Brown Butter Matcha Blondies

These brown butter matcha blondies with white chocolate are such a TREAT. As a matcha lover, I take every opportunity to infuse matcha into my foods. The nuttiness from the brown butter pairs SO nicely with the earthiness from the matcha and the sweetness from the white chocolate. These came out absolutely delicious.

Why measure with your heart?

You may see in my recipes that I do not provide a measurement for vanilla and occasionally for other ingredients. I like to allow you as much creative freedom as possible without destroying the recipe. I trust your instincts. Now obviously don’t go and pour the entire bottle of vanilla in your batter, but it’s not one of those ingredients you have to be super meticulous with. If I don’t measure it why should you?

For a pinch of salt I pour the salt in my hand and use my pointer finger and thumb to pinch, then add it to my bowl.

All of my recipes are written as I do them.

From a young age, my mom used to always get on me for not following recipes to a T, but as I got older I realized that the creative freedom I gave myself fueled my love for baking. In the kitchen I allow my mind to wander and test the limits of each recipe. Sometimes resulting in disaster but more often than not resulting in a delicious outcome.

One Bowl for wet and dry ingredients ???

I know! Crazy right?! In recipes, to minimize the number of dishes I have to do at the end of the night I tend to do everything in one bowl. Recipes usually tell you to mix dry and wet ingredients separately so you don’t accidentally overmix your batter. Feel free to combine the dry ingredients separately if your heart truly desires. Just make sure dry ingredients are fully incorporated before continuing to the next step. If you are nervous about overmixing you can also use a spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet; that generally helps me.

Prep Time: 15 mins | Bake time: 25-30 mins

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup brown butter

• 2 eggs

• splash vanilla

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1 chopped white chocolate bar

• 3/4 cup flour

• a pinch of salt

• 1/4 tsp baking powder

• 1 tbsp matcha powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat: Begin by preheating your oven to 350°F

2. Brown the Butter: In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup of unsalted butter over medium-low heat. Keep stirring until it begins to foam and turns golden brown, emitting a nutty aroma. Be careful not to burn it! The butter can go from browned to burnt very quickly. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

3. Combine butter and Sugar: Beat together your butter and sugar on medium speed until combined

4. Add in eggs and vanilla extract and beat on medium speed

5. Fold in dry ingredients (be careful not to over mix!!) then add white chocolate chunks

6. To an 8x8 pan and bake at 350° for about 25-30 minutes (my sweet spot for these was 26 mins!)

7. Cooling: Let cool COMPLETELY before cutting in!

8. Enjoy!