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These Apple Cinnamon Blondies have sautéed apples and cinnamon chips for the ultimate portable fall treat! This easy recipe comes together quickly and tastes like apple pie.

These Apple Cinnamon Blondies have sautéed apples and cinnamon chips for the ultimate portable fall treat! This easy recipe comes together quickly and tastes like apple pie.I’m finally 21.

Which means, among other things, that it’s fall! (Oh, and also that now I can start posting boozy dessert recipes! And drink.)

My birthday, September 16th, always falls within the first few weeks of the school year, and is always my marker of when everything starts feeling a whole lot more like fall. Classes start to get into full swing. The air gets a crisp, chilly edge to it between the sunny days, and the leaves just start to change color around the edges.

These Apple Cinnamon Blondies have sautéed apples and cinnamon chips for the ultimate portable fall treat! This easy recipe comes together quickly and tastes like apple pie.

And then, of course, fall baking starts, and the smells of pumpkin bread, cinnamon, and apple-y desserts dominate the kitchen. It’s a great time, especially for baking.

I love apple desserts, and would say that on most days, I’ll tell people that’s my favorite kind of dessert. Apple crisps, crumbles, pies…I looove it. Especially with cinnamon! The two flavors are a match made in heaven. However, because it’s my favorite, I try to make it less, because I’ll totally devour it embarrassingly quickly.

Most of my baking, I have pretty good self-control. Anything to do with apples? Powerless. Enter: Apple Cinnamon Blondies.

These Apple Cinnamon Blondies have sautéed apples and cinnamon chips for the ultimate portable fall treat! This easy recipe comes together quickly and tastes like apple pie.

I paired my favorite blondie recipe with my favorite fall flavors, and the result was fantastic. The idea started when I found these cinnamon chips. I had never used them before, but had always been intrigued…so I grabbed ’em and decided they were gonna be made into something delicious with apples.

The blondies are the perfect vessel for the chunks of apple, which are sautéed in a tiny bit of butter and brown sugar. They stay just firm enough, and the blondies stay gooey and soft on the insides. The edges are chewy and caramelized, and the cinnamon chips leave swirls of cinnamon goodness veining through the blondies.

These Apple Cinnamon Blondies have sautéed apples and cinnamon chips for the ultimate portable fall treat! This easy recipe comes together quickly and tastes like apple pie.

They are the epitome of fall.

(And they make your house smell awesome!)

If you’re like me and love apples, you’ll be in heaven. Enjoy!

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These Apple Cinnamon Blondies have sautéed apples and cinnamon chips for the ultimate portable fall treat! This easy recipe comes together quickly and tastes like apple pie.

Apple Cinnamon Blondies


★★★★★

5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Rachel Conners
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 16 bars 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (divided)
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons light brown sugar (divided)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 medium apple (diced into 1/4” chunks (peeled if desired, I didn’t))
  • 1/2 cup cinnamon chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-by-8-inch pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. In a small skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add 2 tablespoons brown sugar and cut apples. Stir to combine. Let simmer together on low heat for about 5 minutes, until apples are slightly softened. Set aside to cool while you prepare blondie batter.
  3. Melt 1/2 cup butter in the microwave. Combine remaining brown sugar and melted butter in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the egg, vanilla, and whisk to combine. Add the flour, salt, and stir until just combined, taking care not to over-mix. Fold in the cinnamon chips and apples. Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing it lightly with a spatula or offset knife.
  4. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the bars are set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The edges will be slightly pulling away from sides of pan.
  5. Allow the blondies to cool for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving into 16 squares. I like to refrigerate them before cutting to make them easier to cut.
  6. They can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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  1. Ashley says

    September 18, 2014 at 4:46 am

    Happy birthday!!! Hope you had a fantastic day! These blondies look amazing lady – I loveee cinnamon chips!

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      September 18, 2014 at 8:33 am

      Thank you so much Ashley!

      Reply
  2. Deborah W says

    September 18, 2014 at 5:09 am

    Happy Birthday! The apple cinnamon bars look so yummy! I can hardly wait to try them.

    Reply
  3. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    September 18, 2014 at 5:25 am

    Happy belated birthday! These apple blondies look like the perfect fall treat. I love the addition of cinnamon chips and how easy they are to make, too. Sounds delish!

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      September 18, 2014 at 8:33 am

      Thanks Gayle!! :)

      Reply
  4. Melissa Belanger says

    September 18, 2014 at 5:57 am

    Happy Birthday!! I hope you had a great time going out and getting carded :) I can’t wait to see those boozy dessert recipes. These blondies look amazing and I’m totally making them ASAP. I’ve actually never had a blondie before, but these have completely sold me.

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      September 18, 2014 at 8:33 am

      Thank you Melissa!! You NEED to try blondies. I haven’t been able to stop making them since I started :) so good and so easy!

      Reply
  5. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says

    September 18, 2014 at 11:56 am

    Happy happy birthday! Hope you had an amazing day! These blondies look incredible girl – totally drooling over the cinnamon chips and how fudgy these are!

