Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
In blondie form.
Recently, a friend asked if I’d make my famous Chocolate-Chip Blondies.
When she wanted to know her daughter’s choice of cake flavors for her birthday party, the little girl answered, “No cake. Chocolate-Covered Katie blondies!”
I have never felt so honored.
I talked with the birthday girl about what she’d like, and we decided that I’d not make chocolate-chip blondies, but a new flavor: pb and jelly!
Gooey PB&J Blondies
Based off of my Chocolate-Chip Blondies
- 1 can garbanzo beans (or white beans), drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (not unsalted)
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup brown sugar (feel free to use less or sub some with stevia)
- 1/2 cup jam of choice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend all ingredients (except jam) until very smooth. Scoop into a greased (or tinfoil-lined) 8×8 pan. (If you want fatter blondies, don’t spread all the way to the sides.) Spread the jam on top and bake for 35-38 minutes.
These are also very similar to the Snickerdoodle Blondies.
Nutrition Info: I haven’t calculated nutritional info, but a commenter said the blondies have 120 calories if cut into 16 squares. Since the first two photos don’t do a good job of conveying the blondies’ beauty, here’s what the final version of the blondies looked like, jelly and all:
Up close, personal, and super gooey.
I wasn’t at the actual party, but my friend said the kids polished off the blondies in record time.
She also served Chocolate Brownie Batter Dip.
When I heard this, I tried not to think about the poor moms whose children attended the party and came home filled with beans.
Question of the Day:
Do you remember any of your childhood birthday parties?
Mine always had a theme: one year was Snow White, another year was 101 Dalmations. And I liked pool parties. My mom would always make an adorable homemade cake to match each year’s specific theme. I’m definitely going to go all out for my future kids’ birthday parties.
Is it a bad thing to want kids just so I can plan their birthday parties? 😉
Hi! I just stumbled across your blog the other day. Your recipes all look amazing, and I cannot wait to try a few!
I had a lot of theme parties, too, ranging from Winnie the Pooh, to Beatrix Potter, to American Girls, to the Simpsons. My mom always made the most amazing cakes to reflect the theme!
Aww I’m so glad you found me!
I wish I’d had a Beatrix Potter birthday! Peter Rabbit was my favorite… now I’m wondering why I never had one. Is it too late? 🙂
It’s never too late! Or you could wait until you have kids and live vicariously… 🙂
Soooo awesome! I laughed when i read the part about the kids and beans! When i was younger i was always sad I couldn’t have a pool party because my birthday was in February 😛
You just needed your parents to buy plane tickets for you and all your friends, so you could have a pool party in Hawaii! Come on, parents, that wouldn’t be too much to ask, would it? Just a few plane tickets?? 😉
Girl you know me so well. Up close, personal, and super gooey.
These look delicious Katie — no surprise that they were a big hit!
The best party I ever had was a peter pan one. Mum decorated all the rooms in the house with a different theme, we had a fairy’s grotto with fairy lights and sweets on strings, the pirates cave full of gold chocolate coins and in the bathroom we played fish for the crocodile eggs (ping pong balls) to win prizes!! I have no idea where she got so creative! x
That has got to be the cutest idea ever! I’m writing it down… who says you can’t throw a grown-up Peter-Pan party, right? After all, they never grow up :). Your mom is a genius!
Hey Katie! If you have a list of reader suggestions, could you add, “healthy icebox cake” to it? I LOVE icebox cake but I would love a vegan/ possibly lower calorie version ever more.
I have actually never had icebox cake… I don’t even know what it is! I’ll have to google it!
It is very chocolately… so I think you will like it 🙂 I’m pretty sure you could substitute the heavy cream with silken tofu, but I trust your experimentation more than mine!!
You had me at chocolate! 😉
Wow. I’ve been on a PB kick lately…so these look fantastic! Sometimes I just can’t help but dip my spoon right into the PB jar..it’s horrible!
I do the same thing! It’s bad. I’ve expanded to rotating between my peanut butter and almond butter.
I just realized that you have seem to have an obsession with blondies. A wonderful obsession–keep the recipes coming!!
Katie those blondies look soooooo good! Wow!!! The combo of PB & J is always a huge WIN. They look so moist and perfect, too!
I remember tons of my childhood parties…from roller skating rink parties to Barbie themed parties to going to the Mall for my birthday party in junior high and just walking around teeny bopper style 🙂
Those kiddos were LUCKY to have those blondies. No wonder they were polished off, asap!
Those look foodgasmic. Ahhhh amazing recipe once again girl!!!