Blondie Sundaes Recipes

BLONDIE SUNDAES WITH FRIED WALNUTS AND CANDIED FENNEL

Steps:

• To make the blondies:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly coat a 13x9" baking dish with nonstick spray. Whisk buckwheat flour, almond flour, and salt in a medium bowl to combine.
• Cook butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often, until it foams, then browns, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; let cool slightly. Add sugar and whisk until smooth. Whisking constantly, add egg yolks one at a time followed by whole egg, beating after each addition to fully incorporate before adding more. Add dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Scrape batter into prepared dish; smooth top.
• Bake blondies until lightly browned and center is firm when gently pressed, 15-20 minutes. Transfer dish to a wire rack and let cool. Cut into 16 bars.
• To make the sundaes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 5-8 minutes. Let cool slightly; place in a heatproof jar or airtight container.
• Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Let cool slightly; then pour over walnuts. Seal jar and let sit at least 12 hours and up to 1 day.
• Pour walnuts into a fine-mesh sieve set over a clean medium saucepan and let syrup drain into saucepan, tossing walnuts to shake off excess. Transfer walnuts to a medium bowl. Reserve sieve.
• Add sliced fennel and lemon zest to syrup; scrape in vanilla seeds and add pod. Bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fennel is translucent and tender, 20-25 minutes. Discard pod; let fennel cool in syrup.
• Fit another medium saucepan with thermometer; pour in oil to come 2" up sides of pan. Heat oil over medium-high until thermometer registers 350°F. Add powdered sugar to walnuts and toss to coat. Place in reserved sieve and shake off excess sugar. Carefully add walnuts to oil and cook, turning with a spider or slotted spoon to prevent sticking, until brown and crisp, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; let cool. Break up any clumps.
• Scoop gelato into bowls. Top with ground cherries, blondies broken into large pieces, walnuts, candied fennel, and fennel fronds.
• Do Ahead
• Blondies can be made 2 days ahead. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
• Walnuts can be fried 2 days ahead. Let cool; store airtight at room temperature. Fennel can be candied 2 days ahead. Let cool in syrup; transfer to an airtight container and chill.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY BLONDIE SUNDAE

Steps:

• For the Blondie: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Stir together flour, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, then remove from heat and whisk in sugar. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla. Gently fold in the flour mixture, 1/2 cup peanuts, and 1/4 cup peanut butter chips.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan and scatter remaining 1/4 cup peanuts and peanut butter chips on top of the batter. Bake the blondies until a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
• For the Compote: Put grapes, sugar, grape juice, butter, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until thick enough to heavily coat the back of a spoon when dipped into it, about 20 minutes. Stir in vanilla and let cool to room temperature (it will continue to thicken as it cools.)
• Cut blondies into 9 squares and serve topped a scoop of vanilla ice cream and the grape compote.

BLONDIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Fold in chips., Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack., For sauce, in a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the brown sugar, cream and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Cut brownies into squares; serve with ice cream and sauce.

BROWNIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the chocolate chips, milk and brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until chocolate is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla until smooth. , Spoon about 2 tablespoons warm chocolate sauce onto each dessert plate. Top with a brownie and a scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with additional chocolate sauce if desired. Sprinkle with pecans.

BUTTER-PECAN BLONDIE SUNDAES WITH CREAMY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with baking spray. In a small bowl, whisk flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a standing mixer fitted with paddle, beat butter with brown and granulated sugars at medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and beat at low speed until incorporated. Beat in pecan halves. Spread batter in prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes, until shiny and lightly crackled on top and edges pull away from the sides of the pan. Let cool completely.
• Invert blondies onto a board. Cut blondies into twelve 3-inch squares, then cut 8 of squares into quarters (save remaining squares for snacks). Divide half blondie pieces among 8 parfait glasses. Top with a scoop of ice cream and remaining blondies. Sprinkle with candied pecans and drizzle with Creamy Caramel Sauce. Garnish with more candied pecans and serve.

BLONDE BROWNIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
• Measure 1 cup sifted flour. Add baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sift again. Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Mix well and set aside.
• Stir the brown sugar into the melted butter and mix well. Cool slightly.
• Mix the beaten egg and vanilla into the brown sugar mixture. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, mixing just until combined.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips on top. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.

DULCE DE LECHE ICE CREAM SUNDAES

Steps:

• For chocolate sauce:
• Bring cream to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate. Whisk until smooth.
• For streusel:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients in bowl. Rub together with fingertips until small clumps form. Spread on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until golden, stirring occasionally, about 18 minutes. Cool streusel on sheet.
• For blondies:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in bowl to blend. Beat in egg, then vanilla. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt over; beat just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread batter in pan. Bake until golden around edges and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 23 minutes. Cool in pan on rack.
• Cut blondies into 1-inch squares. Arrange 5 squares in bottom of each dish. Rewarm sauce; spoon over. Top with ice cream, more sauce, then streusel.

BLONDE BROWNIES II

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine. Add sugar and mix well. Cool.
• Add eggs and vanilla, blend well. Add the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate chips.
• Put into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.