Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies

Ingredients

Bars

• 1 1⁄2 sticks (3⁄4 cup) salted butter

• 1⁄2 cup Truvia For Baking Brown

• 2 large eggs

• tsp vanilla extract

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1⁄2 tsp baking powder

• 1⁄2 tsp salt

• 1⁄2 cup of strawberry jam or reduced sugar jam

• 1⁄2 cup white chocolate chips

• 4 sliced fresh strawberries

Icing

• 1 cup  Truvia^® For Baking Icing Sweetener

• 1 tsp meringue powder

• 3-4 Tbsp warm water

• 3-4 Tbsp warm water

• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

• 2-3 drops of food color (optional)

Directions

• 1.  

  Preheat oven to 176°C. Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.

• 2.  

  To a medium pan add butter, heat on medium heat, allowing the butter to brown, it will smell toasted and have dark specs on the bottom when ready.

• 3.  

  Remove the butter from the heat and pour into a large heat safe bowl. Let cool 5 minutes.

• 4.  

  Whisk in the Truvia For Baking Brown, eggs, and vanilla extract into browned butter.

• 5.  

  Next, add the flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing until just combined.

• 6.  

  Add jam and white chocolate chips to the top of the dough.

• 7.  

  Fold jam into the dough creating swirls, don’t overmix. Dough will be thick.

• 8.  

  Press the dough out into the prepared dish.

• 9.  

  Bake for 25-35 minutes, edges will brown. (oven times may vary)

• 10.  

  While bars are baking, mix all icing ingredients in a small bowl, set aside.

• 11.  

  Remove bars from oven, let cool on a wire rack, in pan, don’t be surprised if the blondies have not risen much.

• 12.  

  Evenly sprinkle the fresh strawberries over the dough.

• 13.  

  Spread the glaze all over the bars.

• 14.  

  Cut into 24 pieces and enjoy.

• 15.  

  Store in a sealable container.