Red Eye Blondies
These start as a blondie recipe, but the addition of espresso powder and coffee extract quickly turn them into an almost-brownie? So maybe an espresso dirty-blondie? The jury is still out. But they are moist and delicious with a crispy top, an absolute dream for any caffeine addict!
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 180g
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ⅔ cup and 1 tbsp miyokos vegan butter or unsalted butter
- ½ cup dark brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup espresso
- 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- ½ cup 72% dark chocolate roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375F, then whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, use a mixer to cream the butter, sugars, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- Gradually fold in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until a thick batter forms. Pour in the espresso and mix well.
- Sprinkle in the instant coffee powder and chocolate chips and fold to combine.
- Smooth out the batter in a parchment lined 8x8 baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.
- This will make about 16-20 bars.