Milk Chocolate Chunk Blondie Bars

Emma Duckworth shares with us two delicious recipes to satisfy the sweetest tooths. RECIPES and IMAGES Emma Duckworth

Ingredients (serves 16)

For the blondies:

225g plain flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

200g brown sugar

110g unsalted butter, melted

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs, beaten

200g milk chocolate, chopped roughly

For the ganache:

150g dark chocolate, chopped

120ml double cream

20g butter

1 tsp sea salt flakes

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. Line an 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. (Tip: leave an overhang on the sides so that it is easy to lift the Blondies out afterwards).

3. In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then set aside.

4. In a separate bowl, mix the melted butter, brown sugar and vanilla together until combined. Add the eggs and whisk in.

5. Slowly add in the dry ingredients and stir together. Fold in the milk chocolate chunks. The batter will be super thick. Spread evenly into prepared baking pan using a rubber spatula dipped in water.

6. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Remove from the oven and let sit in the pan for ten minutes. Using the paper, lift the square of blondie out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.

7. Once the blondies are cooled, prep the chocolate ganache. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the chocolate, cream and butter and heat gently until the chocolate is melted, and ganache is smooth. Pour over blondies and allow ganache to come to room temp (it will thicken and set).

8. Sprinkle sea salt flakes over the ganache and cut blondie into 16 squares.