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Delicious Carrot Cake Blondies Recipe

Carrot cake lovers these Carrot Cake Blondies are for you! All the yumminess of a carrot cake but oh so easy to make and the sweetness of brown sugar (hence the blondies part). They are oh so delicious and moist and full of shredded carrots, delightful spices, and topped with a cream cheese frosting of course!

carrot cake blondies squares on a white cake stand

These carrot cake blondies are soft but a bit denser than carrot cake and taste oh so delicious. They did not last long in our home so beware they are a popular treat for carrot cake lovers and who could resist cream cheese frosting? Not me apparently!

carrot cake blondies with cream cheese frosting in 9x9 pan topped with crushed walnuts and shredded carrots

What are blondies?

A blondie (also known as a blonde brownie) is a rich, sweet dessert bar. It resembles the traditional chocolate brownie, but substitutes vanilla for the cocoa used in brownies,[1] and contains brown sugar. Blondies are made from flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla, and may also

two carrot cake blondies squares stacked top one with a bite in it

contain walnuts or pecans. Blondies differ from white chocolate brownies. Unlike the white chocolate brownie or the normal brownie, they contain no chocolate or chocolate flavouring, other than chocolate chips, which may be included. They may also contain coconut, nuts, toffee, or any other chunky candy for added texture. Blondies are not usually frosted; the brown sugar tends to be sweet enough

two carrot cake blondies squares

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Besides tasting oh so amazing these carrot cake blondies don't take a lot of time to make. They only take about 10 minutes to prep and are in the oven for 30-35 minutes. You let them cool and then you top them with an oh so scrumptious cream cheese frosting. I might have just drooled there a bit thinking about it.

carrot cake blondies squares top down view

What you need to make Carrot Cake Blondies

  • Butter
  • Brown sugar
  • Eggs
  • Flour
  • Cinnamon

carrot cake blondies squares top down view

  • Chopped walnuts
  • Carrots
  • Cream cheese
  • Icing sugar
  • Milk
  • Vanilla
  • 9x9 pan

carrot cake blondies prep

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Carrot cake lovers these Carrot Cake Blondies are for you! All the yumminess of a carrot cake but oh so easy to make and oh so delicious.

Now let's get to our delicious carrot cake blondies recipe shall we?

Yield: 1 9x9 pan

Carrot Cake Blondies Recipe

two carrot cake blondies squares stacked top one with a bite in it
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Additional Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • ½ cup of butter
  • ½ cup of brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1.25 cups of flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup of chopped walnuts
  • 1 medium carrot grated

Cream Cheese icing

  • 4 oz block of cream cheese
  • 5 cups icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoon milk (you may need to add more depending on consistency)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

    1. Mix flour and cinnamon and set aside
    2. Mix wet ingredients until combined
    3. Pour flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
    4. Fold in grated carrots and walnuts.
    5. Scoop mixture into a 9x9 pan and bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean.
    6. Mix cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla and milk until you have a smooth icing. When bars are cooled, frost the cake.
    7. *Garnish with grated carrots and walnuts.



    Notes

    * instead of (or with up to you) shredded carrots you can add sprinkles of any colour and style that you prefer

    * Can you skip the nuts? Yes, some people like raisins with or instead of nuts or you can skip the nuts and not substitute with anything.

    Nutrition Information:

    Yield:

    9

    Serving Size:

    1 square

    Amount Per Serving: Calories: 539Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 146mgCarbohydrates: 87gFiber: 1gSugar: 71gProtein: 5g

    Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.

    carrot cake blondies

    Now how easy does it look to make these carrot cake blondies? Easy right? I am practically dreaming of them and that cream cheese frosting. I also sometimes dust the frosting with a bit of cinnamon as I love cinnamon.

    carrot cake blond square side view

    I like the shredded carrots on top but you can also skip those and have nothing on top, just the crushed walnuts, or as mentioned on the recipe card some fun sprinkles could also work!

    carrot cake blondies squares on a plate

    I also personally love raisins in these carrot cake blondies or even carrot cake but sadly the rest of the family doesn't love raisins. Hmm maybe I should make a whole pan of ones with raisins and then I would have a whole pan to myself! Would that be too greedy? Maybe just a little but it might be the only way I get more than one piece of carrot cake blondies because these babies go fast!

    carrot cake blondies squares on a plate

    Would you add nuts, raisins or? To these carrot cake blondies? I think they would also taste fabulous with some toasted coconut in them or on top of the cream cheese frosting! Yum!

    carrot cake blondies squares top down view

    If you make these carrot cake blondies make sure to let us know how you liked them and anything you changed. We love to hear from you.

    By on February 23rd, 2021

    About Powered by Mom

    I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

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    21 thoughts on “Carrot Cake Blondies Recipe”

    1. Very light dessert that would be an excellent choice for an upcoming family reunion. Even the kids will enjoy this dessert.

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    2. This looks so pleasing to the eye and I bet it tastes even better. I think I might have to try my hand at making this. I never have before.

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    3. Carrot cake is my favorite cake, so these grabbed my attention. I love that they don't use a lot of ingredients and i have them all at home already. That just made my day.....thanks.

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    4. Oh wow, these carrot cake blondies sound absolutely delicious! Carrot cake is definitely one of my all time favorites. I would add raisins to mine. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, I can't wait to try it!

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