These soft and chewy blondies have the most amazing flavor thanks to brown butter. They are full of candy coated chocolate eggs, making them the perfect treat for Easter!
I almost didn’t post these Easter blondies. I really don’t love the pictures, so figured that I shouldn’t put them up. And then I started thinking about the blondies. And how delicious they were. And how the two of us finished the whole pan in about two days. And I realized it would be a shame if I didn’t give you the recipe! Plus – they use my absolute favorite Easter candy, and I have to tell you all about that. So here they are – Brown Butter Easter Blondies. They might be a little ugly in the pictures, but they sure taste amazing!
So, my favorite Easter candy is Hershey’s Candy Coated Milk Chocolate Eggs – NOT to be confused with robin’s eggs whoppers – those I despise. These are basically like giant M&M’s. I really don’t know why these are my favorite. I’m not even a milk chocolate fan! Put a bowl of Hershey’s Kisses in front of me and I won’t touch them. But for some reason, I love these milk chocolate eggs! I usually only allow myself to buy one bag a season because these things are not safe around me. Note that I said I only allow MYSELF to buy one bag. Bags given to me by the Easter Bunny are totally fair game. And I’m pretty sure the Easter Bunny has a bag waiting for me 🙂
When I saw my favorite candy hit the shelves this year, I knew I wanted to bake it into something delicious! And I decided that brown butter blondies would be the perfect vehicle for these chocolate eggs. Browned butter has the most amazing flavor – and when you pair it with brown sugar, the results are just incredible – it tastes almost like caramel. Plus it contributes to a great texture – these blondies are so soft and chewy.
The eggs are big, so I chopped them up into pieces. The chocolate gets a little melty in the blondies and there is a nice crunch from the candy shell. These are delicious, and are a perfect treat to make for Easter. Or, take advantage of leftover candy and post-Easter sales and make these after Easter!
These soft and chewy blondies have the most amazing flavor thanks to brown butter. They are full of candy coated chocolate eggs, making them the perfect treat for Easter!
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ½ t baking powder
- ¼ t salt
- ½ cup butter, browned
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup Hershey's Candy Coated Milk Chocolate Eggs, chopped (can sub chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch square pan. If desired, line the pan with a long strip of foil, leaving the ends of the foil hanging over the edges - this will serve as a handle to remove the bars.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, and egg until well combined. Beat in the vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix until combined. Fold in the chocolate eggs.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, and press it into an even layer.
- Bake for 22 -25 minutes, until light golden brown, but still slightly under cooked in the center. Let cool completely in pan, then remove (using foil handles) and cut into pieces.
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These blondies look great! I love ALL easter candy 😀 Pinned!
Thanks, Chloe! Hope you had tons of Easter candy today!
I try to hold back from buying holiday candy because I end up eating it all. But eventually I give in. 😉
I think these photos are beautiful, but I know that we are our own worst critics. One simply can’t go wrong wih blondies. They are the perfect bars to put almost anything in them and I love the festive theme today. 🙂
Thanks, Tina! I’m glad you like the photos 🙂 We really are our harshest critics!
Those little candy eggs are my FAVORITE easter treat. I bet they are just amazing in a blondie!
Natalie we really are tastebud twins! I can’t believe we have the same favorite easter candy!! They are so good in the blondies – I made another batch today to take to Easter dinner!
Blondies are one of my new fave desserts! And brown butter is easily my new fave addition to all baked goods. So good!
Brown butter makes anything better!!! Hope you’re having a happy Easter, Chris!
FACT: browned butter makes everything better!
These blondies are super pretty and look incredibly delicious!
Thanks, Kayle!!
What a relief that you ended up posting these! They look far from ugly. 😉
Ha, thanks Lily! Makes me feel better 🙂
Cate, you would love a popular Easter treat we have in the UK called ‘Cadbury’s mini eggs’. They are just like the little eggs you put in your blondies and VERY diffficult to stop eating once you start.
I actually really like your photos in this post … especially the top one. 😉
Thank you so much, Helen!! Hope you ate lots of mini eggs this weekend 🙂
These are SO CUTE! I love blondies and cute little chocolate eggs. I might just make these and not share….My face wants them all! Pinned 🙂
Thanks, Taylor!! I will not tell if you don’t share 🙂
Perfect little Easter dessert. Actually could I have one right now with my morning coffee. That my friend would be perfect!
Happy Good Friday!
Thanks, Melanie! I like the way you think – blondies for breakfast sounds lovely!!
mmm, these look perfect!
Thanks, Sarah!!
Brown butter anything = yes.
I couldn’t agree more, Graham!
Omg, these photos aren’t ugly! They make me want to gobble up some of the blondies! Seriously, I love the brown butter and, of course, the candy eggs. So glad you decided to share this one anyway!
Aw, thank you so much, Beth!!
Oh hush, these pictures are great! I love the simple list of ingredients, can’t wait to try these!
Thanks Meriem – you are too sweet!!
These are adorable. Perfect Easter treat. I love the colours of the eggs. I only have cadburys ones, but the hershey’s ones are definitely cuter!
Thank you so much!! Happy Easter!
These blondies look adorable! I love the pretty Easter candy in here and brown butter is always amazing 🙂 I think the pictures look great and glad you shared them with us 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend and Happy Easter 🙂
Thank you so much, Kelly!! Happy Easter to you too!
Blondies are always the best and this looks so good. I mean it starts with brown butter…so yeah! I think the pictures are wonderful!! Bars are hard to photograph and I get stuck all the time because there is just so much you can do.
Thanks, Zainab! Some food really is hard to photograph – and bars are definitely one of them!! I need to practice aka make more blondies and bars 🙂
These blondies look perfect for Easter!
I think your pictures are excellent, I’m delighted you decided to post this very yummy looking recipe. Happy Easter.
Honestly, you could photograph these in a dumpster and I would still be in love. BROWN BUTTER AND EASTER EGGS?! I cannot think of a better blondie right now! What an amazing recipe!
A) Brown butter anything wins! and B) Add chocolate and you have my undying affection! Hopefully I can find some Hershey’s eggs so I can recreate this glorious concoction… PS I think the photos are gorgeous what are you talking about???