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Strawberry and White chocolate blondies

Rich and chewy white chocolate blondies!

Ingredients
  

  • 180 grams or 1 cup white chocolate
  • 115 grams or 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 100 grams or 1/2 cup castor sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 125 grams or 1 cup all purpose flour

Optional

  • 5-6 strawberries
  • 2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C/ 350 F. Line a 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper or foil, keeping two opposite sides of the parchment long (to help pull out after baking).
  • If using the strawberry , blend the strawberries with the sugar to get about 1/4 cup of thick puree. Consistency should be as close to a ketchup as possible. Chill this until using.
  • Chop up the chocolate into very small pieces, cube the butter .
  • In a bowl placed over a pan of little simmering water (bottom of bowl shouldn't touch the water) - this is called double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter until smooth. You can do the same in a microwave at low power . Stir frequently whichever way you use.
  • To this melted mixture , stir in the sugar with a whisk.
  • Add the eggs , one by one, stirring well after each addition.
  • Stir in the vanilla .
  • Add the flour and salt , stir in until combined.
  • Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • If using strawberry , add large dollops of the puree all over the top , leaving some space between drops.
  • Run a knife through the batter in a zig zag manner , connecting the dots to swirl the puree in.
  • Bake for 25- 28 minutes until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out with a few moist crumbs. The edges will be a light golden brown.
  • Cool in pan completely and then slice!

Notes

These can be stored for about 3-4 days in an airtight container.
If you like brownies or blondies with a lighter, cake-ier texture , Beat the sugar , vanilla and eggs together until light. Stir in the chocolate-butter mixture , and then the flour .
To make your own castor sugar , just grind or process your regular granulated sugar for one pulse.
If your strawberry puree is too thin , you can reduce it by heating for a few minutes in a saucepan. Cool before using.
I used couverture white chocolate (a link to the brand i used is below the post), you could use Compound chocolate as well.