Gluten-Free Blondies with White Chocolate and Macadamias

Gluten-Free Blondies with White Chocolate and Macadamias

from cheneetoday.com
60 min
16 servings

Almond flour blondies made with brown butter, toasted macadamias, and creamy white chocolate chunks. These gluten-free blondies are so decadent!

Ingredients

  • 1½ cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • ¾ cup salted butter (1 ½ sticks; cubed)
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract ((check label to ensure it's gluten free))
  • 2 cups super-fine almond flour ((see note))
  • 4 oz white chocolate (chopped; divided)
  • ¾ cup roasted macadamia nuts (optional (see note))

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9 square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal of the blondies. Spray lined pan with baking spray.

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a light-colored saute pan, stirring frequently, until milk solids separate and begin to turn a deep golden brown. You should smell a nutty aroma. Remove from heat immediately and pour the butter into a large heatsafe mixing bowl, scraping all the brown bits along with it.

  3. 3

    Add half of chopped white chocolate (about 1/3 cup) to the browned butter and stir to melt chocolate until mixture is smooth.

  4. 4

    Whisk in brown sugar until smooth.

  5. 5

    Whisk in eggs, one at a time, followed by vanilla, mixing after each addition.

  6. 6

    Stir in almond flour and mix well. Mixture will be thick.

  7. 7

    Fold in remaining chopped white chocolate and roasted macadamia nuts, if using.

  8. 8

    Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the top of the blondies are lightly browned and a toothpick entered into the center of the pan comes out clean. Cool before slicing.