White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies (Vegan Recipe) (2024)

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This White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondie recipe creates vegan blondies that are TO DIE FOR! They’ve got chunks of sweet white chocolate, tangy fresh raspberries and a pop of raspberry jam in every bite. We’re sharing our top tips for making perfectly baked blondies with that ‘must have’ crisp, chewy exterior and fudgy centre.

This White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondie recipe is one of my favourite bakes on the blog and a real hit with our Instagram community!

If you’re a fan of a fruity sweet treat then these are for you. This very easy recipe is made with brown sugar to give a rich taste and chewy, fudgy texture. Vegan white chocolate chunks and fresh tangy raspberries are stirred into the blondie batter and it is topped with a swirl of tangy raspberry jam. Not only do these blondies taste incredible but they look pretty gorgeous too.

It can be tricky to know when blondies are cooked, but don’t worry, we’re walking you through the process from start to finish and sharing our top tips for baking perfect blondies.

We tested over 20 versions of vegan blondies to get that beautifully crisp, chewy exterior and gooey, fudgy middle. These eggless blondies are completely dairy-free and vegan, but you wouldn’t know it!

This recipe is easy to make and the blondies make a great gift for a friend or loved one; they’re the perfect treat for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or a summer birthday. Top Tip: Make sure that you give your blondies plenty of time to set before trying to cut them (this is crucial) – they’re a great one to make the night before.

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What’s the difference between a blondie and a brownie?

Blondies favour a vanilla-based flavour and chewy texture through the use of vanilla extract and brown sugar. They tend to be light-golden in colour and pair well with fruity fillings. Unless added as a mix-in, blondies don’t typically contain chocolate, whereas brownies often have melted chocolate mixed into the batter.

Brownies on the other hand are often made using white sugar and tend to have a rich, chocolatey flavour through the use of cocoa powder and melted dark or milk chocolate. They’re dark brown in colour and whilst you sometimes see nut butter or cookies added to the batter, the predominant flavour tends to be chocolate.

Once you’ve got your blondie fix with this vegan white chocolate blondie recipe, you should try our Fudgy Vegan Brownies (they’re freezable!).

Why you’ll love this White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondie recipe

These vegan raspberry blondies are hard not to love! They’re:

Easy and quick to make. This vegan blondie recipe uses 10 simple ingredients and takes 5-10 minutes of prep time to make. First beat the margarine, sugar and vanilla, then stir in the remaining ingredients, swirl some raspberry jam on top and bake. It’s that simple!

One bowl recipe. No need for multiple mixing bowls and saucepans in this recipe – all of the ingredients go into one bowl, and then you bake in a brownie pan. Minimal washing up? We’re here for that.

Sweet, fruity and delicious. Are these healthy? Absolutely not. But are they downright delicious? Yes. Yes they are. The tart raspberries pair beautifully with the sweetness of the white chocolate, and they’re mixed into a chewy, buttery, vanilla-infused batter. SO GOOD.

No eggs, no dairy, but all the flavour. These raspberry white chocolate blondies are completely vegan, meaning they are free from dairy, eggs and any animal products. So if you’re looking for dairy free blondies, you’ve come to the right place!

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Success Tips

The main challenge with making blondies is striking the balance between baking them enough that they hold their shape once cut, but not too much that they lose that beautiful fudginess. Here are our tips for achieving that balance for the perfect blondie:

  1. Fully preheat your oven. Don’t be tempted to slip your blondies in the oven too early.Fully preheat the oven and then give it another couple of minutes of heating up to be sure.Use an oven thermometer if you have one because to bake blondies well you need to be confident that the oven temperature is correct.
  2. Use a 27cm x 20cm (11” x 8”) metal brownie pan. This vegan blondies recipe has been tested extensively (20+ times!) using this size tin so it’s important to use the same size pan if you have it. Altering the size of the pan used to bake these blondies will affect the baking time which could result in under or over baked blondies unless you’re keeping a really close eye on them.
  3. How to test if your blondies are cooked. These vegan white chocolate blondies should take approximately 30 minutes to bake (and possibly up to 35 minutes depending on the oven). However, start checking them at 25 minutes:
    • Is the blondie mixture wobbling freely when you jiggle the pan? If so, give them another 5 minutes in the oven before checking again.
    • Is the mixture golden and mostly stable (not moving) when you wobble the tray, except for a very slightjiggle in the centre? If you like them gooey in the centre, take them out now. If you want fudgy blondies but not gooey, give them another 1-2 minutes.
    • Is the mixture golden and stable when you jiggle the tray? Take them out now, they should be cooked.
  4. Forget the skewer test.If you want blondies that are fudgy (the best texture!) then the mixture will still be slightly wet in the middle when you take them out of the oven, so the skewer test will not work.
  5. Let the blondies cool completely. One of the most important tips is to cool the blondies completely in the tray.Absolutely do not try and transfer the blondies out of the tray when they’re still warm as this will end in disaster!Ideally cool the blondies overnight in the fridge (or for at least 4 hours in the fridge) before even attempting to get them out of the tray, let alone cut them.Sorry, patience is required here (but it’ll be worth it!).

