Caramelised Blueberry Blondies
Sweet and squidgy caramelised blueberry blondies made with British blueberries. Flavoured with lemon and white chocolate, which caramelises as it cooks.
British Blueberries
Homegrown berries are aplenty at this time of year. But did you know you can get British blueberries too? They’re generally available from June right through to September, which makes them a reliable fruit for summer baking. These berries are full of antioxidants and phytonutrients, so you can feel thoroughly virtuous when you tuck in. They taste good too.
The British blueberry season is still in full swing, well maybe not quite full swing, but my mother is still picking blueberries here in Cornwall, so there are certainly some around. Blueberries pair very nicely with white chocolate, so when I was commissioned to create a recipe for Wayfair last month, I used this combination to make some caramelised blueberry blondies.
For those not in the know, Wayfair is an online outfit selling furniture and other household items. Both the cloth and rectangular plate featured in the photographs come from this establishment.
Caramelised Blueberry Blondies
The blueberry blondies, inspired by these raspberry blondies I made last year, are sweet and squidgy with a beautiful colour as well as flavour from the blueberries. The addition of lemon zest gives a delightful citrus zing.
The piece de resistance, however, is the white chocolate which caramelises whilst cooking giving a crunchy and very tasty crust.
Ingredients Needed
Essentially, other than basic store cupboard ingredients, all you need to make these caramelised blueberry blondies is blueberries, white chocolate and a lemon.
Equipment Needed
Mixing bowls, 8inch (20cm) square silicone mould or cake tin, spatula, spoons, small saucepan. A handheld electric whisk is useful, but not necessary.
Top Tips For Baking Caramelised Blueberry Blondies
Like most blondies and brownies, these caramelised blueberry blondies are really simple to make. However, as with most bakes, there are a few things worth noting. Here are three of my top tips.
Tip 1 – Get Prepared
Gather all your ingredients together and weigh out what you need. You are then ready to go and won’t be held up by searching frantically for a missing ingredient half way through the process.
Tip 2 – Dry Blueberries
Ensure blueberries are dry before adding to the bake if you don’t want them to form a layer at the bottom. If they do sink, make a feature of them.
Tip 3 – Picnics
If taking on a picnic, bake the day before so the blondies have a chance to properly firm up.
How To Bake Caramelised Blueberry Blondies
Melt the butter and white chocolate in a pan over a gently heat. As soon as it’s melted, stir well to combine, then leave to cool a little.
In a separate bowl, whisk the sugar, grated lemon zest and eggs together until the mixture has tripled in volume. An electric whisk is best for this.
Pour the melted white chocolate mixture down one side of the egg bowl and gently fold it in with a metal spoon using a figure of eight pattern.
Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold in using the same method as above. Finally, gently stir in the chocolate chips and blueberries, reserving twelve for the top.
Scrape the batter into a tin lined with baking paper or silicon mould. Scatter the remaining white chocolate chips and blueberries over the top.
Bake in the centre of the oven for approximately twenty minutes. You’re looking for a firm golden top which still has a slight wobble in the middle of the bake.
Allow to cool completely before cutting into twelve squares.
Other Blondie Recipes You Might Like
- Banana blondies via Tin and Thyme
- Cherry Bakewell blondies via Emily’s Recipes and Reviews
- Coconut and ground cherry blondies via Tin and Thyme
- Healthy caramel chocolate chip chickpea blondies via Nadia’s Healthy Kitchen
- Matcha blondies via Tin and Thyme
- Peanut butter and white chocolate ‘barbies’ via Farmersgirl Kitchen
- Vanilla apricot almond blondie bites via Family Friends Food
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Caramelised Blueberry Blondies. PIN IT.
Caramelised Blueberry Blondies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 115 g unsalted butter
- 100 g good quality white chocolate broken into chunks
- 2 large eggs
- 115 g golden caster sugar
- 1 lemon zest grated
- 125 g flour (half wholemeal, half plain white)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 100 g white chocolate chips divided into 60g and 40g
- 150 g blueberries reserving a handful for the top
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 20cm (8 inch) square silicone mould or if using a tin, line with baking paper. Place the butter and broken pieces of white chocolate into a small saucepan and melt over a very low heat. Remove from the heat and stir until combined. Allow to cool a little whilst getting on with the next step.115 g unsalted butter, 100 g good quality white chocolate
- Set the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4). Either by hand or using electric beaters, whisk the eggs, sugar and lemon zest together in a large bowl for a few minutes until the mixture is thick, pale and creamy. Pour the white chocolate mixture carefully down the side of the bowl. Using a metal spoon, fold in to the egg mixture using a figure of eight pattern until just incorporated.2 large eggs, 115 g golden caster sugar, 1 lemon
- Sift in the flours and baking powder, throwing in any bran left in the sieve and fold gently into the mixture using the same method as above. Gently stir in 60g of white chocolate chips followed by the blueberries.125 g flour, ½ tsp baking powder, 150 g blueberries
- Using a spatula, scrape the mixture into the silicone mould or tin. Scatter the remaining 40g of chocolate chips over the top followed by the reserved blueberries. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 20 minutes, when it should be well risen and golden but with a slight wobble in the centre. Allow to cool completely before turning out, then cut into 12 bars.
