If you like sweets with a little bit of something something (a little savoury, umami action) check this recipe out. It is pretty simple to make but packed full of complex flavour from the browned butter to the miso and of course sweetness from your mini eggs! Base recipe adapted from blondie recipe by Inspired Taste.
Brown Butter Miso Blondies (with Cadbury Mini Eggs)
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons 115 grams or 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup 215 grams lightly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract optional
- 1 tablespoon white miso
- 1 cup 125 grams all-purpose flour
- 1/2 mini eggs + 1/4 cup more for topping or chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8-inch by 8-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper.
- Place butter in a small sauce pan. Once melted, the butter will begin to foam and sizzle around the edges. Keep stirring. In about 5 minutes and the butter will turn golden brown. The butter will foam and milk solids may settle at the bottom of your pan but use a wooden spoon to scrape this. You will see dark brown milk solids which adds all the delicious flavour. Just make sure not to burn the butter (though I like mine pretty dark).
- Remove the pan from heat and pour the butter into heat-proof bowl to stop the cooking process. Let cool slightly for about 5 -10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, stir the brown butter and brown sugar until blended. Add the egg, vanilla. The recipe calls for almond extract and I think this adds such a delicious bit of complexity to the blondies. Add your miso and mix. The batter is pretty thick but go with it.
- When the batter looks well blended, add the flour and stir until fully incorporated. (again, the batter will be quite thick).
- Fold in the 1/2 cup mini eggs. You may crush them into smaller pieces if desired.
- After you spread batter in your lined baking pan, top with remaining 1/4 cup of mini eggs.
- Bake for 20-21 minutes at 350 degrees
- Let cool for 20 minutes before slicing into 9 squares of 12 rectangular pieces.
