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Warm out of the oven white chocolate blondies that get topped with a scoop of ice cream and drizzled with a maple cream sauce. This is one amazing dessert!
Let’s be honest. Applebee’s isn’t quite a five star restaurant. It has good food. But I go for one thing. Their blondies.
I fell in love with their blondies ages ago. Like back in high school. Which seems like a long time when you are a mom! I remember asking guys to take me on dates to Applebee’s just for their blondies. Have you tried them? They are AMAZING!
They are served warm out of the oven with a scoop of ice cream melting on top. But we all know what the best part of these blondies are. The warm maple cream sauce.
I could drink this stuff. Ok not really. But it really is the best. They give you a little cup to pour on top of your blondie. And everyone sharing is scraping for the last of the sauce. Well the best part about making these at home is that you can pour all of the sauce your heart desires on top!
This is such a great dessert. Everything about it is perfect. From the soft and chewy warm blondie on top to the amazing sauce poured on top. This has been a favorite of mine for years and I know you will love it too!
Recipe adapted from Carddit
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White Chocolate Blondies with Maple Cream Sauce {Applebee’s Copycat}
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup melted salted butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg,
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Maple Cream Sauce
- ½ cup real maple syrup
- ¼ cup salted butter
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- chopped walnuts, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan and set aside.
- In a medium bow, add ⅓ cup melted salted butter and 1 cup packed brown sugar and mix until combined. Add 1 large egg, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Whisk 1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ⅛ teaspoon baking soda, and ⅛ teaspoon salt together in a small bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until fully combined. Fold in ½ cup white chocolate chips and ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, if desired.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges are golden brown and the top is just starting to brown. Remove the blondies from the oven and set them aside to cool slightly.
Maple Cream Sauce
- While the brownies are baking, prepare the maple cream sauce by combining the ½ cup real maple syrup and ¼ cup salted butter in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat until the butter has melted.
- Stir in ½ cup packed brown sugar and 8 ounces cream cheese,. Continue to cook and stir until the sugar has dissolved and the cream cheese has melted. Remove from the heat.
- Cut the warm blondies into squares, top with ice cream, if desired, and cover with the warm maple cream sauce. Garnish with chopped walnuts, if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this recipe tonight, it tasted very similar to the Applebee’s maple butter blondies. I could not get my sauce to come out smooth though! We followed the directions exactly. After cooking it as long as we could, and also using an immersion blender, it still had like a slightly chunky texture. Tasted delicious though! Next time I might try microwaving the cream cheese a little first to see if I can avoid that chunky texture in the sauce. We did let it soften at room temperature for a long time but I will try it again. Blondies were great too!
I have never tried a homemade White Chocolate Blondie, but they are the bomb.com
making this for my brother’s birthday (32)
this was his absolute favorite when we were kids and we would go to Applebee’s for his birthday dinner specifically to have the butter pecan blondie
he will love this!!
Oh, you’ve done it now! This is my absolute favorite restaurant dessert!
I love skillet cookies! This looks amazing! Nikki, at Chef in Training, posted almost the exact same recipe. Funny! http://www.chef-in-training.com/2015/08/blondie-skillet-cookie/#comment-370027