I’ve never made a blondie but these are seriously tempting to me to get my blondie on!
Go get your blondie on Kavey. The beauty of baking with blueberries, is that they are easily available all year around.
White chocolate and berries has to be one of my most frequent kitchen pairings! I bet these blondes were so good… I can almost taste them from here!
I’m with you there, it does make for a great berry pairing. And they were rather good – naughty but nice 😉
They are cute and healthy.. Presentation is very good..
Thank you Sundari. Healthy might be stretching it a bit, but they were certainly very tasty 😉
You had me at CARAMELIZED. Which is equal to EPIC WIN! These blondies are bombshells, that’s for sure. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe!
Thanks Levan. I tend to go weak at the knees too when caramelised gets mentioned 😉
thes blondies look Delish!! Worth a try. I love blueberries . Thanks for sharing.
If you like blueberries and sweet bakes, you will like this for sure 🙂
love the rectangular plate. Blueberries, white chocolate and lemon combination cannot get more tempting.
Thanks Mayuri. I was really pleased with the plate, it makes more sense than a round plate for lots of things.
These look super delicious.. blueberries always bring good colour and flavour in desserts
Thanks Shobha, you are so right 🙂
They look very tempting Choclette! Lovely and moist 😀
Thanks Nadia. They are moist with crunchy tops, which is just about my favourite combination 🙂
I’ve never met a blondie I didn’t love!
Haha, you and me both Sue 🙂
I love how blueberries bake and go all squishy – these look divine!
Thanks CC. There’s a lot of nonsense talked about fruit bleeding into cake batters. That’s what makes them even more appealing, surely!
ooh very yummy, would work well with other fruit too I would imagine. The cloth and plate look good too. Thanks for including a link to my ‘Barbies’
Thanks Janice. It certainly worked well with raspberries, but it has yet to be tried with anything else.
Gorgeous! I don’t really like white chocolate much usually but these look wonderful and I love the sound of the caramelised crunchy top on these squidgy delights!
Thanks Katharine. I’m not a fan of eating white chocolate on it’s own, I find it far too sweet, but I do love it in baking.
They look delicious!! I love blueberries
Thank you Manu. Blueberries are a lovely fruit and baked along with lemon, they are even better I find.
These look fantastic, Choclette. I wish I could grab one through my laptop screen!
Haha Jo, imagine if we could grab anything through our screens, we’d all be as big as houses 😉
Oh wow these look totally amazing:-)
Thanks Camilla, they were so naughty, but so nice 😉
These blondies with blueberries and caramelised white chocolate sound and look so very inviting!
Thanks Angie. Sometimes nothing but sugar will do 😉
Ooooh yummy… These look absolutely gorgeous! I love blueberries but have never baked with them.
Well Paul Hollywood would disapprove as they bleed into everything, but I like that. A classic blueberry muffin is a good place to start and adding lemon to them brings out the flavour and stops them being too sweet too.
pretty blondies and pretty plates… I think I’d like both in my home please.
Ah thanks Dom. Sugar and spice and all things nice – it’s just too hard to give up on baking.
These look fantastic. You’re right, white chocolate and blueberry is a fantastic combination (though I am biased as white chocolate is my favourite type of chocolate…) I’ve never made blondies before though. These look quite straightforward so I’ll definitely be bookmarking these!
(PS. I hadn’t discovered Wayfair until very recently and feel my bank balance may be about to take a hit haha!)
Hehe Emma, it is a bit addictive and they do have some very nice stuff. If you like white chocolate, then blondies are definitely for you.
These sound delicious! I love blueberries but never thought to put them with white chocolate, will have to try!
Thanks Sophie. white chocolate goes well with most fruit I find – it’s the vanilla notes.
Oh, those look amazing!!! Thank you for linking to my blondies as well.
Thanks Margot, your blondes sound well worth trying.
These look delicious! I love the addition of the blueberries in them. I’ve never had a blonde with fruit in them, so will have to try these. Thanks for including my recipe as well 🙂
Thanks Andrea. I’ve only tried raspberries and blueberries so far, but …….. 😉