Delight in these gluten-free pumpkin spice blondie bites, topped with salted caramel for a perfect fall treat.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
1/2cupgluten-free flour
1tspground cinnamon
1/2tspbaking powder
1/2tspsalt
1/2tspground ginger
1/4tspground nutmeg
1/4tspground cloves
Wet ingredients
1/2cupbutter, melted
3/4cuppacked brown sugar
1/4cupmaple syrup
1eggegg
2tspvanilla extract
3/4cupE.D.SMITH® Pure Pumpkin
1/2cupgranulated sugar
3tbsp35% whipping cream(at room temperature)
1/4cupbutter
1tspflaked sea salt, divided
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line an 8-inch (20 cm) square baking pan with parchment paper.
Mix dry ingredients: whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
Combine wet ingredients: stir melted butter, sugar, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and pumpkin until smooth. Mix in dry ingredients just until blended. Pour into pan.
Bake for 35 minutes until moist crumbs cling to a tester. Cool completely.
Prepare salted caramel: cook sugar with water until golden, then add cream, butter, and salt. Cool.
Drizzle caramel over cooled blondies, cut into squares, and sprinkle with remaining sea salt.
Notes
For best flavor, let blondies cool completely before adding caramel.