Thick and chewy blondies served warm and topped with ice cream and rich maple cream sauce. Inspired by the famous Applebee's restaurant dessert.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 30 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 45 minutesminutes
Servings:9servings
Ingredients
10tablespoonsbutter, melted
2cupsbrown sugar
2teaspoonsvanilla
2eggs
2cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
½cupchopped walnuts or pecans
1 ½cupswhite chocolate chips
ice cream (butter pecan or vanilla)
Maple Cream Sauce
⅓cupbutter
1cupsugar
8ounces cream cheese
¼cupreal maple syrup
2tablespoons brown sugar
½cupchopped walnuts , or pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 and grease an 8x8 inch baking dish. In a large bowl cream together melted butter and brown sugar. Add vanilla and eggs and mix well.
In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Spread into prepared dish and bake for 20-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean.
While the blondies are baking, prepare the sauce. Combine butter, sugar, cream cheese, maple syrup, and brown sugar in a medium sauce pan and stir over medium heat until cream cheese and sugars are melted. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until ready to serve. (If needed, thin out with a bit of milk or heavy cream)
Serve blondies warm and top with ice cream and cream sauce. Optional: sprinkle with chopped walnuts or pecans.
Notes
Store maple cream sauce in fridge up to five days. Reheat in microwave or over low heat on the stove.