Published: Mar 24, 2014 · Modified: Mar 28, 2024 by foodyschmoody ·

Brown Butter Blondies With M&Ms

The thing I love most about these Brown Butter Blondies, besides the ridiculously good depth of flavor from the brown butter, is the bits of chocolate from the M&Ms.

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close up aerial view of a square of blondie

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Traditionally blondies do not contain chocolate. I can't help myself though. If I am indulging, I want to go all in and add chocolate to everything!

Case in point, my Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake. I couldn't be happy with just the most delicious creamy strawberry cheesecake, I had to go and add chocolate.

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Ingredients
How to make brown butter
Instructions
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If you want to play around with different blondies recipes, try this recipe for Biscoff blondies next.

You'll notice the blondies in the photo above are thicker than the ones in the photo below.

The version with the red candies were baked in an 8x8 pan while the pastel version was baked in a 9x13.

You can do either but I do prefer the way the 8x8 comes out.

You know what is great about using M&Ms in these blondies? You can customize them for just about any holiday or theme.

When I originally posted this recipe, I made the blondies for Easter so I used pastel colored candies.

More recently, I made these with the Valentine themed candies.

You could use the red and green for Christmas just like I do with my Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.

Ingredients

butter (brown butter)
brown sugar
white granulated sugar
egg
vanilla extract
salt
flour
m&m candies

How to make brown butter

Brown butter is simply butter that is melted and cooked until the color is browned.

The important thing to note when you are making brown butter is that it can go from perfectly brown to burned in an instant. Do not leave the stove while the butter is browning.

As your butter is browning, you'll notice the butter giving off a caramel-like smell. It's unmistakable and irresistible.

Stir or whisk the butter often as it's browning.

It is done when your butter solids have turned a caramel brown color. Remove it rom the heat.

There's an informative post on Food Network about making Brown Butter if you need more instruction.

If you just are not comfortable making your own brown butter, they do sell it in some stores, here is a Brown Butter link on Amazon.

blondies arranged on a white plate. There are m&m's scattered next to the plate.

Instructions

Start by making the brown butter. Let it cool just a little bit.

Cream together the sugars and brown butter and then mix in everything else except the candies.

The batter will be thick, almost paste-like.

Stir ¾ of the m&m candies into the dough and press it into a prepared 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish.

Press the remaining candies into the top surface of the dough. I do this just so each piece will be showing the candy when serving.

blondie batter pressed into parchment lined baking dish. Baking dish is on wooden cutting board. There is a rubber spatula next to pan.

Bake them until the edges are starting to brown just a little bit.

Cool in pan for a few minutes and then remove from pan by lifting with the parchment paper. Finish cooling on wire rack.

cooked blondies laying on parchment lined cutting board. They are not cut into squares yet.

I like to cut them while they're just a tab bit warm.

Can I use regular butter instead of brown butter?

Yes. Regular butter can be used but it does need to be melted.

Can I use chocolate chips in my blondies instead of m&ms?

Yes.

How do I know when the blondies are done cooking?

The blondies should look a little brown on the edges but still look a little underdone in the center. The blondies will continue to cook once out of the oven.

What's the best way to store blondies?

Store blondies in an air-tight container on the counter for up to 4 days.

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