Desperate for a brownie but don't want the heavy chocolate? Blondies, also known as blond brownies, can be easily whipped up to satisfy that craving. But what exactly are they and how do you make them?
When craving something heavy on the chocolate front, people usually gravitate towards a brownie. It's not quite like a cake in texture but not like a cookie either, and when made just right, it hits all the cravings in one sweep.
What are blondies then?
The sibling of the brownie, formerly known as the "blond brownie," is light in color because the recipe does not require cacao; instead, vanilla and usually brown sugar are used as a substitution. Adding chocolate chips, toffee chunks and nuts to the mix, in any combination that comes to mind really, adds additional texture, sealing the sweet deal.
Is it like a white chocolate brownie?
No, as the name suggests, white chocolate brownies are heavy on white chocolate. Blondies on the other hand don't require chocolate unless you choose to throw in a few chips or chunks. The white chocolate is so sweet that some might prefer to not add the additional sugar, which is hard to do when baking blondies as the recipe relies on other things as a sweetener.
So let’s have a look at different ways to make these indulgent delicacies, some more chocolaty, some less, but all equally delicious.
Chocolate spread brownie
When speaking of chocolate spreads certain names come to mind, one of them being Nutella. But here you can use any kind of spread you like. Personally, I like to use a dark chocolate kind because it's not as sweet as the other varieties and it adds a bitter note that I enjoy.
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