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How to make this White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondie recipe

Here is what you’ll need to make this vegan raspberry and white chocolate blondies recipe:

Ingredients

Soft light brown sugar– don’t substitute for white sugar, the brown sugar is what creates crisp and chewy blondies with a caramel flavour

Dairy free margarine– opt for the spreadable kind

Vanilla extract

Plain Flour– or all-purpose flour

Baking powder

Salt

Dairy free milk– we used almond milk but oat or soya should also work well

Vegan white chocolate– You can use a chocolate bar broken into chunks (that’s what we did) or use white chocolate chips if you prefer. You might like to try vegan milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips instead.

Fresh raspberries –you could also try other fresh berries (we hear blueberries go well in this recipe!)

Raspberry jam

Equipment

You’ll need a large mixing bowl and a 27cm x 20cm (11” x 8”) metal brownie tin (may also be known as a traybake tin or baking pan) for making these white chocolate raspberry blondies.

We also recommend using a kitchen scale to ensure precise measurements, rather than using a measuring cup and the level method.

Steps

Make sure to head to therecipe cardbelow for the full list of ingredients and instructions for this raspberry and white chocolate blondies recipe!

Gather together your ingredients. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan(200°C conventional / 400°F / gas mark 6)and line a brownie tin (27cm x 20cm / 11” x 8”) with non-stick parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream together the wet ingredients excluding the milk (margarine, sugar and vanilla extract). Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) and stir until just combined. Add the dairy free milk and pieces of white chocolate and stir together.

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Gently fold in the fresh raspberries. Don’t over mix or beat the mixture otherwise the raspberries will break up.

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and swirl raspberry jam on top.

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Bake for around 30 minutes until golden on top and no longer jiggling in the middle when you wobble the tray (or jiggling just a tiny bit in the middle if you like them gooey in the middle).

Be careful not to bake for too long otherwise you’ll lose that fudgy texture.

How to test if your blondies are cooked

These vegan white chocolate blondies should take approximately 30 minutes to bake (and possibly up to 35 minutes depending on the oven). However, start checking them at 25 minutes:

Is the mixture wobbling freely when you jiggle the tray? If so, give them another 5 minutes in the oven before checking again.

Is the mixture golden and mostly stable (still) when you wobble the tray, except for a very slightjiggle in the centre? If you like them gooey in the centre, take them out now. If you want fudgy blondies but not gooey, give them another 1-2 minutes.

Is the mixture golden and stable when you jiggle the tray? Take them out now, they should be cooked.

Once cooked, cool the blondies completely in the tray. Once at room temperature, put them in the refrigerator to fully chill for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight) for best results before attempting to remove them from the tray and slice them.

Store your blondies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

FAQs

Should blondie batter be runny?

No, the batter for our vegan raspberry blondies is quite thick (see the process photos above for an example). Blondie batter needs to be thicker than cake batter to achieve the denser, fudgy structure that is typical of blondies.

How do you tell if a blondie is undercooked?

These blondies take around 30 minutes to cook but start checking them at 25 minutes. If the blondie mixture is wobbling freely when you jiggle the baking tray, then they are likely undercooked. Give them another 5 minutes in the oven before checking again.

If the blondie mixture is golden and mostly stable (still) when you wobble the tray, except for avery slight jiggle in the centre, then you can take them out (if you like the centre to be gooey). If you want your blondies to be fudgy but not gooey, give them another 1-2 minutes in the oven.

