Gluten Free Maple Walnut Blondie (Applebee's Copycat)
Kim
Gluten Free Maple Walnut Blondies are exactly like those served at Applebee's years ago. Serve them with a scoop of ice cream and the yummiest creamy maple butter sauce!
8ounces (226 g)white chocolate, chopped into chunks
½cup (63 g)chopped walnuts
SAUCE:
½cup (113 g)butter, softened
¼cup (2 ounces or 30 g)cream cheese, softened
½cup (63 g)powdered sugar
3-4tablespoonmaple syrup
¼teaspoonfine sea salt
FOR SERVING:
vanilla ice cream
½cup (63 g)chopped walnuts
Instructions
FOR THE BLONDIES:
Preheat the oven to 325°. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan and set aside.
Whip egg whites to stiff peaks (about 3-4 minutes). Add butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract and whip to combine. Batter will start out lumpy, but should be smooth when fully combined.
Sift dry ingredients together and slowly pour into bowl with mixer running on low speed. Add milk and blend to incorporate.
Fold white chocolate chunks and walnuts into batter. Pour into prepared baking pan.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares.
FOR THE SAUCE:
Beat all sauce ingredients together in a mixing bowl until well combined. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
TO SERVE:
Heat blondie and sauce for several seconds (20-30) in microwave (separately). Stir sauce. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to top of one blondie square and pour sauce over. Sprinkle with additional chopped walnuts as desired.