I am super excited to share my recipe for chai tea blondies. I’ve been experimenting with the ratios for these blondies for the last week and finally came up with the perfect consistency. My chai tea blondies have the perfect balance of cakey and chewy. Last week, while working on refining my blondie recipe, I came up with a chai tea cake. It was fluffy, moist, and made for a perfect cake to serve alongside a cup of tea. You can read more about my chai tea cake here. While my chai tea cake was good, my chai tea blondies are next level good. These blondies have a wonderful sweetness, the perfect balance of cakey and chewy, and are just plain irresistible. It’s only Tuesday, but I’ve already had about eight pieces. I know it’s a lot, but I recently discovered I have a tendency to eat more sweets when I’m feeling stressed. I’ve heard people often say stressed spelled backwards is desserts, so why not treat yourself to desserts when you’re stressed? The saying never really affected me until recently. At least, if it did, I was not aware of it. Lately, I’ve been juggling time sensitive projects at work, assignments for two certificate programs, and studying for upcoming exams. During these times, I noticed I had a tendency to reach for a sweet treat. Just today, I had a strawberry smoothie for lunch and now I’m treating myself to a blondie for dessert as I’m typing. While stress does play a role in my cravings, I’ve been eating a lot of these blondies because they are just scrumptious. My chai tea blondies have all of the elements of a blondie and includes the flavors of chai tea. The flavors of chai tea just complement the flavors of these blondies very well. The combination of the butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and chai tea spices just take these blondies to a whole new level of good. These blondies are so good, it’s hard to eat just one. Before you know it, half of the plate of blondies will be gone. Both Kevin and I find these blondies hard to resist. I just have to watch myself to make sure I don’t eat all of them in one sitting. I did end up eating about three pieces the day I made them. I saved the rest for Kevin and I to eat as an after-dinner dessert throughout the week. Try these blondies at your own risk. You may find it very hard to stop at just one piece.
Chai Tea Blondies:
· ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
· 1 cup light brown sugar
· ½ cup granulated sugar
· 2 eggs
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1 cup all-purpose flour
· ½ teaspoon baking powder
· ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
· ¼ cup chai tea
· ½ cup white chocolate chips
· ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2) In a large bowl, combine the unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract. Fold in the flour, baking powder, and salt until the ingredients are just combined. Add in the chai tea. Stir until all ingredients are mixed together. Fold in the white chocolate chips and semisweet chocolate chips.
3) Pour the batter into the parchment lined 8 x 8 baking pan. Use a spatula to smooth out the top. Place the baking pan in the oven for 35-40 minutes, until the blondies are golden brown and baked through.
Takeaways: These blondies are perfect just the way they are. If you want even more decadent chai tea blondies, you can make some chai tea frosting using butter, confectioners’ sugar, and chai tea and combining until your desired frosting consistency.