White Chocolate Macadamia Blondies

White Chocolate Macadamia Blondies are deliciously moist blondies with an intense vanilla flavor and a nutty crunch!

white chocolate macadamia blondies are for vanilla lovers!

With chunks of white chocolate and a good dose of vanilla, these might be the ultimate blondies for vanilla fans… that lovely flavor really lingers. But along with all that vanilla, there are notes of toffee and butterscotch as well. And let’s not forget the unique buttery crunch of macadamia nuts! It’s a monochromatic but complex layering of flavors that pack a big punch in these white chocolate macadamia blondies.

what you’ll need to make them

• all-purpose flour
• baking powder and salt
• unsalted butter
• brown sugar
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• white chocolate chips
• macadamia nuts

what type of white chocolate for these blondies?

All by itself white chocolate doesn’t do that much for me, it’s one of those ingredients that blossoms when you combine it with certain other ingredients, like macadamias and vanilla and brown sugar. I used convenient white baking chips for these blondies, but if you’re a white chocolate aficionado, use good quality white chocolate and chop it into small chunks. If you find real white chocolate chips, go for it, the flavor will be lovely.

how to make brown sugar

What is it about brown sugar? Of all the boxes, bags and packets in my baking arsenal, it’s the one thing I’m most likely to be out of at any given moment. Or, if I’m not completely out, the remaining bit has gone rock solid. And when that moment comes right in the middle of making my favorite white chocolate macadamia blondies, it becomes a crisis.

So I decided to try an old trick—make it myself. Brown sugar is really just white sugar before the molasses has been refined out of it. So put a bit of molasses back in and—voila—you have brown sugar. And I have to say, from the feel and scent of it, it’s better brown sugar than you can buy. I couldn’t stop sniffing it!

1. Just put a cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of molasses together and mix well.
2. You can do it in the mini processor or you can have at it with a spoon. Either way it’s very satisfying.
3. The sugar will fluff up in the processor, but it will still be equivalent to 1 cup, be sure to pack it down as you measure it.

why we love these white chocolate macadamia blondies

The combination of white chocolate and macadamia nuts is a classic that never gets old. The vanilla-on-vanilla flavor with the luxe macadamias makes them hard to resist.

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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies

4.13 from 72 votes

These White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies are the bombshells of the blondie world.  I call them "Platinum Blondies' and I love them.  You will too.

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Prep Time:10 minutes minutes

Cook Time:35 minutes minutes

Total Time:45 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

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Ingredients

 

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• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• the seeds of 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup (heaping) cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup (heaping) cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Instructions

• Set oven to 350F
• Line an 8×8 pan with parchment, this will make the blondies easy to remove and to cut cleanly. If you don’t use parchment, lightly grease the pan.
• Measure out your flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
• Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Then add the eggs, one at a time, the vanilla, and vanilla bean seeds, and mix well.
• Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Fold in the nuts and white chocolate.
• Spread evenly in your pan and bake for 35 minutes— a toothpick inserted near the center should come out moist with a few crumbs and the blondies will be light golden.
• Cool before cutting.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Author: Sue Moran

Keyword: baking, blondies, brownies, dessert, macadamia nuts, white chocolate

Nutrition

Calories: 293 kcal · Carbohydrates: 37 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 49 mg · Sodium: 121 mg · Potassium: 132 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 23 g · Vitamin A: 278 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 58 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.  Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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