With so many sisters sharing recipes each week, we try to let each other know what we will be posting so that we don’t have two of the same. However, even though I knew Elyse was going to be sharing her Caramel Apple Crescent Roll Bites, I knew that I couldn’t wait much longer to share my caramel apple dessert.
And can you blame me?! The weather finally turned cooler in Utah (we even had snow!), I pulled out my sweaters and boots, I lit my pumpkin spice candles, and I started baking up a storm. IT’S FINALLY FALL!
These little lovely blondies just scream fall: the brown sugar goodness from the chewy blondies, the gooey caramel, the crisp apples . . . these blondies are a little piece of fall heaven!
Caramel Apple Blondies Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter (unsalted), melted
- 1¾ cups brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup apple, finely chopped
- 1 cup Kraft Caramel baking bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9" pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add the brown sugar to the melted butter and stir until combined. Add the vanilla and the eggs to the brown sugar mixture.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture and stir until all combined. Fold in the apple and caramel baking bits. Scrape the batter into the baking pan and smooth the top using a knife or spatula (I actually just used my hands to push the dough all the way to the edges and it was much easier). Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the blondies comes out clean.
- Let the blondies cool completely and then cut into large squares.
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.Adapted from our Thick and Chewy M & M Blondies.
“Fold in the M&M candies (or chocolate chips)”
I’m assuming you mean the caramel baking bits 🙂
These look so yummy! I will have to try these soon!
You’re directions don’t mention the apples or caramel bits. Just stir them in instead of cholcolate?
The directions don’t mention the apples or caramel. Just stir in instead of the chocolate?
Bahahahaha! Yes! Oh my gosh- I need to stop typing at 1 am! Thanks for catching that!
Sorry about that, Annette! The directions are now fixed, so you are good to go! 🙂
sounds so delicious!!!
Thanks for telling us where you get specialty items ( caramel baking bits) and the kind of apple you use. Whenever a recipe has possible options, it is helpful to have you share what you did. Love your site!
Love this recipe. Thank you.
I picked up Caramel sundae topping for super cheap..I know it wont have the chunky bits of caramel, but do you think I can use that instead to give it the same taste?
It might be a little gooey. Caramel topping is not as thick as the chunky bits of caramel. But as far as the taste goes, it should be great!
I made these today and they are very gooey, I’m not sure if they are baked all the way through. They looked fine when I took them out, the toothpick came out clean, but when they cooled they fell a little and when I cut into them they are very gooey. Should they have baked longer than 30 minutes?
Maybe cook a little longer. Insert toothpick and have it come out clean.
My toothpick did come out clean. That’s why I’m wondering if they are supposed to be that consistency. Did not like them if that’s how they are supposed to be, tasted like they weren’t cooked all the way through.
My second batch of these are in the oven as I type. The first time I made them, I added cinnamon chips as we don’t have caramel chips available in Canada (butterscotch chips just aren’t the same…). This time I simmered some raisins until they were soft then drained them and added them rather than the chips.
One thing I did find the first time, is that they were a little on the sweet side for us. I meant to add less sugar this time but forgot until after I licked the spoon 🙁 I hope that by writting this, I’ll remember to cut back on the sugar next time. 🙂