Usually I would consider myself to be a brownie lover, but these Loaded Blonde Brownies are quickly becoming a favorite!
What is a blonde brownie (aka “blondie”)?
A blonde brownie is basically a brownie with vanilla used instead of chocolate. While the flavor of brownies comes from the chocolate, the flavor for blonde brownies comes from brown sugar mixed with the butter – which gives them a delicious butterscotch-like flavor.
For this recipe, do not substitute margarine for the butter or your blondies will not turn out the way they are supposed to.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Loaded Blonde Brownies, you will need the following ingredients:
- Butter, softened
- Brown sugar
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Milk chocolate chips
- White chocolate chips
- Macadamia nuts, chopped
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Loaded Blonde Brownies
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl cream butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat well. Gradually add in flour, baking powder, and salt and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips, white chips, and macadamia nuts.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan and spread out evenly.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Should be golden brown. Cool and cut into bars.
Storage Suggestions
If you manage to have any leftover Bars + Brownies, these can store well if prepped appropriately. Once they have cooled completely, here is how you can store it:
- Counter: Store bars and brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. If your kitchen is particularly warm, consider refrigerating instead to prevent them from getting too soft or melty.
- Refrigerator: Place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Let them come to room temperature before serving for the best texture and flavor.
- Freezer: To freeze, make sure bars and brownies are completely cooled and unfrosted. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap (or Press & Seal) and then place in a freezer-safe bag or container. For easier portioning, wrap individual squares before freezing. Don’t forget to label with the date. They’ll stay fresh in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Light brown sugar vs. dark brown sugar
While both light and dark brown sugars are a mix of sugar and molasses, dark brown sugar has more molasses and a deeper, stronger flavor.
For this blonde brownies recipe, I used light brown sugar because that is what I had on hand. Dark sugar will work great for this recipe as well.
What makes these blondies loaded?
For this recipe, we loaded these blonde brownies with macadamia nuts, white chocolate chips, and milk chocolate chips. You can use as much or as little of the mix-ins as you want, or switch them out to make them your own!
Other mix-ins you could add to these blondies:
- toffee bits
- walnuts
- butterscotch chips
- Craisins
- M&M’s
- peanut butter chips
- Reese’s Pieces
- Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter cups
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Loaded Blonde Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ¾ cups macadamia nuts, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl cream butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat well. Gradually add in flour, baking powder, and salt and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips, white chips, and macadamia nuts.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan and spread out evenly.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Should be golden brown. Cool and cut into bars.
Notes
- toffee bits
- walnuts
- butterscotch chips
- Craisins
- M&M’s
- peanut butter chips
- Reese’s Pieces
- Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter cups
Nutrition
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These are really good – got compliments at the family reunion.
Would this recipe work with just chocolate chips?
Hi Jillian,
This recipe will work just with chocolate chips!
Can I make these into bites with a mini muffin pan
We have only made these in a 9×13 inch pan, so not sure how they would turn out in a mini muffin pan.
Thank you
Tried them, and the taste is so YUM! But it’s way too sugary for my taste!!! gosh, water is needed after only one bite!! 😉 Next time I will rather use dark low-sugar chocolate chips and only a few white chocolate chips. And do you think you can skip the white sugar and keep only the brown one? Thank you in advance. A French passionate baker
Glad you liked the Loaded Blonde Brownies. We have only made them according to our directions and ingredients. You could surely change things up a bit for your own taste.
If I try, I will let you know 😉 because the taste was just so amazing!! Thanks for your quick answer.
Could you tell me if the recipe requires light brown sugar or dark brown sugar? Thank you!
Either will work just fine. We used light brown sugar.
Hello, I’m having trouble understanding the difference in white chocolate chips and white premier morsels. Is there a difference?
Just the white baking chips on the baking aisle by the chocolate chips. Nestle White premier morsels are perfect!
Not sure how these are going to turn out. I followed the recipe exactly but the batter is SO thick there will be no pouring it in the pan. Also the pan seems huge for the amount of batter so I’m taking a chance and putting it in an 8 by 8. Does any of this sound normal? I’ll give it a wurl!
Yesterday was National Blonde Brownie Day… the majority of people I asked at work didn’t even know what they were. So, I made 3 different batches (one per the recipe, one using chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, and one using chocolate chips and Heath bar pieces), they were literally all gone by noon!
Oh my gosh! I want you as a coworker!! What a fun day full of delicious blondies!!
These are so good! Easy to make. I left out the nuts, but still yummy!