For a fudgy, but not gooey, vegan blondie, aim to take them out of the oven when they havejuststopped jiggling in the middle (i.e. give them 1-2 minutes longer in the oven once they’ve nearly stopped jiggling).

Typically you want to give vegan blondies a little longer in the oven than you would non-vegan blondies, in order to achieve that fudgy texture but whilst maintaining enough structure to the blondie to slice them.

Blondies should be chilled in the fridge overnight (or for at least 4 hours in the fridge). If they’re still gooey after this chilling time, they are probably undercooked.

Are blondies meant to be gooey in the middle?

This depends on personal preference. If you like the middle of the blondies to be gooey, take them out of the oven when the blondie mixture is golden and stable around the edges but the middle still has avery slightjiggle to it when you wobble the baking tray.

It’s still important to refrigerate them overnight (or for at least 4 hours), as this gives them time to firm up enough to cut them.

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White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies (Vegan Recipe)

This White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondie recipe creates vegan blondies that are TO DIE FOR! They’ve got chunks of sweet white chocolate, tangy fresh raspberries and a pop of raspberry jam in every bite.

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Course: Sweet Treat

Cuisine: American

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 30 minutes mins

Total: 40 minutes mins

Serves: 12 blondies

Calories: 328kcal

Author: Tara

Ingredients

  • 210 g soft light brown sugar
  • 135 g dairy free margarine (the spreadable kind)
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 225 g plain flour (all-purpose flour)
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 80 ml dairy free milk (we used almond milk)
  • 200 g dairy free white chocolate (broken into chunks)
  • 150 g fresh raspberries
  • 125 g raspberry jam

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C fan (200°C conventional / 400°F / gas mark 6).

  • Line a metal brownie tin (27cm x 20cm / 11" x 8") with non-stick parchment paper.

  • In a large bowl cream together the margarine, sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until it is smooth and creamy.

    210 g soft light brown sugar, 135 g dairy free margarine, 1 tbsp vanilla extract

  • Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in.

    225 g plain flour, 3/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt

  • Add the dairy free milk and stir together until combined.

    80 ml dairy free milk

  • Stir in the chocolate chunks until evenly distributed.

    200 g dairy free white chocolate

  • Gently fold in the raspberries. Don’t over mix otherwise your raspberries will break up.

    150 g fresh raspberries

  • Transfer the mixture to the lined brownie pan and swirl the raspberry jam on top.

    125 g raspberry jam

  • Bake for 30 minutes until golden on top and no longer wiggling in the middle when you gently shake the tray from side to side.* (see notes for additional tips on how to check if your blondies are cooked)

  • Cool completely before removing from the tray and trying to cut into portions (ideally chill overnight in the fridge for best results, or for at least 4 hours in the fridge before attempting to cut them).

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Notes

Vegan / Dairy Free / Egg Free / Nut Free

Recipe inspired by: England, UK

* How to test if your blondies are cooked. These vegan white chocolate blondies should take approximately 30 minutes to bake (and possibly up to 35 minutes depending on the oven). However, start checking them at 25 minutes:

Is the blondie mixture wobbling freely when you jiggle the tray? If so, give them another 5 minutes in the oven before checking again.

Is the mixture golden and mostly stable (not moving) when you jiggle the tray, except for avery slightjiggle in the centre? If you like them gooey in the centre, take them out now. If you want fudgy blondies but not gooey, give them another couple of minutes in the oven before checking again.

Is the mixture golden and stable when you jiggle the tray? Take them out now, they should be cooked.

Please check the allergens on the ingredients you purchase before use. The allergen information provided in this recipe is intended as a guide only and is based on the specific ingredients and brands used at the time of creating the recipe, therefore we cannot guarantee that the same will apply to the ingredients you use. Nutritional values are estimated.

We highly recommend you use the metric and 1x options on this recipe card for the best results. Please note that this recipe has not been tested using US measurements or increasing ingredient quantities to 2x or 3x, therefore results may vary.

Nutrition

Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 215mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 30g | Net Carbohydrates: 45g

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White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies (Vegan Recipe) (2024)

FAQs

What's the difference between a blondie and a brownie? ›

Both have chewy textures. However, blondies have a much lighter and softer taste than brownies. The ingredients used in brownies are where the two recipes diverge the most. Blondies use vanilla extract and brown sugar instead of cocoa powder to get their flavor, while brownies use chocolate and cocoa.

