I have been on a peach kick for a couple weeks because they are just so good! Is it just me or are they better then they have ever been this year? I have eaten at least one a day (sometimes 2) for at least the past 2 weeks and not once have I gotten a grainy, mealy one. Just sweet ass juicy peachy goodness. Dang do I love a good peach!
Since the peaches are so good, it made sense to bake them into something and that something was blondies. A cakey cookie bar thing that is really easy to make, everyone loves, and highlights that goodness of the peaches. I tossed in some walnuts because why not, and as soon as the heat wave broke and I dared turn on the oven, I popped the batch in. Two days later and they are pretty much gone. And will I make them again, for sure yes, but only while the peaches are still good.
So you should probably make them while the peaches are good. Hurry up!
To the peach walnut blondie!
The stuff. A nice ripe peach and some walnuts. Flour, baking powder, and salt. Melted plant butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and some aquafaba.
Start with dicing up the peach and chopping up the walnuts into smaller pieces.
Next grab the aquafaba and dump into bowl with the brown sugar. Beat with an electric beater on high for about 2 minutes until mixture is a light brown and somewhat fluffy.
Add in all the dry and the melted butter and gently fold it in until completely incorporated.
Lastly fold in the diced up peach and walnuts.
Dump and smooth batter into a well greased and lined square baking pan and place into preheated oven to bake.
Once the blondies are golden brown and tester poked into the middle comes out clean, remove from oven and let cool.
Cut into pieces and then, you know, eat them.
Get at those peaches while you can!
-C
Peach Walnut Blondies
makes a 8x8 (you can use a little larger square) pan
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup aquafaba(liquid from a can of chickpeas)
1/2 cup plant based butter melted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 medium peach (about 3/4 cup diced)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350
Dice up the peach into small pieces and if the walnut pieces are whole or halved,, chop them into smaller pieces.
Dump the aquafaba and brown sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric beater for around 2 minutes or until the mixture is a light brown and somewhat fluffy. Mix dry ingredients together in smaller bowl then gently fold the melted butter and dry mixture into the beaten sugar ans aqufaba. Once completely incorporated, fold in the diced peach and walnuts.
Grease and parchment line a 8x8 (or a little large) pan and dump blondie batter in and spread and level to the pan. Place into oven ad bake for about 30-33 minutes (if using a large sized pan, reduce cooking time by a few minutes) or until top is a nice golden brow and a tester poked into the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes. Once cooled enough pop out of pan and coniunute to cool all the way.. Cut into pieces and eat.
Store uneaten blondies in a airtight container at room enrapture for 2-3 days but best stored in fridge or freezer when it is hot out. Plus they are amazing cold!