, Smelly - your recipes always come through! Made for Veggie Swap 20, for my adopted chef, smellyvegetarian!

 

[FLKeysJen]

Tasty! My husband took some to work and got lots of compliments. I used dried cherries. Also I substituted grapeseed oil for the canola. A nice change from regular brownies.