almond blondes! Chewy almond squares, easy to prepare, no mixer required.
Sometimes I want to bake something sweet, but I just don’t want to mess with a blender or run the oven for an hour.
These chewy almond squares are just the ticket!
A big thanks to commenter Chris for making these substitutions to our blondie recipe and letting us know how good they turned out!
Chewy Almond Squares (Blondies)
To make the decorative almond halves, take a whole raw almond and pinch it between your fingers. Using a serrated bread knife, carefully slice the almond in half. The almond has a natural breaking point so it should split easily when you start slicing it.
You don’t need a mixer for this recipe, all you need is a whisk and a strong spoon.
You can easily double this recipe.
ingredients
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1/2 cup (1 stick, 112G) buttermelted, plus more to grease the pan
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1 Cup tightly packed light brown sugar
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1 big eggbeaten easily
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1 tablespoon almond extract
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1 cup (128G) all purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/8 teaspoon baking soda
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prize Salt
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1/3 Cup toasted blanched chopped almonds
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All almond halvesfor decoration
method
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Preheat the oven, prepare the pan, toast the almonds:
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan with butter. If you haven’t already, toast the blanched almonds and when cool, roughly chop.
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Mix wet ingredients:
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until no clumps of brown sugar remain. Stir in the beaten egg and almond extract.
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Whisk dry ingredients:
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt.
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make dough:
Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until smooth. Stir in chopped almonds.
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Pour into the baking pan, add almond halves:
Pour into the prepared baking pan and smooth the surface. You can “cut” the surface with a knife to make it easier to see where you want to make cuts when the squares are complete. In the center of each square place an almond half, cut-side down.
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Bake:
Bake at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 262 | calories |
| 14g | Fat |
| 32g | carbohydrates |
| 3g | protein |
