Soft, rich and fudgy gingerbread blondies are like gingerbread men in blondie form. Perfect gingerbread flavour but so much easier to make!
Ingredients
- 113 g unsalted butter (½ cup / 4oz)
- 1 cup plain flour (all-purp flour) (130g / ~4 ⅔ oz)
- 1 ¼ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg (a good pinch)
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 200 g dark brown sugar or muscovado sugar (1 cup, packed / 7oz)
- 1 ½ tablespoons molasses (or 2 Tbsp treacle) (notes 1)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temp
- icing sugar (powdered sugar) for dusting
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls
- Balloon whisk
- 20cm/8inch square baking pan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and line an 20cm / 8 inch square baking pan with baking paper.
- In a large microwave safe mixing bowl, melt the butter until just melted - try not to overheat it. Or melt it in a saucepan, gently (don’t let it bubble) and transfer to a mixing bowl. Set aside.113 g unsalted butter
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt) and baking powder.1 cup plain flour (all-purp flour), 1 ¼ teaspoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon table salt, ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- To the melted butter, add the sugar, molasses, vanilla and eggs and whisk well until combined and smooth.200 g dark brown sugar or muscovado sugar, 1 ½ tablespoons molasses, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 large eggs
- Add the flour and spice mixture to the wet ingredients and whisk gently until just combined.
- Pour the gingerbread blondie batter into the prepared pan and bake for around 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a couple of sticky crumbs.
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Notes
- Tablespoons: I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (equal to 4 teaspoons). Check yours before measuring.
- All ovens vary. Check for doneness 1-2 minutes before the recipe suggests.
- Try adding some nuts or chocolate chips.
- You could top it with a drizzle of white chocolate, dark chocolate or even a cream cheese frosting for extra indulgence.
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