Are You Into Blondes?
These “blonde” Chocolate Chunk Nut Blondies are not a mere pale version of Brownies. Blondies are a brown sugar rich, chewy bar packed with bittersweet chocolate, pecans and walnuts.
Go Nuts!
The two kinds of nuts make theseChocolate Chunk Nut Blondies a bit special; feel free to use one or the other sticking with the total amount but the combo, along with the dark chocolate, yield a bar that will be snapped up at the next bake sale or truly appreciated in the lunch box.
And these are an exclusive FODMAP Everyday® Kitchen Tested recipe, so you can enjoy them during Elimination – and beyond.
Watch your portion control with these Chocolate Chunk Nut Blondies and just enjoy one at a time. We think you will find that the high-quality ingredients make a truly satisfying bar even with the single serving size recommendation.
Chocolate Chunk Nut Blondies
These alternative to dark chocolate brownies feature a brown sugar batter, chocolate and nuts.
Low FODMAP Serving Size Info: Makes 25 blondies; serving size 1 blondie
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups (182 g) low FODMAP gluten-free all-purpose flour, such as Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (heaping) baking powder use gluten-free if following a gluten-free diet
- 1/4 teaspoon (heaping) salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick; 113 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup (213 g) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 5 ounces (140 g) dark chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch (6 mm to 12 mm) chunks, preferably 60% to 70%
- 1/4 cup (25 g) pecan halves, lightly toasted and chopped
- 1/4 cup (25 g) walnut halves, lightly toasted and chopped
Preparation:
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Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8-inch (20 cm) square pan with aluminum foil or parchment, then coat with nonstick spray.
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Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl to aerate and combine; set aside.
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Melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan or in a large microwave safe bowl. If you use a saucepan, pour melted butter into a large mixing bowl or if you used the microwave you can proceed using the same bowl. Cool slightly until warm. Whisk in the brown sugar and vanilla until combined, then whisk in the egg. Fold in the flour mixture until a few floury streaks remain, then fold in chocolate chunks and nuts just until combined. Scrape into prepared pan and smooth top with a small offset spatula.
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center shows a few moist crumbs clinging when removed. The bars should be light golden brown, slightly puffed, and the edges will have just begun to come away from the sides of the pan. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, pull up on foil or parchment to remove bars from pan, then cool bars on rack completely. Peel away foil or parchment and cut into a 5 by 5 grid (25 bars). Store at room temperature for up to 3 days in an airtight container in single layers separated by aluminum foil parchment paper. Individually wrapping the bars will keep them as fresh as they can be. Bars can also be individually wrapped and frozen for up to a month, which makes them very easy to grab on the go. They defrost very quickly.
Notes:
Tips
- You can substitute 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (192 g) of chocolate morsels or chips for the chunks; the result won’t be as elegant but will be more convenient. If you go this route I recommend Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips.
If You Can Tolerate
- Fructans: If you have passed the fructan wheat challenge you could substitute unbleached all-purpose flour for the gluten free flour. Note that the recipe will no longer be gluten-free. Use weight equivalents for most accurate results if making this substitution.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more. For a more detailed explanation, please read our article Understanding The Nutrition Panel Within Our Recipes.
These were delicious!!! Highly recommend!
YAY! Thank you for letting us know! Please leave a Star review rating if you haven’t already – and enjoy your Blondies!
Delicious! Everyone raved about them and had no idea they were gluten free! Will definitely make again.
Outstanding news! So happy to hear it and Thank You for letting us know. It really means a lot to hear from all of you out there!
Hi there! I made these as an experiment without nuts and chocolate – just to see if the amount of gluten free flour was enough. I also used ground flax instead of egg. I made half a batch and put them in a smaller pan.
They were delicious, but barely filled my little pan and completely fell apart.
I am really thinking there needs to be more flour. Maybe the egg holds them together more than the flax, which I usually use, too?
My homemade gluten free flour was made with white rice flour, corn starch, and tapioca starch. Do you think this mixture was the problem? Do you have a suggestion for making one’s one gluten free low formal all purpose baking flour? I haven’t found it on your site.
Thanks so much for all you are offering and sharing here!
Hi There! We do have a few flour blends on the site. The one you need MUST contain xanthan gum. Here is a DIY version. The egg works very differently than a flax egg so the fact that you didn’t use egg AND used a flour blend that did not include xanthan, I am not surprised at all that the cookies fell apart. Baking can be quite persnickety. You might be interested in our Low FODMAP Baking ebook, which details tons of info on substitutions.