Applebee’s Copycat Maple Butter Blondies

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Published: February 20, 2016Updated: May 17, 2021Author: Momma Cyd
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Applebee’s Copycat Maple Butter Blondies

We love this delicious dessert when we go to Applebee’s.  It’s full of rich buttery brown sugar and maple flavors.  Loaded with white chocolate chips!  It is served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.  We came home and created our own!! It’s pretty close to the real thing!

Serves: 9

Applebee’s Copycat Maple Butter Blondies Recipe

A family favorite dessert that taste just like the maple butter blondies at Applebee's.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
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Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup butter melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • ⅔ cup white chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup pecans chopped (can also use walnuts)

Maple Butter Sauce:

  • ¾ cup maple syrup
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temp
  • ¼ cup pecans chopped

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl mix together butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. Then stir in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour until well blended. Fold in the white chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
  • Pour the thick batter into a greased 9x9 inch pan. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes.
  • While the blondies are cooking you can prepared the maple butter sauce.
  • In a medium saucepan combine the maple syrup and butter. Cook over LOW heat until butter is melted. Add brown sugar and softened cream cheese, stirring constantly until cream cheese has melted.
  • After the blondies are done cooking, cut into squares. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle maple butter sauce over all. Top with additional chopped pecans.

Nutrition

Calories: 615 kcal · Carbohydrates: 82 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 30 g · Saturated Fat: 16 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 82 mg · Sodium: 374 mg · Potassium: 274 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 67 g · Vitamin A: 702 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 157 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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  1. Crystal says:
    February 20, 2016
    I have waited forever for a recipe like this. These Maple Butter Blondies are one of the main if not only reason I go to AppleBee's. Thanks for sharing...I can't wait to try!
    Reply
  2. Liz says:
    February 21, 2016
    Love blondies and this one sounds good.
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    • Reff says:
      April 16, 2016
      I made it twice. We like it better without the ice cream, I just pour the caramel over the Blondie and let set, cut and eat. Everyone loved it!!
      Reply
  3. judy ponto says:
    February 21, 2016
    do you have nutritional info on the brownies?
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    • Cyd says:
      February 22, 2016
      Hi Judy, just click on the MAGIC button under the photo on the blog post, then click on NUTRITION. It will give you all of the nutritional info on this recipe.
      Reply
  4. Alicia says:
    February 21, 2016
    I made this tonight and they were so yummy! Thanks!
    Reply
  5. Wanda says:
    February 25, 2016
    Something is terribly wrong. I followed this recipe and it has been cooking for almost an hour. It's still runny and liquidy. I have no idea what went wrong but I am soooooo sad. What a waste of that awesome syrup topping! ;(
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    • Cyd says:
      February 29, 2016
      The syrup goes on top of the blondies at the very end, not in the blondie recipe. We have made this over and over again and have never had a problem with it being runny and liquidy. Not sure what went wrong.
      Reply
      • Devin Bates says:
        January 27, 2019
        Made this tonight and mine did not turn out either. Still runny in the inside, and I made my sauce separate. I don’t have an 8 x 8 pan and used a pie plate instead. Could it be that?
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        • Cyd says:
          January 28, 2019
          The blondies fill the entire 8 x 8 inch pan. The sides of the pan help the edges cook. As you can see from the picture, they are not a dry blondie. They are more on the gooey side. But they should definitely not be runny. I'm so sorry they didn't work out for you. You can always try cooking longer. Oven temps can also vary.
          Reply
  6. kate says:
    February 26, 2016
    I'm guessing Wanda put the maple syrup on them before baking.
    Reply
  7. Ashley says:
    April 20, 2016
    This sounds yummy! That is one of my favorite restaurant desserts. Is the maple syrup just regular syrup like you would use with pancakes? Or do I need something specific? Thanks!
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    • Cyd says:
      April 20, 2016
      We used regular pancake syrup. :)
      Reply
  8. Ellie says:
    April 22, 2016
    What grade and color of maple syrup is recommended for this recipe?
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    • Cyd says:
      April 22, 2016
      Hi Ellie, I used Mrs. Butterworth's Original syrup from the grocery store.
      Reply
  9. Ashley says:
    December 23, 2016
    Have you ever tried putting the brownie batter into a pie shell? I am trying to copy a local restaurants version of their Maple blondie pie.
    Reply
  10. Shirley J. James says:
    January 9, 2017
    Hi, I?m guessing Wanda put the maple syrup on them before baking.
    Reply
  11. Elaine mounce says:
    June 3, 2018
    What kind of flour Pain or self rising
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    • Cyd says:
      June 4, 2018
      We used regular all purpose flour.
      Reply
  12. Bailey says:
    October 5, 2018
    So glad I found this recipe! I was craving the restaurant version but they don't have it anymore! This is even BETTER! Totally perfect and super tasty! 10/10!
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    • Cyd says:
      October 8, 2018
      Hi Bailey! Thanks for taking time to leave us a comment on the Maple Butter Blondies. We are so glad that you liked them. They are one of our favorites and totally addicting! Have a terrific week!!
      Reply
  13. Angela says:
    February 13, 2019
    We love this so much. I’ve made it so many times. Question: the sauce makes so much. How long does it last in the fridge or can I freeze it? This way I can make the brownies again and the sauce would already be made. Thoughts please.
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    • Cyd says:
      February 14, 2019
      Hi Angela. We are so glad you like these blondies. They are our favorite. About the sauce, looking over the ingredients it should freeze fine in an airtight freezer container. You could also cut the recipe in half so you don't have so much. But it's nice to know that the sauce is already made when you make the dessert next time. Keep us updated on the sauce!!
      Reply
      • Angela Burr says:
        February 16, 2019
        Hi Cyd, Thanks for the response. How long would it last in the fridge? I made the blondies last week and I am going to make them again tomorrow. Can I use the same sauce I have saved in the mason jar from last week that I stored in the fridge?
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        • Cyd says:
          February 26, 2019
          Hi Angela, Sorry I was out of town. I'm sure that it's too late. But the sauce in the fridge should have still been good!
          Reply
  14. Becky says:
    September 23, 2019
    These were amazing. The only problem I had was that the cream cheese never fully melted into the sauce, so we had little bits of cream cheese in it. Next time I might cream the sauce ingredients together and then gently heat it until it's of a sauce consistency. I also doubled the brownies AND the sauce and there's no need to double the sauce. We had plenty left over. These are so good, I'm looking forward to making them again!
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    • Dleah says:
      August 7, 2020
      I had the same trouble with the cream cheese not melting well.
      Reply
      • Lindsay says:
        February 14, 2021
        I was having the same problem but I popped the sauce into my magic bullet and ran it a couple times and it blended right in and tasted perfect.
        Reply
  15. Kelcie says:
    August 4, 2020
    Should a specific butter be used? Salted vs unsalted? Thinking of using the imperial butter sticks.
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      August 4, 2020
      Salted and Unsalted bother work great in this recipe. We usually use salted butter.
      Reply
  16. Butterfly says:
    October 19, 2020
    I just tried this amazing recipe! Can't believe how its exactly like Applebee’s blondie! Thanks so so much. I love it and got it right from first attempt 🤩
    Reply
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