Happy final day! My sixth and final strawberries and cream recipe is here in the form of these strawberry white chocolate blondies. When I sat down to make my list of potential recipe ideas for this series, I thought about a vegan Victoria sponge. Wimbledon is classically British, as is a Victoria sponge and it’s a very classic strawberries & cream recipe. But, as I’m sure you know by now, I like trying things that are new. And as nice as a Victoria sponge would be, it felt a little too safe. So, while I was thinking about alternative cake ideas, this one cropped up.
I’ve never made regular blondies before; I always make chickpea blondies. However, I do make a lot of brownies. This recipe is a twist on a few of my previous brownie recipes combined. I decided to make the strawberry element a jammy texture rather than strawberry pieces, so I looked to my cherry pecan brownies to get an idea what kind of ratios I’d need.
Ingredient choices
All of my brownie recipes follow roughly the same flour to melted chocolate ratio + cocoa/ raw cacao. Initially, I thought the adaptation would be really easy. Then I realised I’d need to sub the cocoa powder to keep the same texture. I didn’t want to use less milk or chocolate as that would reduce the creaminess, so I added slightly more flour and a little bit of corn flour. Adding too much flour had the potential to make them too dense and dry once cooked, so the corn flour is in there to help thicken the wet ingredients without drying them too much.
I found the blondie batter to be runnier than a typical brownie batter, so they do take ever so slightly longer to cook. Don’t be alarmed if it doesn’t look exactly how you’d expect when it first goes in the oven.
Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegan and nut free. It does contain soy. Creamy white chocolate blended with a gooey strawberry jam to create a deliciously soft strawberry white chocolate blondie.
Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies
Ingredients
For the blondies
- 190 g GF oat flour
- 160 g golden caster sugar
- ½ tbsp corn flour
- 175 g dairy free white chocolate
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 cup vanilla soy milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the jam
- 200 g strawberries
- 1 scant cup water
- 50 g golden caster sugar
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
Instructions
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We're starting with the jam, then leaving that to set a little while we make the blondie mix. Add the sliced strawberries, sugar and water to a saucepan. Bring to the boil on a medium heat, uncovered. Then simmer for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries have broken down into a jammy texture. Stir in the chia seeds then set aside for the jam to set. The jam won’t be fully set by the time we mix it in – don’t worry if it’s still runny. It’s easier to combine that way.
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Preheat your oven to 180 degrees and line an oven friendly baking dish.
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Melt your chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water.
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Sieve your flour into a mixing bowl. Once done, stir in the sugar until dry ingredients are fully combined.
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Now stir in the melted chocolate, oil, vanilla, and milk until fully combined. You'll notice the mix is probably quite runny, stir in the corn flour now and mix until completely smooth.
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Now pour just over half of your mixture into your lined baking dish, enough to get an even base.
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Then place jam over this layer and lightly swirl through using a spoon. It should take about 5 heaped tablespoons to cover the bottom layer.
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Pour the remaining blondie mixture into over the top of the jammy layer. As the mix is thinner, some of the strawberry layer should come to the surface.
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Place on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for approximately 35 minutes. Remember blondies are still gooey when cooked, you’re not looking for a fork to come out clean like cake mix.
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When blondies are cooked, allow them to cool and set for at least 5 minutes then slice into 10 pieces.
Serve and enjoy!
Have you guys enjoyed strawberries and cream season? It’s mid-June for me right now so I have no idea who is playing today (obviously), but did your favourite win? Let me know what you think of the blondies recipe!
Until next time,
Sophie
They look amazing!! Strawberry’s and white chocolate is a lovely combination x
Yum!! My family are obsessed with tennis and have been keeping up with the tournament but I’m sort of out of the loop to be honest. These blondies sound amazing!! Thanks for the recipe Sophie!
My mouth is literally drooling at the thought of these blondes. I am going to bookmark this as it’s definitely a recipe I want to try!
I never really know how to feel about blondies! I’ve always been more of a chocolate brownie person but vegan blondies seem to be popping up a lot more recently!
