Nut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

(can be vegan, gluten free, nut free)

This blondie recipe could not be easier – one bowl and 9 staple ingredients is all you need to whip up a fresh batch of these “blonde-brownies” and make your house smell like a bakery! The fun part about this recipe is that you can customize it; You can mix and match different nut or seed butters, mix-ins, and toppings to make a blondie concoction that fits your every need and craving. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/4 cup nut butter*
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line with parchment or grease a 8×8 baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, melt the butter and let it cool for ~10 minutes while you prepare and gather your other ingredients.
3. Beat the butter and brown sugar together, then incorporate the nut butter. Once well combined, add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla.
4. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Once well combined, stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Spread mixture into prepared pan, and back for 30-35 minutes, depending how gooey you want them to be. Let cool before cutting.
6. Enjoy with some homemade caramel, ice cream, or as is!

Notes

*Make your own homemade nut butter for this recipe!

FOR VEGAN:

• Substitute unsalted vegan butter for regular unsalted butter
• Try substituting 6 tbsp aquafaba or 2 flax eggs (5 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water, let sit for 10 mins) for the 2 eggs, although I haven’t tried this

FOR GLUTEN FREE:

• Substitute gluten free all-purpose flour for the regular flour

FOR NUT FREE:

• Substitute a seed butter like sunflower for the nut butter

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