Apple Brownies With Maple Glaze

These Apple Brownies are chewy, sweet, and full of fresh apple flavor, perfect for any fall dessert. Quick and easy to make, they’ll be a hit at any gathering!

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These easy Apple Brownies are a delicious blend of chewy, sweet, and buttery flavors, perfect for apple lovers. Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, and a soft, brownie-like texture, they’re an irresistible treat for any occasion. Ready in under an hour, these apple brownies make a great dessert or snack everyone will love!

Our recipe for apple brownies with maple glaze takes just under an hour to make and is perfect for any fall party or family gathering. The combination of fresh apples, cinnamon, and soft, chewy brownie texture makes each bite irresistible.

Plus, our recipe includes a crackly, sweet maple glaze - a decadent touch that makes these apple brownies irresistible!

What you'll need to make this Apple Brownies recipe:

For the Apples:

• 2½ cups peeled & diced (½-¾-inch pieces) Honeycrisp apples
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

To Make The Brownie Batter:

• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups light brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon maple extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature

For the Maple Glaze:

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon maple extract
• ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups powdered sugar

Follow along with our step-by-step instructions and pictures to make this delicious apple blondies recipe. Don’t miss the helpful tips and tricks below for perfect results. Let’s get started and bake something amazing!

Start by preheating your oven to 350°F. Grease a nine-by-nine-inch brownie pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.

Lay a piece of parchment in the pan with a bit hanging over the sides to help you lift them from the pan.

In a medium skillet, add the small pieces of fresh apples, granulated sugar, and cinnamon, and cook over medium heat, stirring to combine. Cook for five to seven minutes.

You'll want to stir often so the sugars don’t burn. Cook until the apples have softened, but make sure they still hold their shape. The sugars and cinnamon should caramelize and make a light, sweet coating on the apples.

Remove the apples from the heat and allow them to cool to room temperature while you prepare the brownie batter.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, add the light brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and maple extract. Using a hand-held mixer on medium-low speed, beat until the butter and brown sugar are fully incorporated.

Add the eggs to the bowl and beat until they’re fully combined. The mixture should look smooth and fluffy.

Add the flour mixture to the large bowl of wet ingredients, and use a rubber spatula to gently fold all the ingredients together just until all the flour is incorporated and no lumps of flour remain in the batter.

Remove the fully cooled apples from the skillet using a slotted spoon. Allow any liquid to drain off. Leave as much of the excess liquid in the pan as possible, because it will alter the texture of the baked apple brownies if it’s added to the batter.

Add the apples to the bowl containing the batter and carefully fold them in. Try to distribute them as evenly as possible.

A large rubber spatula works great for this.

How To Bake Apple Brownies

Now that the batter is ready, it's time to bake the apple blondies.

1. Spread the apple brownie mixture into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
2. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes, until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a couple of moist crumbs. Remove the apple brownies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the counter.
3. Meanwhile, prepare the maple glaze. Add the unsalted butter, pure maple syrup, maple extract, cinnamon, and salt to a three-quart saucepan.
   
   Heat over medium heat for a few minutes while whisking constantly, just until the butter melts and the ingredients are fully combined. When the mixture starts to lightly bubble around the edges, remove it from the heat.
   
   Add the sifted powdered sugar to the saucepan. Whisk it into the butter mixture until all the powdered sugar has been fully incorporated, and the glaze is smooth.
   
   Pro Tip: If your glaze gets too thick, you can thin it out with a touch more maple syrup.
   
   Slowly pour the maple glaze evenly over the apple brownies once they’re fully cooled. Spread the glaze so that it evenly covers the entire surface of the brownies. 
4. Allow the brownies to sit at room temperature until the glaze has firmed up and set completely. Then, slice and serve!

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Apple Brownies

These Apple Brownies are chewy, sweet, and full of fresh apple flavor, perfect for any fall dessert. Quick and easy to make, they’ll be a hit at any gathering!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 475 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the Apples

• 2½ cups Honeycrisp apples (peeled & diced into ½ to ¾-inch pieces)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the Brownie Batter

• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups light brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter (melted)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon maple extract
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)

For the Maple Glaze

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
• ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon maple extract
• ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with baker’s spray and line with parchment paper. Be sure to leave enough of the parchment paper overhanging the sides to make lifting the apple brownies out of the pan easier once cooled.

​To Make the Apples

• Add the diced apples, granulated sugar, and cinnamon to a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir to combine. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring often so the sugars don’t burn, until the apples have softened but still hold their shape and the sugars and cinnamon have caramelized and made a light, sweet coating on the apples. Remove from the heat and allow the apples to cool to room temperature while you prepare the brownie batter.

To Make the Brownies

• In a small bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• Add the light brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and maple extract to a large mixing bowl to make the brownie batter. Using a electric mixer, on medium-low speed, beat for 1-2 minutes or until the butter and brown sugar are fully incorporated.
• Add the eggs to the bowl and beat for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until fully combined and the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture to the bowl of wet ingredients, and using a rubber spatula, gently fold all the ingredients together just until all the flour is incorporated and no lumps of flour remain in the batter.
• Remove the cooked and cooled apples from the skillet using a slotted spoon. Make sure you leave as much of the excess liquids in the pan as the excess liquid will alter the texture of the baked apple brownies if added to the batter.
• Add the apples to the brownie batter and carefully fold them into the batter, making sure that they are evenly distributed. A large rubber spatula works great for this.
• Spread the apple brownie mixture into an even layer in the prepared 9×13 baking pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a couple of moist crumbs.
• Remove the apple brownies from the oven and let them cool completely on the counter while preparing the maple glaze.

To Make the Glaze

• Add to a 3-quart saucepan, over medium heat, the unsalted butter, pure maple syrup, maple extract, cinnamon and salt. Heat for 2-3 minutes while whisking constantly, just until the butter has melted and the ingredients are fully combined. The mixture should just start to lightly bubble around the edges. Remove from the heat.
• Add the sifted powdered sugar to the saucepan and whisk until all the powdered sugar has been fully incorporated and the glaze is smooth.
• Slowly pour the maple glaze evenly over the cooled apple brownies. Be sure to spread the glaze so that it evenly covers the entire surface of the brownies.

Notes

• Allow the brownies to sit at room temperature until the glaze has firmed up and set completely before slicing and serving the apple brownies
• If you cut the apples a bit ahead of time, stir your apple pieces with a bit of lemon juice to keep them from browning.
• Be careful not to overmix your batter. The gently mixed batter is what gives your brownies their perfect chewy texture.
• Near the end of the bake time, stay close to your oven. These brownies need to come out of the oven promptly. That’s what gives them their moist brownie base, and prevents them from becoming dry.
• If your maple glaze is too thick to pour over the brownies, you can fix it by stirring in a bit more maple syrup to thin it out. If it’s to thin, you can whisk in a bit more powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 614IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg

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