Apple Cinnamon Brownies

These apple cinnamon brownies are perfect for satisfying fall dessert cravings year-round. Enjoy soft blondies with apple and caramel flavors in every bite!

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple brownies, apple cinnamon brownies

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1

Servings:

Calories: 300kcal

Author: Louisa

Equipment

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
3 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups apples, peeled and diced
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 1/2 tbsp sugar for topping
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon for topping
Non-stick baking spray

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper, leaving some overhang on the sides for easy removal.
In a small bowl, mix the sugar and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
Using a hand mixer, beat the melted butter and sugars together. Add the eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder, then mix until smooth and creamy.
Stir in the flour. Mix with the electric mixer until combined, then switch to a large spoon to finish mixing. The batter will be very thick.
Fold the apples into the batter.
Stir in the chopped pecans.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and spread it evenly with an offset spatula.
Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the top.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove the baking dish from the oven and let the apple brownies cool before slicing. Enjoy!

Notes

Mix tart and sweet apples for the best flavor balance on your apple bars!
Peel your apples, so you don’t end up with any papery bits on your apple cinnamon brownies.
Don’t be tempted to add more apples than what the recipe calls for. Extra apples can make the batter too wet and create gummy apple blondies.

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