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      September 18, 2014 at 1:08 pm

      Thank so much!! And they totally are – too good!

      Reply
  6. Faith @ Pixie Dust Kitchen says

    September 18, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And yay for boozy dessert recipes :)
    Apples and cinnamon are one of my favorite desserts as well- I love the combo in blondies!

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      September 18, 2014 at 1:08 pm

      Thanks so much, Faith!!

      Reply
  7. [email protected] says

    September 18, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great one. These apple blondies look amazing. So rich and moist!

    Reply
  8. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    September 18, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    Oh my. Forget cake from now on. I want these for my birthday too. Hope yours was happy!

    Reply
  9. Danielle says

    September 18, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Happy belated birthday! These blondies look insanely delicious. I love the addition of the cinnamon chips, they pair so well with the apples!

    Reply
  10. Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says

    September 18, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Girl, you lured me right over from Facebook. Happy Birthday! Mine is next week! I have always loved September, but I’m a teacher so it also means back to work :( I might just have to make a pan (or 3) of these to console myself with. And pin them about 1000 times.

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      September 18, 2014 at 6:47 pm

      Thank you, Ashley! You should definitely make them – they’ll soothe all your fall blues :) thanks for the pin!

      Reply
  11. Ashley @ ashleymarieskitchen says

    September 18, 2014 at 7:03 pm

    Happy Belated Birthday! Those blondies look amazing! I love the chunks of apple. Pinned :)

    Reply
  12. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    September 18, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Happy birthday, Rachel! I, too, am powerless around the apple desserts. Which is why I need like a million of these blondies in my life ASAP.

    Reply
  13. [email protected] in the Kitchen says

    September 18, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    Happy 21st Birthday!! What a great time of life!! I love these apple bars! They are completely mouth watering!! :)

    Reply
  14. Meriem @ Culinary Couture says

    September 18, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    I’ve been so caught up in pumpkin I forgot all about the apples! These look so good!

    Reply
  15. Tash says

    September 19, 2014 at 12:55 am

    Pinned! Rachel, these look ridiculously beautiful!
    Love Tash x

    Reply
  16. Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen says

    September 19, 2014 at 2:03 am

    I love love love anything apple in Fall! And these apple cinnamon blondies look absolutely wonderful! I love the simplicity of the ingredients – can’t wait to try these! Pinned!

    Reply
  17. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    September 19, 2014 at 4:54 am

    I’m late to the party, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
    So these blondies, do you have any left? Now that you’re a drive away I’ll come eat them ALL! These sound FAB! Pinned!

    Reply
  18. [email protected] says

    September 19, 2014 at 10:03 am

    Yay! Happy belated birthday, Rachel! OMG, I feel so old! I can’t believe you are only 21! Go you, these blondies look amazing. Perfect for fall! Pinned!

    Reply
  19. Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says

    September 19, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Wahoooooo for turning 21!!!! SO exciting! Now you can have ALLLL the cocktails and ALLL the restaurants!! These look absolutely fantastic!!! Definitely on my fall baking list!

    Reply
  20. [email protected] Chef says

    September 20, 2014 at 6:28 am

    Congratulations!!!
    21 means you should be exploring and learn more, yet within responsibility underneath now…
    fall and false a lot, but false better more and more…
    btw, the blondies totally scrumptious!!!

    Reply
  21. Mary Frances says

    September 20, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Powerless = so so so accurate. The smell of baking apples also leaves me weak in my knees. And these are awesome thick and chewy and soft blondies! Pinning!

    Reply
  22. Christina @ Bake with Christina says

    September 20, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    Oooh I love the combination of apple and cinnamon, one of my fav’s! These look awesome!

    Reply
  23. Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says

    September 20, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    Oh heck yes! These look awesome! And I hope you had the happiest of birthdays!

    Reply
  24. Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe says

    September 21, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    I love apple desserts too, and these blondies look incredible. Happy belated birthday!

    Reply
  25. [email protected] in Pyjamas says

    September 25, 2014 at 8:08 am

    Oh my, those are amazing! Two of my favourite autumnal ingredients in a delicious morsel, yum!!

    Reply
  26. Jane says

    September 30, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Just made a pan of these blondies……yummy! I used apples from my own apple tree and added some walnuts. My knit night friends gobbled them up. They reeeaally made the house smell wonderful.

    Reply
  27. Jessie Wallace says

    October 3, 2014 at 11:53 am

    Hi! I have have search my area for cinnamon chips, no cigar :( :( Will this recipe work with out them!?

    Reply
    • Rachel Conners says

      October 3, 2014 at 11:56 am

      Hi Jessie. Cinnamon chips can be difficult to find! I usually locate them at Target, but if you can’t find them, you can definitely leave them out. I would add about 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon to the recipe to replace the flavor, depending on how strongly you want to taste the cinnamon. Enjoy!

      Reply
  28. Chris @ Shared Appetite says

    October 7, 2014 at 8:24 am

    I know I’m a wee bit late on this, but Happy Birthday! 21! Woot! How exciting… and these blondies, uhm, I shouldn’t have looked at them right before lunch time. Now my lame rice cakes and PB+J are totally not going to quench my appetite… I need these blondies!

