Apple Cinnamon Brownies

These apple cinnamon brownies are super easy and perfect for fall. Indulge in thick, caramelly bars with apples, pecans, and cinnamon. Just imagine the aroma!

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple Cinnamon Brownies Apple Cinnamon Blondies apple bars apple brownies

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1

Servings:

Calories: 102kcal

Author: Food Plus Words

Ingredients

¾ cup butter melted
1 ½ cups light brown sugar
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
3 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¾ tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups apples peeled and diced
1 cup pecans chopped
1 ½ tbsp sugar for topping
½ tsp ground cinnamon for topping
Non-stick baking spray

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish with a non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper. Make sure you have overhangs on the sides of the baking dish.
Mix the sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
Beat your melted butter and sugars with a hand mixer. Then, add the eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder to the creamed butter and mix until creamy.
Stir in the flour. Combine everything with your electric mixer, then use a large spoon to mix the batter. It should be very thick.
Add the apples and mix into the batter.
Stir in the chopped pecans. You can use your hands to mix the batter thoroughly.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and even it out with an offset spatula.
Top the batter with your cinnamon-sugar mixture earlier.
Bake your apple cinnamon brownies for 45 minutes. Adjust the baking time as needed. You can insert a toothpick in the center of the brownies, and if it comes out clean, it’s done.
Remove the baking dish from the oven and allow it to cool before slicing.

Notes

To know if your apple cinnamon blondies (or brownies, whatever you want to call them) are done, do the toothpick test or check if they have pulled away from the sides of the baking dish.
Did your apple cinnamon brownies end up being too moist? You might be using too many apples.
Want an easy but delicious way to dress up these apple cinnamon blondies? Dust them with icing sugar, and drizzle the bars with caramel sauce before serving!

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