Peanut butter and white chocolate blondies

By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel Allen: Bake!

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Prep time:
20 min
Cook time:
30 min
Serves:
12 small squares

If you’re tired of ordinary brownies, try Rachel Allen’s rich peanut butter-based treats – great on their own or eaten with ice cream

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Ingredients

  • 125 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100 g butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing
  • 150 g crunchy peanut butter
  • 175 g light brown sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 75 g white chocolate, chopped
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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 170C/gas 3. Butter the sides of a 20 x 20cm square cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.

2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a small bowl and set aside.

3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter together until very soft. Add the sugar, egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Add the flour, baking powder and the chopped chocolate and mix to form a dough.

4. Place the dough into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes, or until golden brown and almost firm in the centre.

5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin, before removing and cutting into squares.

Adapted from Rachel Allen, Bake (Collins)

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Really easy to knock up far to easy to eat.

Chris_P Chris_P  Posted 05 Feb 2013 8:32 PM
 


DeniseO7198 DeniseO7198  Posted 25 Jan 2013 3:49 PM
 

Totally delish...when I make a batch it doesn't last long....yum yum

DeborahK58324 DeborahK58324  Posted 09 Nov 2012 2:02 PM
 

These are so nice! 30 minutes is long enough. They firm up nicely as they cool down. The first time I baked them for slightly longer and they came out quite dry. When I did them for 30 mins they were yummy! I also add some nutmeg as this gives them a nice flavour.

Cute Claw Cute Claw Posted 13 Sep 2012 12:22 AM
 

These are gorgeous and a lovely change from chocolate brownies. I read the previous comments about timings but i found 30 minutes to be just right, although there was a bit less went into the oven cos i couldn't stop eating the dough!

LouiseM9393 LouiseM9393 Posted 11 Mar 2012 11:21 AM
 

I prefer these with a bit extra peanut butter, and I swap out some of the light brown for dark brown sugar to make them a bit gooier. I add a bit more vanilla and a quarter tsp cinnamon too, but that's just down to taste. A strong recipe Smile (I cook mine in a glass 8x8 pyrex and the timing is usually fine!)

neekeem neekeem Posted 22 Jan 2012 9:03 PM
 

VERY popular: made these for the first time on Sunday. It's now Tuesday and the first batch have gone, and the second is under siege. With our sons 'flown the nest' there are only the two of us, and my wife seems to have found a stream of friends....
Need quite a strong arm for the mixing!

Andrew WP98368 Andrew WP98368 Posted 06 Dec 2011 7:58 PM
 

Desire'H70736 Desire'H70736 Posted 10 Oct 2011 9:55 AM
 

Absolutely lovely. I used light brown muscovado sugar as that was what I had in the cupboard. Just had one warm with a cup of coffee - absolutely gorgeous. I halved the recipe and due to not having a small square tin, cooked in a victoria sandwich tin and then cut into wedges.

JoH16789 JoH16789 Posted 20 Jun 2011 12:13 PM
 

me and my family love these there delishes Smile

Kerry-Cashman Kerry-Cashman Posted 17 Feb 2011 10:27 AM
 

Greetings from the other side of the "pond" (California). What is it about the British cooking chefs/teachers? I want to be best friends with every one! Anyway, this Rachel Allen recipe was delicious. The texture was so moist, it reminded me of eating a peanut butter "truffle". Next time, just for fun, I will substitute milk chocolate for the white...I'm guessing it will be akin to the American candy that I've grown up with...Reeses peanut butter cups. I've been weighing ingredients as opposed to measuring for years, and finding this website....well, wow, do I feel like I'm home!
Cheers,
Jeff

JeffW97361 JeffW97361 Posted 20 Nov 2010 10:34 PM
 

these are lovely very easy to make

Kerry-Cashman Kerry-Cashman Posted 14 Oct 2010 1:39 PM
 

Just waiting for these to come out of the oven... smell Lush.
But they have been cooking for longer than recommeded.
Maybe these need to be cooked on gas mark 4 for 30 mins?

RosalindT7204 RosalindT7204 Posted 06 May 2010 12:42 PM
 

hey i tried makin it.. hope it turns out to b gud Smile

shwetaD46896 shwetaD46896 Posted 23 Apr 2010 4:34 PM
 

HI these are really delicious they don't stay in the cupboard very long. they are a regular item in this house I've also made them like biscuits on flat tray. they are definitely better with crunchy peanut butter

paulineS94661 paulineS94661 Posted 17 Apr 2010 9:14 AM
 

just made these as a tea time treat,dead easy and very very tasty....had to cook longer and on a slightly lower heat to ensure they were cooked, but the taste was amazing !!!!

natalieC13861 natalieC13861 Posted 17 Mar 2010 4:13 PM
 

Hi Viv, you could use granulated or caster sugar as a replacement. The light brown sugar adds a richer flavour though.

