Description
Brown Butter Pumpkin Blondies are soft, gooey bars packed with cozy fall flavor, nutty browned butter, and creamy white chocolate chunks. Perfect for autumn baking or anytime you want a simple, satisfying dessert with amazing texture and warmth.
Ingredients
6 oz unsalted butter, browned
1¼ cups brown sugar
½ cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp kosher salt
¾ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger
⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp baking powder
6 oz chopped white chocolate (or chips)
Pumpkin seeds, for topping
Flaky sea salt (optional)
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat your oven to 350 °F. Grease an 8×8‑inch baking dish and line it with parchment.
- Brown the butter: Gently melt the butter over medium heat in a saucepan, swirling it now and then to ensure even browning.
- Combine wet ingredients: Stir in brown sugar and pumpkin puree until smooth. Whisk in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
- Mix dry ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and baking powder.
- Integrate: Add the dry mix into the wet mixture. Stir gently until just combined—avoid overmixing for tender blondies.
- Fold in chocolate: Gently incorporate the chopped white chocolate, keeping chunks recognizable.
- Bake 25–35 minutes: Bake for 25 to 35 minutes until the edges turn golden, the top rises slightly, and the center is just set with a deliciously gooey middle.
- Finish: Remove from oven. Optionally sprinkle flaky sea salt. Let cool completely before slicing into bars.
Notes
Semi-sweet chocolate can be used for a less sweet version.
Don’t overbake—gooey centers are best!
Lining pan with parchment makes for easy lifting and clean cuts.
Let blondies cool fully before cutting for neat squares.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 20g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Protein: 2g