Brown the butter and set it aside to cool down and solidify.
1¼ cup Butter
Sift all dry ingredients and set aside.
2 cups All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking powder, 3 teaspoon Fall spice blend, ½ teaspoon Salt
Chop the apples into half an inch small pieces.
2½ cups Apples
Preheat the oven to 350℉. Grease and line an 8X8-inch square pan. Set aside.
Using the paddle attachment beat the cool butter and brown sugar until well blended and smooth.
2 cups Brown sugar
Add in the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
2 Eggs
Add the apple sauce and vanilla extract and mix. The mixture should be smooth and homogeneous at this point.
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon Apple sauce
Use a rubber spatula to fold the dry ingredients, and gently mix everything. Do not overmix the batter. Stop mixing when you still see a few streaks of flour.
Fold in the apples and mix them into the batter. Do not overmix. Grease and line an 8 X 8-inch pan. Spread the batter into the pan and smooth it evenly in the pan.
Sprinkle the top with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake the blondies for 35-40 minutes. Let them cool down before cutting them into squares. These blondies pair really well with a scoop of ice cream.
⅓ cup Granulated sugar, 2 teaspoon Cinnamon
Notes
Use this post to make the Fall Spice Blend and use it in your recipes anytime you want to. Spice Blends
If you do not want to make the blend, simply substitute it with 2 teaspoon cinnamon + ½ teaspoon clove.