Are blondies meant to be gooey in the middle? ›

FAQs and Expert Tips. Are blondies meant to be gooey in the middle? Yes, blondies should have a gooey middle and be chewy. Don't overbake them or they will be dry.

Why are my blondies still gooey? ›

We want to make sure the blondies cook through completely but remain soft and gooey in the center. Avoid glass or ceramic pans as those materials take longer to heat up and cook. This often leads to the center being undercooked by the time the edges start to dry out.

Why is it called a blondie brownie? ›

This means the original brownies were blondies but blondies get their name from brownies. And where do brownies get their name from? Not their colour. Brownies take their name from the mischievous little creatures - called 'brownies'' - that featured in the cartoons and poems of the Candian author Palmer Cox.

Why do my blondies taste like cake? ›

Tips. If your blondies are like cake when you take them out, it simply means they have been over baked – try less time or a lower temperature next time.

What did blondies used to be called? ›

Chocolate was an early-20th-century innovation that quickly became the norm. At about mid-century, molasses brownies became known as blonde brownies. Soon after, the name shortened to blondies, giving the confection its own identity outside the brownie's shadow.

Can I put undercooked blondies back in the oven? ›

If your baked goods are undercooked:
  1. If they are only slightly undercooked, you can try returning them to the oven and baking for a few more minutes.
  2. If they are significantly undercooked, you may need to extend the baking time significantly.
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How do you know when a blondie is done? ›

Be sure not to overcook your blondies or they might turn out overly hard and dry. You can also insert a toothpick into the middle of your pan to test for doneness. If the toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached your bars are ready!

Why do my blonde brownies sink in the middle? ›

Why did my brownie blondies sink in the middle? If the middle sinks while cooling it's likely they are underbaked. If a toothpick inserted comes out covered in thick batter, they need more time to bake!

How do you keep blondies moist? ›

Granulated sugar - simple fine white granulated sugar keeps these brownies moist. If you reduce the sugar they will not be as fudgy.

Why are blondies so good? ›

They're chewy and fudgy.

Brownies are difficult to define. Most people like them fudgy, but some prefer them cakey and others chewy. The texture of a blondie isn't really up for debate. It's that of a perfect chocolate chip cookie, chewy and fudgy...just way thicker.

Can you use baking soda instead of baking powder? ›

Remember that baking soda is 3-4 times stronger than baking powder, so you'll need a lot more baking powder to get the same leavening action. As a general rule, triple the amount of baking powder for the amount of baking soda called for in a recipe. For example, 1 teaspoon baking soda = 3 teaspoons baking powder.

Why is brownies changing their name? ›

Canada Girl Guides renamed Brownies, new name Embers meant to be more inclusive The new name, Embers, was approved overwhelmingly by members and is meant to be more inclusive. Past and present Girl Guides said the old name caused harm and even prevented or delayed their joining.

What is a white brownie called? ›

There are various names these confectionary items go by; they are most commonly known as blondies but they can also be called blonde brownies or butterscotch brownies. It's understood that much like the brownie, the blondies originated in the USA. However, who invented these tasty snacks is a bit of a mystery.

What is a brownie slang? ›

(ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Sometimes used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.

Why are they called S * * * * * brownies? ›

Just one month after Amanda shared her dessert creation, she posted a recipe for a cookie-brownie hybrid similar to Amanda's and wrote, “They're called slu*tty Brownies because they're oh so easy, and more than a little bit filthy.” Her post ended with the introduction of “#slu*ttybrownie.” A mashup of already beloved ...

What are the three types of brownies? ›

Brownie textures fall into three general camps… Cakey, fudgy and chewy. Cakey brownies, like the name implies, are light, moist and airy, with a slightly fluffy, cake-like interior. Fudgy brownies are moist, dense and gooey, with almost the texture of fudge, but not quite as compact.

Which came first blondies or brownies? ›

Unlike cakes, because blondies are classified as finger foods, they fall under the category of a cookie bar. And it's believed that blonde brownies actually predate chocolate brownies by about 10 years.

How should blondies look in the middle? ›

Pour into loaf tin and smooth over. Place onto a baking tray on the middle shelf of oven and bake for 25 minutes. Check your Blondie, the centre should have a slight wobble, if very wobbly put back into the oven for a few minutes until it has firmed a little. Leave in loaf tin until cool.

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