Cherry-Filled White Chocolate Blondies

Cherry-Filled White Chocolate Blondies
Cherry-Filled White Chocolate Blondies might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 313 calories. This recipe serves 15. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of coconut, cherry preserves, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

1
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring just until melted.
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Remove pan from heat, and add 1 cup white chocolate morsels. (Do not stir.)
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Beat eggs at high speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until foamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Stir in white chocolate mixture and almond extract, stirring until blended.
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4
Add flour and salt, stirring just until blended.
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Spread half of batter into a lightly greased and floured 8-inch square pan.
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Bake at 325 for 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
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Melt 1/2 cup cherry preserves in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring often.
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Spread evenly over partially baked blondies in pan. Stir together coconut, remaining 1 cup white chocolate morsels, and remaining half of batter; spread over melted cherry preserves, spreading to edges of pan.
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Sprinkle batter with 1/2 cup sliced almonds.
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Bake at 325 for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
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Cut into bars.
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Note: To freeze, tightly wrap baked bars in aluminum foil.
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Place in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal bag, and freeze up to 2 months.
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Let thaw at room temperature before cutting.
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Raspberry-Filled White Chocolate Blondies: Substitute 1/2 cup seedless raspberry preserves for cherry preserves. Proceed with recipe as directed.
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Apricot-Filled White Chocolate Blondies: Substitute 1/2 cup apricot preserves for cherry preserves. Proceed with recipe as directed.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In20 m.
Servings15
Health Score1
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