Blondie (confection)

Blondies

Toffee blondies
Origin
Alternative name(s)	Blond[e] brownie, blondie bar
Place of origin	United States
Details
Type	Dessert bar
Main ingredient(s)	Flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, vanilla

A blondie (also known as a "blond[e] brownie" or "blondie bar") is a rich, sweet dessert bar. It resembles the traditional chocolate brownie, but substitutes vanilla for the cocoa used in brownies, and contains brown sugar. Blondies are made from flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla, and may also contain walnuts or pecans. Chip blondies may contain white or dark chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or other flavored chips.

Blondies differ significantly from white chocolate brownies. Unlike the white chocolate brownie or the normal brownie, they contain no chocolate or chocolate flavouring, other than chocolate chips, which may be included. They may also contain coconut, nuts, toffee, or any other chunky candy for added texture. Blondies are not usually frosted; the brown sugar tends to be sweet enough. A variation is the Congo bar, which contains chocolate chips with either walnuts or coconut.

They are baked in a pan in an oven in a manner similar to that of the baking of traditional brownies, then they are cut into rectangular shapes for serving. Blondies are sometimes served in sundaes, often topped with caramel sauce.

References

• A US patent 4774099 A, Robert D. Feeney; Robert L. Prosise & Joseph McGrady et al., "Process for making brownies containing cellulosic fiber", published 27 September 1988, assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company