Brownie Babe Entry

After discovering Once Upon a Tart, a blog I couldn't resist just based upon the name tarts are my favorite, I found out about the brownie babe competiton and yes found my new calling in life. I have put may hours in thinking about what I would make- my triple chocolate, Java Chip, or Famous cheesecake -I couldn't decide but today the fat hit the pan with my Brown Butter Macadamia Nut Blondies. That's right the girl known for her dark rich brownies has opted for a blondie but it was the brown butter that lured me.

The brown butter along with brown sugar and more vanilla than usual made for a Yummy butterscotch flavour. But since I thought to really be a brownie babe they had to have some chocolate so I added the chocolate drizzle and a little white chocolate too just for kicks.

And now the part you have been waiting for...the recipe, I know you wanted a bite, but you will have to make your own!

1/2 C butter

2/3 C Brown Sugar

1/4 C Sugar

1 large Egg

1 Egg yolk

1 TB Corn Syrup

1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

1 C Flour

1/4 baking powder

1/8 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

3/4 C Macadamia Nuts, toasted & chopped

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 inch pan lined with foil.


• Sift together flour,baking powder, baking soda, and salt set aside.


• In a large heavy sauce pan, melt butter, then bring to a boil stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 4 minutes.


• Remove from the heat and stir in the brown sugar and sugar.


• Let cool to barely warm and stir in the egg, yolk, syrup and vanilla.


• Stir in the flour mixture and macadamia nuts.


• Scrape into the pan, bake until the top is golden brown about 25 minutes


• Cool completely in the pan on a rack


• Best served at room temp. if eaten cold you loose the flavour of the brown butter

Drizzle with chocolate and white chocolate to finish and ENJOY- YUM YUM

recipe adapted from Joy of Cooking