    Reply
  29. Lauren C says

    April 21, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    these look ah-MAZ-ing!!! Where did you find the cinnamon chips?

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      April 21, 2015 at 4:46 pm

      Hi Lauren, I believe that I picked these up at Target! They can be a little tricky to find but they tend to be more common at big box stores (Walmart, Target, etc.). Hope you find them!! :)

      Reply
  30. Rana says

    May 18, 2015 at 7:41 am

    What kind of apples did you use?

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      May 18, 2015 at 9:07 pm

      Hi Rana. I used Honeycrisp but you can use your favorite. Granny Smith works well too!

      Reply
  31. Rana says

    June 7, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    I would like to use a 13×9 pan, do you know if I need to dbl anything, time…
    Thank you!

    Reply
  32. Jess says

    September 23, 2015 at 8:04 am

    I absolutely love this recipe! So much so I added it to my ultimate apple recipe roundup…I hope you will come by and take a look! Have a great week xo http://dreamingofleaving.com/2015/09/21/worlds-best-apple-recipe-roundup/

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  33. Susan says

    October 7, 2015 at 4:50 am

    These bars sound amazingly delish! But here in Canada, it will be even harder to find cinnamon chips. Do you think I could substitute chopped up candy melts in one of the special flavours like gingerbread or pumpkin spice?

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      October 7, 2015 at 7:48 am

      Hi Susan! That would likely be a great substitution. I’ve never tried using candy melts in a baked good like that, but I presume it should be fine – the chunks just made be a little harder since candy melts harden more than the chips would when cool. Enjoy!! :)

      Reply
  34. sniffnbake says

    November 28, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    If you love apple recipes, you should meet the baked apple’s other best friend – Ski Queen. It’s a superb Norwegian gjetost cheese that’s like a combination of peanut butter, salty caramel and cheddar. Sold in little blocks with red packaging. Although it’s a combo goat/cow cheese, you don’t notice anything goaty. I first tasted it cut into thin slices and melted onto an apple pie, and later in Norway in huge blocks, from which you peeled thin slices to put on your pumpernickel bread at the breakfast buffet. This stuff is seriously addictive. You should be able to find it in delicatessens, especially those with a ‘northern’ bent. I’m going to try some little chunks blended into your recipe. BTW, by ‘cinnamon chips’, do you mean the melts made by the big confectioner, or do you mean actual chips of cinnamon? (I’m going to have to improvise, regardless).

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      November 29, 2015 at 8:53 am

      Hi there! Sounds delicious – I’ll definitely have to look into Ski Queen. I used Hershey’s brand Cinnamon Chips. I found them at Target. Hope this helps. Enjoy :)

      Reply
  35. Heather says

    November 17, 2016 at 7:13 am

    Hi! I am really exited to try this recipe! I saw that you recommend we use 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon if we can’t find cinnamon chips (which unfortunatly I can’t). Where in the recipe do you think I should add it? (to the apples or the blondie part).

    2nd Question! I’m thinking of adding White Chocolate Chips to give it a little bit of an extra something, since I don’t have the cinnamon chips – do you think that would work well here?

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      November 17, 2016 at 8:01 am

      Hi Heather – I’d add the cinnamon along with the flour in the blondie part. White chocolate chips would be delicious here! Hope you enjoy them.

      Reply
      • Heather says

        November 17, 2016 at 8:43 am

        Great, thank you so much Rachel!

        Reply
  36. Krista says

    May 29, 2017 at 4:03 am

    These are very moist and crumbly. Delicious! Everyone that tried them loved them. I made them without the cinnamon chips but sprinkled cinnamon on top – I didn’t have the cinnamon chips. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing this one.

    Reply
  37. Nat says

    December 19, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    Do you think if I added toffee bits instead of cinnamon chips it will still taste good?

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      December 19, 2017 at 12:50 pm

      Yes that should work and still be delicious!

      Reply
  38. Lindsay Seeley says

    November 26, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    I’ve made this recipe 5 times now, each with different morsels since cinnamon chips are apparently outlawed where I live. Caramel bits apple blondies? Delicious. Milk chocolate chip apple blondies? Delicious. White chocolate chip apple blondies? Delicious. Pumpkin spice butterscotch apple blondies? Surprise! Fricken delicious. I have a batch in the oven now that I’m taking to work tomorrow for a holiday baked goods contest. Thank you, you marvelous woman, for sharing this recipe with everyone on the interweb. I had to buy bigger pants because of you and I have no regrets.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      November 27, 2019 at 8:36 am

      This makes me so happy, Lindsay!! So glad you’re loving the recipe and hopefully you find cinnamon chips one day – until then, ALL the chips sounds so dang good. Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Lindsay Seeley says

        November 27, 2019 at 9:13 pm

        Update: I won the contest! 9/10 insurance adjusters agree: top notch. (The 10th one voted for his own dish like the sore loser he is.)

        Reply
        • Rachel says

          December 1, 2019 at 1:05 pm

          Yayyyy congrats!!! So happy to hear that!

          Reply

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