Moist and chewy maple blondie base mixed with caramelized pears. Topped with a cinnamon cream cheese buttercream frosting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy blondies, easy maple pear blondies, maple pear blondies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 20bars
Calories 363kcal
Author Plating Pixels
Ingredients
Maple Pear Blondies
¾cupbutter(1 ½ sticks)
2mediumpearscored and diced (about 1 ¾ cups)
½cuppure maple syrup
½cupgranulated sugar
1cuppacked brown sugar
2largeeggs
1tablespoonvanilla
2cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
Frosting
12-ouncescream cheesesoftened
¾cupbutterroom temp (1 ½ sticks)
¾cuppowdered sugar
½teaspooncinnamonor to taste
3tablespoonspure maple syrup
1/4cuptoasted walnutschopped
Instructions
Maple Pear Blondies
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large sauce pan melt 1-tablespoon of the butter over medium-heat. Add pears and cook until softened, about 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Remove pears from pan.
In same pan, melt remaining 11-tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Stirring often, cook 1-2 minutes more to lightly brown. Remove from heat and stir in maple syrup, sugar and brown sugar. Stir in egg and vanilla until combined. Stir in flour, baking powder, soda and salt to create. Fold in cooked pears.
Pour batter into a foil or parchment lined 13x9 baking dish. Bake 25-30 minutes until lightly browned and edges are puffed. Cool on a wire rack then remove from dish.
Frosting
Beat together softened cream cheese and butter on medium-high speed until well combined. Carefully beat in powdered sugar, cinnamon and maple syrup on low until combined. Evenly spread over uncut blondie base. If desired chill for 30 minutes to firm frosting. Cut into small bars, top with walnuts and store extras in fridge.