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Carrot Cake Blondies

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Give the veggie lovers in your life an extra special treat with these sweet, soft and delectable carrot cake blondies made with Florida Crystals® Organic Light Brown Raw Cane Sugar.

Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
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Carrot Cake Blondies
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Carrot Cake Blondies
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Carrot Cake Blondies
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Carrot Cake Blondies
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Carrot Cake Blondies
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Ingredients
Servings
9 blondies
For the Blondies:
  •  cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups Florida Crystals®Organic Light Brown Raw Cane Sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup (4 medium) grated carrots
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Optional: 3/4 cup chopped pecans
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 cups Florida Crystals® Organic Powdered Raw Cane Sugar
Instructions
Carrot Cake Blondies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9 x 9-inch square pan with parchment paper, overlapping the sides of the pan slightly. Spray with cooking spray, set aside.

Step 2

In a medium saucepot, melt butter. Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar; then, stir in vanilla, eggs, and carrots.

Step 3

In a mixing bowl, sift or whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Stir dry ingredients and optional pecans into wet ingredients until combined.

Step 4

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes clean.

Step 5

Cool 5 minutes in the pan; then, lift out by the parchment paper. Continue to cool on a wire rack.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla extract. With mixer on low, slowly add sugar. Increase mixer speed and beat until frosting is well combined and fluffy.

Step 2

Use a spoon or offset spatula to apply frosting on top of the cooled blondies and spread into an even layer. Chill then cut into 9 blondies.