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Whole Wheat Blondies with Pecans

January 21, 2016 13 Comments

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Well friends, I had fun travel plans scheduled for this upcoming weekend, but I think they might be foiled by the ridiculous blizzard that’s about to hit the east coast.

Tomorrow morning, I am supposed to fly to Washington DC to visit my BFF Emily, who is getting married in 9 short months! The plan was to do some wedding dress shopping and snuggle up on the couch with a good bottle of wine and catch up all weekend long. Now I am worried that all this snow will mean my flight will be cancelled, but I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can get out of LA tomorrow!

If you happen to be stuck inside all weekend from the snow, I’ve got a delicious baking project for you: these Whole Wheat Blondies with Pecans!

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I found a recipe for Whole Grain Blondies from Cooking Light, and after a couple of tweaks, I finally perfected them and made them my own.

These blondies are buttery and sweet, just like a traditional blondie recipe, but this recipe calls for whole wheat flour and waaaaaay less butter than a typical blondie recipe. Your 2016 resolutions will thank me 😉

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If pecans aren’t your thing, I think mini chocolate chips would taste delicious in this recipe. Travis requested that I try that next time.

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Whole Wheat Blondies with Pecans
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
22 mins
Total Time
37 mins
 

These Whole Wheat Blondies are healthier than the typical blondie / congo bar recipe. Feel free to substitute chocolate chips for the pecans if that is more your thing!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Blondies, Pecans, whole wheat
Servings: 16 bars
Author: Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1.5 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 16 toasted pecan halves (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8 inch square pan with unsalted butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, warm the oil, butter and brown sugar. Cook until the butter is melted, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Pour into a large bowl. Add the vanilla extract and eggs to the sugar mixture. Stir to combine.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine. Add the flour mixture and the chopped pecans to the sugar mixture and stir until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
  4. Using a rubber spatula, scrape the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Arrange the pecan halves in 4x4 rows (as seen in the photos).
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 22-24 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack (at least 30 minutes) and then cut into 16 squares.
Notes

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light.

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Comments

  1. rachel @ atheltic avocado

    January 22, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    These look amazing! I love the addition of pecans! Yum!

    Reply
    • Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)

      January 23, 2016 at 10:13 am

      Thanks Rachel!!

      Reply
  2. Jess @hellotofit

    January 23, 2016 at 8:56 am

    I love blondies 🙂 tried adding beans to mine for a GF option and they turned out great!

    Reply
    • Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)

      January 23, 2016 at 10:13 am

      I’ve totally done that and it’s delicious!

      Reply
  3. Chrissa - Physical Kitchness

    January 25, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    Did someone say blondies? Because YES they are such a sweet decadent treat for me, I literally dream about them. These look SO good. I love the pecan touch – everything is better with pecans!

    Reply
    • Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)

      January 26, 2016 at 8:39 am

      Haha, thank you Chrissa!!!

      Reply
  4. GiGi Eats

    January 26, 2016 at 11:05 am

    Blonds will forever have the most fun 😉 ha ha ha ha haa h!

    Reply
    • Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)

      January 27, 2016 at 9:54 am

      Haha, Gigi you’re the best!

      Reply
  5. Dani @ Dani California Cooks

    January 28, 2016 at 9:20 am

    These look so delicious! I love that each one has their own pecan on top – makes for easy slicing :).

    Reply
    • Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)

      January 28, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      Hehe, so glad you noticed that Dani! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Sam

    February 9, 2016 at 10:45 am

    These look SO good! The little pecan at the top is a nice touch. 😀

    Reply
    • Rachel (littlechefbigappetite)

      February 9, 2016 at 3:53 pm

      Thanks Sam!

      Reply

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