Apple Peanut Butter Blondies

Apple and peanut butter pair perfectly into a soft and chewy blondie!

I’m still loving all things apple (see Apple Donut Mini Muffins and Apple Cinnamon Swirl Bread) but my love of peanut butter crept back in.

Apples and peanut butter are one of my favorite snacks so I figured putting them into a baked good would be a good idea and I was right.

I made these twice – first using all butter.

Second, I tried making them with half butter, half applesauce.

Both were really good but the applesauce version was more cake-like. Super moist and required eating with a fork.

I was going for more of handheld blondie and the butter version fit the bill.

You really can’t go wrong with either option but shown here is the butter version.

Let me know which one you try!

Apple Peanut Butter Blondies

Melissa Williams

Apple & peanut butter pair perfectly into a soft & chewy blondie.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 35 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9 bars

Calories 318 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup peeled & diced small apples this was 2 Gala apples for me
• ½ cup peanut butter chips
• ¼ cup light brown sugar optional

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350° F and spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl (or the bowl of your stand mixer), add the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• In another medium bowl, add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg and whisk together.
• Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir with a spatula until just blended.
• Fold in the diced apples and peanut butter chips.
• Spread the batter evenly into your prepared pan.
• Sprinkle the light brown sugar over the top.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let cool on a rack before slicing.

Notes

Store leftovers covered at room temperature for up to a week.

For a more cake-like texture, instead of 1/2 cup of butter, use 1/4 cup of butter and 1/4 cup of applesauce

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 1gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 353IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg

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