Salted Caramel Apple Blondies

🍎 Salted Caramel Apple Blondies

Soft, buttery apple blondies loaded with cinnamon apples, topped with creamy salted caramel buttercream, and finished with a generous caramel drizzle. Perfect for fall baking! 🍂

Ingredients

Apple Filling

• 2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Blondies

• ¾ cup (170g) salted butter, softened
• ¾ cup (165g) light brown sugar
• ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1⅔ cups (200g) all-purpose flour

Salted Caramel Buttercream

• 7 tbsp (100g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1⅔ cups (200g) powdered sugar
• ⅓ cup (100g) salted caramel sauce
• Extra caramel sauce for drizzling

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment paper.
2. Toss the diced apples with sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. Beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
4. Add flour and mix just until combined. Fold in the cinnamon apples.
5. Spread batter evenly in the pan and bake for 28–35 minutes, or until the center is set and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
6. Cool completely before frosting.
7. Beat the butter until smooth. Gradually mix in powdered sugar, then add the salted caramel sauce and beat until fluffy.
8. Spread the buttercream over the cooled blondies. Drizzle generously with extra caramel sauce.
9. Slice into squares and serve. 🍯🍎

Tip: Let the blondies cool fully before frosting so the buttercream stays thick and creamy.

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