Nora R Nora R Posted 15 Mar 2010 10:53 AM
 

is there any substitute for light golden sugar?

vivV6278 vivV6278 Posted 15 Mar 2010 7:49 AM
 

I just reviewed these blondies on my blog. I am in Canada and her book says to bake these at 325F and I am pretty sure that must not be hot enough because if anything, mine were under-baked! I kept them in for at least 30 minutes and then took them out and they were so moist they were falling apart but wow, were they ever delicious! I made then in honour of National Peanut Butter Lovers Day yesterday and am so glad I did. Now I am a peanut butter lover, thanks to Rachel's recipe.

suziethefoodie suziethefoodie Posted 02 Mar 2010 2:28 PM
 

I agree with the longer cooking times, also try them with macadamia nuts as well as the white chocolate they are even more delicious!!

asile asile Posted 28 Feb 2010 7:46 PM
 

Ive tried these scrummy blondies 3 times now, first time I read the reviews and baked them for 40 mins, that was way too long, they were dry, still tasty, but dry. The second time I baked them, again, I thought they were not ready at the time stated in the recipe, so baked them for 35min, these were much nicer, fudgy in the middle and not so dry around the edges. The 3rd time I baked them I thought blow it! and baked them for 30mins. The blondies do set and are moist, fudgy and delicious!! They do say third time lucky!!

pipingbagprincess pipingbagprincess Posted 20 Feb 2010 4:35 PM
 

They also needed to cook longer for me but they were very good once finished.

Weekend Carnivore Weekend Carnivore Posted 15 Dec 2009 10:53 AM
 

I too would say they need longer to cook - a good 40 minutes.

Zerbert Zerbert Posted 29 Nov 2009 1:47 PM
 

My family and friends love these!

Zerbert Zerbert Posted 29 Nov 2009 1:42 PM
 

My family and friends love these!

Zerbert Zerbert Posted 29 Nov 2009 1:41 PM
 

i made these yesterday and they were a big success i will be making more as they have all gone already lol

harryF15502 harryF15502 Posted 19 Nov 2009 6:35 PM
 

hmm....i love it. im going to make it now.

shamilaN38850 shamilaN38850 Posted 12 Nov 2009 4:01 PM
 

These Look nice! I'm going to make them!

SusanA66904 SusanA66904 Posted 29 Oct 2009 2:50 PM
 

I made theses an they went down a treat.... =D yummy! was realy surprised i thort they would be greasy but wernt. The only down fall is that i had to cook them for longer than was suggested. I make theses as a monthly treat. =) x

MarieC61492 MarieC61492 Posted 09 Oct 2009 4:44 PM
 

A lovely change from choc brownies, and my husband prefers these. I'll certaily be making them again.

amritch amritch Posted 02 Aug 2009 6:04 PM
 

tastes delicious , easy to make but i had to cook them 10 mins longer than said time . rachel comes up trumps again !

tilly 9 tilly 9 Posted 18 Jul 2009 2:43 PM
 

tilly 9 tilly 9 Posted 18 Jul 2009 2:41 PM
 

i made these for my dad for fathers day and he loved them, but i changed white chocolate into dark as thats his favourite. Frown

Anonymous Anonymous Posted 27 Jun 2009 9:34 PM
 

these are loved by many of my friends.

serendipity157 serendipity157 Posted 24 Jun 2009 11:04 PM
 

Mmmm totally delish!!!! Just made these for the first time and once the kids get to try them, don't think they will last long. Will be making these again soon!

DeborahK58324 DeborahK58324 Posted 21 Apr 2009 1:25 PM
 

YUM!

ThameenaA2535 ThameenaA2535 Posted 23 Feb 2009 4:42 PM
 

These are both easy

THERESAC66718 THERESAC66718 Posted 02 Feb 2009 8:18 PM
 

I used to make peanut butter cookies for my children when they were younger, I made these for my grandchildren and my daughter tried one and said how it took her back to when she was younger and how yummy they were

Beantown Babe Beantown Babe Posted 31 Jan 2009 12:27 AM
 

I have made these and they are great, but my boys don't like peanut butter any ideas on a substitute so there is still the chewyness?

AngelaR86772 AngelaR86772 Posted 17 Oct 2008 4:26 PM
 

I've baked this recipe twice now, 2 days on the trot and there is NEVER any left the whole family loves them, they are sooo moreish !!!!

NicolaH93732 NicolaH93732 Posted 13 Oct 2008 3:36 PM
 

i've just baked these and they are lovely very moist and doughy, but i think they are supposed to be . . .don't think they will last long when the kids come home from school!!

j49 j49 Posted 13 Oct 2008 1:51 PM
 

despite following recipe to the letter, my blondies took a good 45 mins, even then the middle was doughy. I checked oven temp with thermometre and 20cm tin used. Helppppp!!!!!!

annetteC29283 annetteC29283 Posted 11 Oct 2008 5:14 PM
 

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, delicious. Watched the show last night and just had to make them today. Don't think they are going to last very long though - very moreish!!

Kerrie7 Kerrie7 Posted 07 Oct 2008 6:41 PM
 

THis is yummy

Bethlovestocook Bethlovestocook Posted 04 Oct 2008 2:29 PM