Nutella Stuffed Salted Caramel Blondies

NUTELLA STUFFED SALTED CARAMEL BLONDIES

Serves: 16 Blondies

Salted Caramel sauce flavoured FUDGY blondies stuffed with Nutella!

INGREDIENTS

Salted Caramel Sauce: *(See Notes)

½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons light/reduced fat butter
3 tablespoons cooking cream (I used Philadelphia reduced fat)
¼ teaspoon sea salt

Blondies:

½ cup light/reduced fat butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1½ cups plain flour (or all purpose)
¼ teaspoon salt
12 teaspoons Nutella

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 175c | 350F. Line a 7x10-inch baking pan with baking/parchment paper. Set aside.

For Caramel:

Add brown sugar to a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until sugar begins to melt.

Lower heat and add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, continuously stirring until melted and smooth.

Remove from heat and slowly stir in cream and salt until caramel is smooth and glossy.

Allow to cool slightly

For Blondies:

Cream together butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add in eggs and vanilla. Whisk again until smooth. Add in the flour and salt, mixing slowly until just combined. Gently fold in the caramel sauce until it has swirled trough the batter and pour half of the batter into the prepared baking pan.

Drop teaspoonfuls of Nutella onto the batter in a single layer. Spread lightly with the back of a metal spoon (or your fingertips). Cover evenly with remaining batter.

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Wait 10 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool before slicing. (I slice mine while still warm for the 'Nutella ooze' effect).

NOTES

*To make these lower in fat and calories, you could supplement the caramel sauce with a low-joule 'diet' caramel sauce.

Lining the baking tray with baking (or parchment) paper ensured no washing pans!

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Serving size: per blondie Calories: 176 Fat: 7.2g
Carbohydrates: 25.4g Protein: 4.2g

Recipe @

http://cafedelites.com/2015/04/25/nutella-stuffed-salted-caramel-blondies/