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    Home » Dessert Recipes

    White Chocolate Blondies with Pistachios

    Lindsay Moe

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    White Chocolate Blondies are made with brown butter and pistachios, making them a unique treat that will satisfy your sweet and salty craving!

    a stack of three white chocolate pistachio blondies.
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    Put on your sugar rush pants, because white chocolate blondies are about to give us a run for our money!

    There are three awesome things going on here:

    • White chocolate
    • Brown butter
    • Pistachios

    Any one on their own would make for an incredible cookie bar, but all three together make these irresistible!

    How to make brown butter

    In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. The butter will begin to crackle and foam a bit. Allow it to cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the crackling subsides and the butter begins to turn a nutty brown.

    Do not walk away from butter while it is browning because it can go from normal to burned in a matter of seconds. Just keep an eye on it and you’ll be done in no time, I promise!

    Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the butter and all the browned bits to a large bowl. The browned bits are where all the nutty flavor lives!

    several white chocolate blondies on brown parchment paper.

    These brown butter white chocolate pistachio blondies are sweet, brown sugary, crunchy, salty, and dreamy. White chocolate is usually paired with macadamia nuts, but I’m still on such a pistachio kick and I think they matched up perfectly here.

    These white chocolate blondies can be customized! Here are a few ideas to get you started:

    • Make them dairy free by using a dairy free butter and white chocolate
    • Swap the pistachios for your favorite nut such as macadamia, walnut, or pecan
    • Skip the browning and use 12 tablespoons of butter instead
    • Swap the white chocolate chips for semisweet, bittersweet, or your favorite candy bits
    several white chocolate pistachio blondies on brown parchment paper.

    If you make this recipe, be sure to rate it, leave a comment, or tag #theliveinkitchen on Instagram!

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    a stack of three white chocolate pistachio blondies.

    Brown Butter White Chocolate Pistachio Blondies

    Chewy brown sugar blondies studded with white chocolate chips and pistachios!
    3.80 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 20
    Calories: 253kcal
    Author: Lindsay Moe

    Ingredients

    • 13 tablespoons butter
    • 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 cup shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
    • 1 cup good quality white chocolate chips

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper so it hangs a bit over the sides, and then spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.
    • In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. The butter will begin to crackle and foam a bit. Allow it to cook, swirling the pan occasionally, until the crackling subsides and the butter begins to turn a nutty brown. Remove from the heat and transfer the butter and all the browned bits to a large bowl. Allow the butter to cool slightly.
    • Once the butter has cooled, whisk in the brown sugar until incorporated. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue to whisk until smooth. Fold in the flour and baking powder until the dry ingredients are no longer visible. Fold in the pistachios and white chocolate chips.
    • Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth out the top. Bake 22-25 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. You don’t want to over bake them or they will be dry. Allow the bars to cool before using the parchment to lift them out of the pan. Cut into squares and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 149mg | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 0.9mg
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    1. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

      June 16, 2014 at 4:15 pm

      Your week sounds like mine! We went out of town for the first time with our babe from Saturday to Sunday and I’m pretty sure we packed the entire house. I wish I’d had time to bake up these blondies, though, because I could REALLY go for one (or five) while binge-watching OITNB. 😉

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      • Lindsay Moe says

        June 17, 2014 at 7:45 pm

        Yes! I hope your trip went better than ours! The kids were a mess.

        Reply
    2. liz | carpé season says

      June 16, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      It’s like you took everything I love about dessert and made these brownies. I LOVE blondie brownies, and pistachios in the mix? I mean, come on. So much for my dessert fast for the rest of the month.
      (P.S. It was an absolute pleasure meeting you.)

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      • Lindsay Moe says

        June 17, 2014 at 7:46 pm

        I should have brought you some! It was a pleasure meeting you as well, I didn’t know you were doing a dessert fast! I definitely need to do something like that, my cravings have been out of control.

        Reply
    3. Mallory says

      June 16, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      Yummm. You only had to mention brown butter and pistachios and you had me! They look delicious!

      Reply
      • Lindsay Moe says

        June 17, 2014 at 7:47 pm

        Thanks Mallory!

        Reply
    4. julia says

      June 17, 2014 at 11:22 am

      Brown butter and white chocolate together make these irresistible!

      Reply
    5. Beth @ The First Year says

      June 17, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Lindsay, seriously all I can say is YUMMMM!!

      Reply
    6. Christina says

      July 10, 2014 at 10:38 pm

      Great recipe – my brown butter/sugar mix turned out very caramel-flavoured so I added a touch of salt and it was perfect! Delicious blondies for sharing at a work lunch 🙂

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      • Lindsay Moe says

        July 11, 2014 at 2:12 pm

        Thanks Christina, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply

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