Are you looking for a dessert bar that will be a hit at your next potluck dinner? Your friends will love these white chocolate macadamia nut bars.
This dessert is soft-baked, buttery, and nutty. They get their sweetness from the brown sugar and white chocolate in the recipe.
Whether you call them bars, squares, slices, or blondies, one thing is for sure – this dessert tastes great!
Keep reading to get the recipe for these easy white chocolate and macadamia blondies.
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Ingredients for the macadamia white chocolate bars
To make this bar recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups of light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 cup of macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped, divided
- 1 1/2 cups of white chocolate morsels, divided
How to make this white chocolate macadamia recipe
Not only are these decadent bars perfect for a crowd, they are also very easy to prepare!
Start by preheating the oven to 375°F (190° C). Grease a 9 x 13-inch oven-proof baking pan.
Place the butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Gently cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the butter has melted.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and pour the brown sugar mixture in a large mixing bowl.
Add the pure vanilla extract and eggs. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat on a medium speed until combined.
Stir in the flour and baking powder. Beat on a low speed until the batter is smooth and everything is well incorporated. Be sure not to over-mix the flour.
Add 1/2 cup of the chopped macadamia nuts and 3/4 cup of the white chocolate morsels.
Stir until both are well incorporated, then pour the batter into the greased baking dish.
Sprinkle the rest of the chopped macadamia nuts over the top of the batter. Reserve the remainder of the white chocolate morsels for later.
Cook in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the top is just starting to brown.
Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the remainder of the white chocolate morsels over the top.
Cook for 5 minutes more until the top is lightly browned, the white chocolate is soft, and the center of the bars is lightly set.
Note: Make sure to add the white chocolate morsels at the end of the baking time, and not when you add the macadamia nuts. If you add the white chocolate soon, it will burn.
The bars should have a soft texture. Be careful not to over-bake them, as the bars will firm up a little after baking. If you bake them too long, they will end up very hard.
Cool for 30 minutes, then cut into 24 bars and serve. Store any unused bars in an airtight container for 3 days. The bars can also be frozen.
Tasting the macadamia nut bars
These delicious macadamia white chocolate blondie bars are buttery, soft, and chewy. They have a rich white chocolate taste and added texture from the macadamia nuts.
You can also melt some extra white chocolate morsels and drizzle them over the top of the macadamia nut bars. This will make them visually stunning and even sweeter.
More white chocolate dessert recipes
If you are looking for more white chocolate desserts, try one of these ideas:
- Macadamia Nut Cookies – These cookies have the same flavor profile as this bar recipe and are just as tasty!
- Brownies with Peanut Butter – Delicious blondie recipe with white chocolate
- Snickerdoodle Bars – Another white chocolate blondie recipe to try
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Macadamia White Chocolate Bars Recipe
These white chocolate macadamia bars are decadent and full of flavor. They will be the hit at your next potluck dinner.
The bars are soft-baked and slightly chewy with lots of texture and flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups of light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 cup of macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped, divided
- 1 1/2 cups of white chocolate morsels, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190° C).
- Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- Place the butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Gently cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the butter is melted.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and pout the brown sugar mixture in a large bowl. Add the vanilla extract and eggs.
- Beat with a either a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed.
- Stir in the flour and baking powder and beat on low speed until everything is well combined.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the chopped macadamia nuts and 3/4 cup of the white chocolate morsels.
- Pour the batter into the greased baking dish.
- Sprinkle the rest of the chopped macadamia nuts over the top of the batter.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes until the top is just starting to brown.
- Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle the remainder of the white chocolate morsels over the top. Cook for 5 minutes more.
- Cool for 30 minutes.
- Cut into 24 macadamia nut bars.
Notes
The recipe asks for the white chocolate morsel topping to be cooked for only the last 5 minutes. The morsels will burn if cooked for longer than this.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 259Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 51mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 18gProtein: 3g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.