Date and Walnut Blondie
 
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A squidgy, gooey, crispy treat that can be enjoyed as a dessert, treat with coffee or picnic sweet treat.
Marissa:
Recipe type: Cakes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8-12
Ingredients
  • 55g butter
  • 200g light muscovado sugar
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 100g flour
  • 1 level teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 55g chopped dates
  • 55g walnuts chopped
Method
  1. Line and grease your preferred baking dish either a 18cm square tin or 36cm x 12cm rectangular tin.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celcius.
  3. In a small pot melt the butter on a low heat, add the sugar and stir until the mixture forms a smooth ball and the sugar granules have softened.
  4. Allow the mixture to cook for a minute, then vigorously stir in the egg, mine looked like it would scamble at one point but keep stirring really quickly and it will be ok.
  5. Stir in the dry ingredients and finally the vanilla bean paste, nuts and dates.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  7. Allow the blondie to cool in the tin for 12 minutes remove gently they are quite fragile and serve.
  8. The blondies can be made ahead keeping them in the tin they were baked in and covered in cling wrap if you can resist them for a couple of days.
Recipe by Marissa's Recipes & Ideas at https://www.marissa.co/date-and-walnut-blondie/