Name: Strawberry Lemon Blondies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 tsp cornstarch; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cups diced fresh strawberries; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp lemon zest; dash salt; 1 Tbsp strawberry puree; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (more or less)

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These Strawberry Lemon Blondies start with a lemon blondie batter studded with juicy strawberries. After being baked to perfection, they are topped with a fresh strawberry lemon glaze. Simply divine!

A PERFECT SUMMER TREAT!

I look forward to strawberry season every year. Not only can I eat fresh berries by the dozens, I love using them in recipes.

After making a strawberry lemon ice cream cake last summer, I couldn’t wait to try out similar dessert recipes. The combination of strawberries and tangy lemon screams warm weather, doesn’t it?

For an extra refreshing treat, serve these strawberry lemon brownies with a scoop of strawberry ice cream or sherbet.

How To Make Strawberry Lemon Blondies

PREP – Spray a 9×13″ baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Dice the strawberries.
WET INGREDIENTS – Melt the butter in a large glass bowl. Whisk in the sugar, then the eggs, lemon zest, and juice.
DRY INGREDIENTS – In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
COMBINE – Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Stir gently with a rubber spatula until barely blended. Gently fold in the strawberry chunks.
BAKE – Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 350° for 35-40 minutes, or until top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
GLAZE – Finely mash or puree a large strawberry. Measure a tablespoon of puree and combine it with the powdered sugar, zest, salt, and enough lemon juice to make a thin glaze. Spread over the warm bars.
COOL – You can serve the bars warm, but they slice much easier when they are completely cool.

strawberry lemon blondies on a plate with berries in the background

Store leftover blondies in an airtight container for 4-5 days at room temperature.

You can also freeze them for 3-4 months. For maximum freshness, I like to wrap them individually in plastic wrap, then place them in a heavy-duty ziplock bag.

PRO TIPS:

For the best results, you must use fresh lemons. Dried lemon zest and bottled lemon juice just don’t have the same flavor.
If you use unsalted butter, add an additional 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of salt.
The strawberries release juice after baking, so make sure they are thoroughly baked or they can get soggy.

LEMON STRAWBERRY BLONDIE RECIPE VARIATIONS:

These bars are also tasty with a cup of white chocolate chips added to the batter.
For an even more powerful punch of lemon flavor, you can add additional lemon zest or lemon extract.
Try them with orange zest instead of lemon, and try different berries. I think blueberry orange or lemon would be fantastic!

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Yield: 2 dozen