Forget everything you thought you knew about brownies. These chewy white chocolate brownies are made with real, premium white chocolate instead of regular chocolate chips and cocoa powder, and are sure to convert you to the church of white chocolate.
I’ve never been one to go crazy over white chocolate. Its taste is not bad, but I’ve always preferred the real, melt-in-your mouth, smudge-your-fingers real chocolate (and don’t try to tell me that white chocolate is real chocolate, ’cause I’m not buying it). It’s real chocolate that has always been the reigning king of flavors in my house (particularly really dark chocolate… lightly salted… filled with caramel… pardon the drool, I digress)
So, for me to go and take a recipe that touts chocolate as the main, most fundamental ingredient, and then replace that with white chocolate is a bit unlike me.
And I think it goes without saying that if I am making such a substitution… Well it must be a darn good white chocolate recipe.
Let me assure you, this one absolutely is.
While chocolate brownies might still always hold the highest place in my heart, these white chocolate brownies are going to be making an appearance in my life for decades to come.
Even Zach, who really doesn’t like to eat much sugar, ate practically the entire pan, polishing them off one after the other, corner-to-corner like some kind of chain-eating brownie fiend.
These (not-so-)brownies are heavy and thick with fudgy white chocolate. They’re buttery, chewy and sweet, but carefully crafted so as not to be over-sweet.
Originally I had tossed white chocolate chips into the batter after the melted chocolate had been stirred in and the batter was pan-ready, but those brownie/blondies turned out to be a bit too sweet for me. Ultimately I decided to leave the chips out of the bars and instead melted them down and drizzled them over the crackly tops of these bars instead, which gave the perfect final white chocolate touch.
Chocolate lovers: Just try to resist them.
Enjoy!
White Chocolate Brownies (Blondies)
Ingredients
- 8 oz premium white chocolate finely chopped
- 1 cup butter cut into Tbsp-sized pieces
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup melted white chocolate chips for drizzling (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350F and line a 9x9 square pan with parchment paper (or grease pan)
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In a large, microwave-safe bowl, melt your white chocolate and butter together at 15 second increments (pause between each increment to stir well, you do not want the chocolate to get too hot or it may seize).
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Stir in sugar and vanilla until well-combined.
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Add eggs and stir well.
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Sprinkle the salt over the batter and stir until all ingredients are well-combined.
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Gradually add flour to the batter, stirring until completely combined.
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Spread into prepared baking pan and bake on 350F for 40-45 minutes (a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean or with few crumbs -- not wet with batter).
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Allow to cool, then cut and drizzle with melted white chocolate. Allow to set until chocolate hardens (this only takes about 5 minutes) and enjoy!
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You had me at white chocolate, seriously, I love it! These white chocolate brownies look stunning, and delicious! Beautiful photos!
Thank you so much, Marsha!
These look amazing! I tend to prefer milk/dark chocolate, too, but this looks addictive 🙂
They’re soooo addictive! Thanks, Medha! 🙂
Oh my heavens… these look ridiculously rich and fudgy delicious! I love white chocolate (who am I kidding, I love ALL chocolate) so these are going on my must try list!!
Thank you so much, Holly! They are sooo fudgy! 🙂
These look heavenly! I’m desperate to try these but I’m definitely going to wait until I’ve got company or I’ll probably devour the entire tray myself!
Definitely a good idea, they are addictive! Thanks, Grace! 🙂
Anyone else make these yet besides the author? They all “LOOK” Delish and addictive! But how’s the actual outcome and taste?
Hoping someone else comments! If you make them, Anne, I’d love to hear how you like them!
I made these last night and they were really good, rich and buttery. We couldn’t wait for them to cool completely before trying them but they are good even without the topping! I’m not usually an edge person but the edges of these are the best part, so crispy and chewy!
That’s awesome, Beth! I’m so glad you liked them, and thank you so much for coming back and commenting!! 🙂
Have a great weekend!
How would you store these? I’m going to make these for my boyfriends mom but we have a two hour drive before we get there!
I just allowed them to cool and stored them in an airtight Tupperware container (room temperature is fine, they don’t need to be refrigerated). Hope you love them!
Los hice y no se en que falle… bastante desilusionada porque no se parece en nada a los de la foto!!! Estaba muy contenta porque la mezcla quedó muy buena… pero el resultado muy muy dulce… y no conseguí la consistencia… se me desarmaron… 🙁
Hi Stefany! White chocolate is fairly sweet, if you are not a fan of sweetness I would leave the white chocolate topping off of the brownies (/blondies). I don’t like overly-sweet desserts myself and I felt that these were a good balance (my husband doesn’t like things that are too sweet either and he ate nearly a dozen of these on his own), but we all have different tastes! 🙂
I’m curious, what was the consistency like? They should be nice and nearly fudge-like but if they didn’t turn out like the pictures maybe I can help troubleshoot? A lot of ovens run higher or lower than the temperature they are reading, so maybe it is an issue of them being over (or under?) baked. Thank you for your feedback!!
For the 8oz of white chocolate did you use a baking bar or just meted chips?
Either is fine 🙂
Wow, I’ve just made these tonight for my crew to have at their morning tea break tomorrow, but couldn’t resist giving out a couple of squares to myself and the boys this evening while they were still a bit warm. We all raved about them! Thank you for the wonderful recipe 🙂
Rosie x
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Fantastic, I’m so glad that everyone enjoyed them so much! Thank you for commenting, Rosie! 🙂