It was my brother’s birthday celebration this past weekend, and it sure was a lot different from how it was last year for sooo many reasons. Thankfully vaccinations are in place and we got to celebrate together once again! In lieu of a cake though, my brother wanted blondies this year which I am totally down for! Don’t get me wrong, I love cake as much as the next girl, but there’s something to be said about a good blondie.

These blondies are my healthified take on the ones that you’ll find at one of those chain restaurants. It was always my most favorite dessert there. What with the warm blondie with white chocolate chips, some vanilla ice cream, and that AMAZING maple cream cheese sauce on top. Mmmm…

These are made from scratch but NEVER FEAR they are SO simple and easy to make, you won’t believe it. The batter for the blondies themselves all comes together in one bowl. And the baking gives you the perfect amount of time to whip up the easy peasy maple cream cheese sauce.

Do NOT over bake these blondies. You want them cooked through, but keep in mind that this is not a cake and they should be as moist as brownies tend to be.

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