These chewy lemon blueberry blondies put a recent summer time spin on my basic blondies recipe! Each soft-baked bar is bursting with recent blueberries and lemon zest and drizzled with a candy lemon glaze.
I like placing a seasonal twist on my favourite blondie recipe, from cozy pumpkin blondies and butterscotch blondies within the fall to vivid and zesty lemon blondies in the summertime!
I can’t consider how scrumptious these lemon blueberry blondies are. They’re not fairly as lemony as my lemon brownies, however the flavors are so recent and summery. Each chewy, buttery chunk is bursting with candy and juicy in-season blueberries and lemon zest. To essentially make the citrus flavors pop, I drizzled the bars with a easy lemon glaze earlier than serving. I used to be in lemon lovers’ heaven.
What Makes These Lemon Blueberry Blondies So Particular
- Gentle and chewy. This recipe makes chewy, buttery blondies, because of melted butter and brown sugar. They’re smooth within the heart and golden on the edges.
- Bursting with blueberries. I like making these lemon blueberry blondies with recent blueberries within the summertime. Each chunk is brimming with candy, juicy berries! That being stated, you can also make these bars year-round with frozen blueberries, too.
- Simple to make. All you want is one bowl and some minutes of prep to make the batter. It’s a simple, fast dessert that’s excellent for last-minute baking!
Components You’ll Want
You want just some pantry fundamentals to make smooth, chewy, buttery selfmade blondies brimming with blueberries and lemon. I’ve included my ingredient notes right here. Scroll to the recipe card after the submit for the printable checklist, quantities, and particulars.
- Butter – I soften the butter on this recipe for denser, chewier blondies. You should utilize salted or unsalted butter, whichever you favor. For much more depth of taste, attempt browning the butter, as I do in my brown butter chocolate chip cookies recipe.
- Brown Sugar – Mild or darkish brown sugar provides these blondies a wealthy, caramelized taste. You possibly can substitute white granulated sugar or half white, half brown sugar if wanted.
- Eggs and Vanilla – Deliver the eggs to room temperature in the event you consider it.
- Lemon – You’ll zest the lemon for the batter after which squeeze out the juice to make use of within the glaze.
- Dry Components – All-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Blueberries – You can also make these lemon blueberry blondies with recent or frozen blueberries. When you’re utilizing frozen berries, ensure to thaw them utterly and drain the surplus juice.
- Powdered Sugar – To mix with recent lemon juice for the glaze.
Make Lemon Blueberry Blondies
I can’t wait to show these lemon blueberry blondies right into a summertime blondie sundae topped with selfmade lemon curd or strawberry syrup! However first, I’ll present you the way straightforward it’s to make them. Observe the steps beneath and scroll right down to the printable recipe card for the total recipe directions.
- Combine the blondie batter. Start by creaming the butter with sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt. Then, stir within the flour till it’s simply blended. Lastly, fold ¾ cup of blueberries into the batter.
- Fill the pan. Unfold the blueberry blondie batter right into a greased and lined 9×9 baking pan. Scatter the remaining blueberries on prime and gently press them into the batter.
- Bake. Bake the lemon blueberry blondies at 350ºF for 25-Half-hour till they’re simply set within the heart. Permit the blondies to chill.
- Add the glaze. Lastly, whisk the powdered sugar with lemon juice to make the glaze. Drizzle or unfold it over the cooled bars and let the glaze set earlier than you slice them.
Recipe Suggestions
- Don’t overbake the blondies. The blondies needs to be barely underbaked after they come out of the oven. They’ll proceed to arrange within the pan as they cool. Use a toothpick to check that the middle is simply baked by way of.
- Keep away from overmixing. As with most baked items, overworking the batter results in overly dense, robust brownies and blondies. Watch out to not overmix after you’ve added the flour.
- Extra add-ins. Fold in chopped pecans, shredded coconut, or chocolate chips. White chocolate chips can be scrumptious in these lemon blueberry blondies!
Retailer
- On the counter. Retailer these lemon blueberry blondies in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 3 days.
- Freeze. You possibly can freeze the blondies in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container for as much as 2 months. Permit the bars to thaw at room temperature.
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Description
Gentle and chewy lemon blueberry blondies put a summer time spin on the basic dessert bars recipe, with recent blueberries and lemon zest in each chunk!
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups mild brown sugar
- 2 giant eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup recent blueberries, divided
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon recent lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper, coat frivolously with baking spray, and put aside.
- In a big bowl, whisk collectively the butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt till clean. Add within the flour and stir till simply blended.
- Stir in 3/4 cup of the blueberries till evenly distributed and unfold the batter into the ready pan. Press the remaining blueberries into the highest of the batter.
- Bake for 25 – Half-hour, or till the middle is simply set and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear. Permit this to chill utterly earlier than icing.
- When the bars are cooled, whisk collectively the powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle the glaze on prime of the bars and permit it to set earlier than slicing into bars.
Notes
- Retailer hermetic at room temperature for as much as 3 days for finest freshness.
- Freeze hermetic for as much as 2 months. Permit to thaw at room temperature.