Maple Blondies


Submitted By: Andrea Coblentz

Ingredients

  • /4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 11/2 cups chopped pecans
  • Maple Cream sauce:
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup evaporated milk
  • Garnishes:
  • Vanilla ice cream and chopped pecans

    • Instructions


    In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one a a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Spread into a greased 9-x-13-inch pan. Bake at 350ยบ for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
    For sauce, combine syrup and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for
    three minutes. Remove from heat; stir in milk.
    To serve, cut blondies into squares. Place on dessert plates with a scoop of ice cream. Top with sauce; sprinkle with pecans.