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Maple Pecan Blondies

Here’s a blondie recipe that I have made many times!  Mine are never as gooey as Gemma’s and that’s probably because I over-bake them. I should keep a better eye on them next time. I like to brown the butter first but it’s not necessary. Enjoy!  Maple Pecan Blondies Makes 9-12 servings Original recipe from Bigger Bolder Baking Ingredients ¾ cup butter, melted or browned 1¼ cups dark brown sugar ½ cup maple syrup 1 large egg  2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda I ¼ cups pecans, toasted and chopped  Directions   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x13” baking pan with parchment. Gemma used 8x8 but I like my bars thinner. Whisk together the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the flour and baking soda just until combined.  Stir in the pecans. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. They middle should be slightly jiggly but they still taste yummy if you over-bake them. Allow to co

Colourful and Healthy (lettuce free) Salad

You could also add drained and rinsed canned black beans or chickpeas to this recipe.


Colourful and Healthy (lettuce free) Salad
Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients
  • 2 medium avocados (ripe but not too soft that they mush) peeled and diced
  • 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 large pomegranate, seeds
  • 2 medium ripe mangoes, diced
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion
  • 1 cup diced cucumber
  • 1 cup canned corn, drained
  • 1/4 cup lemon or lime juice
  • a splash of olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon each salt & pepper
  • 1 teaspoon each dry mint & dill
Directions
  1. Mix all the ingredients together and chill until ready to serve.

Comments

  1. Oh, just what I needed for this summer for cool healthy fruit salad.
    Thank you so much!

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