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Thursday, April 22, 2010

White Chocolate Cashew Blondies with Butterscotch Ganache

Are you ready for these? If I was going to pick one flavor that just might out do chocolate...it would be butterscotch! I have a love for butterscotch like I can't even explain! If you think I might be kidding....read on!
These are white chocolate cashew blondies...and yes they are very mouthwatering!

Alright alright! Let's get started!
Start with your butter and sugar or course!
Then add eggs, followed by flour, baking powder and salt
Then add in white chocolate chips/chunks and cashew peices!
Mmmmmm
After all mixed, press into well greased pan!

Bake at 350 about 25 minutes or until your house smells divine and it looks sumthin like this
Then for the ganache, melt butterscotch chips, lil bit of butter and heavy cream. While it cools, cut your blondies into bars. Let ganache cool but still be pourable and drizzle all over these babies! Then they look...
Oh so yummy! I ate WAAAAAAAYYYY to many considering swim suit season is so almost here! No worries...they were worth it! :)

Happy Baking!

Amanda



White Chocolate Blondies
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 bars (4 oz each) white chocolate baking bars, coarsely chopped
1 1/4 cups salted roasted cashew halves and pieces, chopped

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs; beat on medium-high speed until fluffy. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat on low speed until mixed.
With spoon, stir in white chocolate and 3/4 cup of the cashews until well mixed. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cashews; press down lightly.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges look dry, center is set and toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge of pan comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

Ganache
6 oz. butterscotch morsels
6 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
In a small saucepan, heat cream and butter until just before the boiling stage.
Pour over the butterscotch morsels.
Let stand about 20 seconds and stir until smooth.
Pour over brownies.



1 compliments to the chef:

Leah

These do look yummy!! Where do you find the time for all these treats. fabulous! wish I could have enjoyed them with you.