Now that Valentine’s Day is over, I’m already on the thought path of St. Patrick’s Day! I love St. Patrick’s day for a couple of reasons. One being that I’ve got some Irish blood in me. Another being that it’s my dad’s birthday. And of course… who doesn’t love an excuse to drink and pinch people? Don’t worry, there’s no green beer here.

Instead, I opted to start off with these lightened up Irish Whiskey Blondies. I based these blondies over some that I made a good while back now. And yes, there is actually whiskey baked right into these blondies. Enough to give the flavor and just a little kick.

I lightened these blondies up with swapping out some of the sugars for natural sweetener blends, a lightened butter, and of course reduced fat milk. In the end, you get a delicious treat that’s perfectly festive right now - with less guilt!

I think what I liked the most about these blondies is that the tops came out with a more crisp sort of ‘crust’ while the insides perfectly warm and fluffy.

Top your blondies however you choose! Ice cream and some extra chopped walnuts was what struck my fancy today.

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Nutritional Claims: Low Sodium • Low Potassium • Kidney Friendly • Pescatarian • Peanut Free • Soy Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Mustard Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free