Blond Brownies A La Mode

Inspired by Applebee's Maple Butter Blondie

"We have a lot of church socials so I'm always looking for something new and different to bring. Drizzled with a sweet maple sauce, these brownies are wonderful with or without the ice cream." - Ollie Parker, Chester, SC

Inspired by Applebee's Maple Butter Blondie

John Erskine @erskine

Inspired by Applebee's Maple Butter Blondie

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Ingredients

Prep: 25 minutes | Bake: 25 minutes + cooling

20 servings

3/4 cupbutter, softened
2 cupspacked brown sugar
4large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp.vanilla extract
2 cupsall-purpose flour
2 tsp.baking powder
1 tsp.salt
1 1/2 cupschopped pecans
Maple Cream Sauce
1 cupmaple syrup
1 Tbsp.butter
1/4 cupevaporated milk
Vanilla Ice Cream and chopped pecans
1 serving: 322 cal., 16g fat (6g sat. fat), 65mg chol., 265mg sod., 43g carb. (33 sugars, 1g fiber), 4g pro

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Steps

Prep: 25 minutes | Bake: 25 minutes + cooling

1

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans.
2

Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
3

For the sauce, combine syrup and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in milk. Cut brownies into squares; cut in half if desired.
4

Place on dessert plates with a scoop of ice cream. Top with sauce; sprinkle with pecans.