Joan's Missing You Blondies

When her four kids were little, all of them loved the brownies that Joan from our story used to make as a treat – all except her daughter, Sarah. Not wanting her to feel left out, Joan took to making her blondies, instead. Now that Sarah’s at uni, Joan misses her like mad – so she posts her her favourite childhood treat as a delicious reminder of home. 

Serves 16 (makes 16 blondies)

20 mins to prepare and 1 hr 10 mins to cook, plus cooling

366 calories / serving

190g butter, melted and cooled

375g golden caster sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs

260g plain flour

300g white chocolate, broken into pieces

150g frozen or fresh raspberries

25g mini pink and white marshmallows

Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C and line the base and sides of a 20cm square loose-bottomed tin with nonstick baking paper.

In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar. Add the vanilla extract and the eggs, one at a time, stirring with each addition. Fold in the flour and white chocolate, then the raspberries, until just combined.

Spoon the batter into the lined tin, spreading into all corners. Bake for 1 hour, covering with foil if the top begins to brown too much. 

Remove from the oven, scatter over the mini marshmallows and bake for a further 10 minutes, or until the marshmallows are golden. Remove and leave to cool in the tin completely. Once cooled, remove and cut into 16 squares.

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