Ooh these sound delicious! I never normally like baking, but I always feel inspired after seeing your recipes – this looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing
These look delicious, I admit I’am a sucker for anything strawberry and probably would have devoured them before switching my diet. I’ll have to give them a try for the kids! I’am sure they will love them!
I’ve got the mens final on as I’m writing this! Djokovic v Federer… It could go on for a while yet! Anyway, these look and sound delicious! I’m gluten & dairy free and this recipe sounds perfect to me. 🙂
Anything that contains white chocolate I am ALL for! These brownies look really tasty! xx
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I am drooling at these blondies! I love that you incorporated white chocolate into this recipe – makes everything sweeter and better!
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These look AMAZING! I cannot wait to give this recipe a try! x
They look so good and sound so yummy. I love baking so this definitely something to add to the list!
These look sooo good!! I’ve loved this series; you’ve been so creative with all of these recipes 🙂
Strawberry anything and I will try it, don’t think I’ve ever had something like this. Looks super 🙂 x
This looks so good! You’re making me hungry lol
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I’m so going to try this! It has been a while since I tasted a blondie and it may just be what my sweet tooth’s been calling for.
OMG these look so damn gorgeous. Out of all the Wimbledon recipes you’ve posted, I think these are my faves (although they’re all delicious). I actually prefer blondies to brownies anyway but the addition of strawberries is inspired. Yum, thank you, Sophie! X
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This looks delicious and it really inspires me to get baking myself. I wouldn’t have considered strawberries in Brownies before. Thank you!
Why is it every time I come on your blog and see the fantastic food and recipes I just become really, really hungry! These blondies are great – I think a trip to the allotment to grab some Strawberries and give this recipe a try!
I don’t think I had ever heard of blondies before but OMG, look delicious! I love it when there is strawberries in a cake!
Strawberries and white chocolate! This is actually my dream. I could gear those too things literally all day and putting them into brownie form is even better. I’m definitely going to have to give these a try as they look so good! X
Soph these brownies look so warm and gooey! I saw that you mentioned you typically make brownies with chickpeas, I never had chickpea brownies! You always introduce something new to me through your posts
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oh my this looks amazing! I wish I could hire you as like my personal chef to make all the yummies for me!
I love the quick jam recipe here too! Tempted to just whip up a batch of that to keep in the fridge for my porridge 🙂
I really wish I made time to watch Wimbledon, it’s like I blinked and suddenly It was over – I really wanted to watch Serena’s match! Anything with strawberries is already a recipe I need to make, also time for me to start making the jam – I’ve been wanting to make my own jam since I saw a recipe of yours with jam! Especially since it is strawberry season too – excited to make this!
Perfect recipe, I want to do it <3
i want to eat!
Very interesting, love your blog, thank you for sharing.
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This recipe sounds like the perfect summer treat! So delicious! I’m definitely gonna make this soon! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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These look delicious! I don’t think I’ve ever tried blondes before, favouring brownies, but I’d love to give these a try. They’d make the perfect Summer treat.
OH MY GOSH. This looks so tasty, it seems like the perfect treat to pack in your lunch boxes for work! I’m sending you all of my love
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I love making blondies! These look so delicious, you’ve made me want to bake now! xx
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I’m such a weirdo! As soon as I saw the word ‘Blondie’, I sniggered because I thought of the singer Blondie as a cake. Like I said, I’m weird xD This sounds extra yummy and something I’m going to add to my to-try list since I’m slowly trying to get back into baking!
I haven’t really baked anything since going vegan but I need to x
Oh these sound bloody amazing! There’s an almond and white chocolate blondie recipe in a book I have at home but I much prefer the sound of having some fruitiness in there too!
These sound delicious. Not everyone is a fan of shire chocolate but I love it.
Oh wow these look absolutely delicious!
These looks absolutely mouth-watering. I love strawberries and I love white chocolate so I’m pretty sure these sound like something I’d enjoy. I’m really in the mood to make something now, maybe it’s because I want to eat something sweet and delicious like these though!
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