Pumpkin Cream Cheese Blondies

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Source: America's Test Kitchen.

Blondies · Pumpkin & cream cheese · American

Brown sugar blondies marbled with a spiced pumpkin and cream cheese swirl.

Prep20 min
Cook40 min
Total1 h
DifficultyEasy
Per serving235 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings16Recipe makes 16
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Prepare. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan) and line the 20 cm square tin, leaving paper overhanging on two sides.

  2. 2

    Swirl. Beat the cream cheese with 25 g brown sugar until smooth, then mix in the pumpkin and the spices.

  3. 3

    Batter. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt. In a larger bowl whisk the melted butter with the rest of the sugar, the eggs, yolk and vanilla, then fold in the dry mix.

  4. 4

    Marble. Spread the batter in the tin, dollop the pumpkin mixture over and swirl through with a knife in figure-of-eight loops.

  5. 5

    Bake. Bake 35-40 min, until golden and a skewer in a blondie area comes out with a few moist crumbs.

  6. 6

    Chill. Cool in the tin, then chill 1 h before cutting into 16. Keep refrigerated.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

17.9 g per serving

35.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 71.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • 20 cm square metal baking tin, lined with a baking-paper sling
  • saucepan
  • mixing bowls and whisk
  • silicone spatula
  • cocktail stick or skewer

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy235 kcal
Protein2.9 g
Carbohydrate29.1 g
of which sugars18.4 g
of which free sugars17.9 g
Fat12.1 g
of which saturates7.2 g
Fibre0.5 g
Salt0.42 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1.2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values