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These Salted Caramel Crunch Blondies are buttery blondies, layered with salted caramel sprinkled with crunchy salted caramel Krispie topping.

First off you need to make these Blondies because My husband isn’t even a sweets fan and was ALL about these.

He must have said 10 times “Dang these are good”.

Because dang…these are good.

They definitely take a few steps to make since they have three components but totally worth it.

Since I actually talked food first here’s a few Dear Fill in the Blank Letters….

Dear Mailman,

I have now lived here for 3 months.

I have left you sticky notes, a letter, and a large sign taped to the back of the mailbox where you put mail in listing all the people who DO live here and all the people who DO NOT live here.

And yet you still continue to give me the mail of those who DO NOT live here.

So I am forced to carry a pen with me every time I hike (it’s quite a bit of a walk) to the mailbox and write Does Not Live Here across their mail and then stuff it in the outgoing box.

And then half the time with my handwritten Does Not Live Here written across the address you put it back in my mailbox.

WTF??

I admit I don’t know how hard it is to deliver the mail but I’m guessing you at least have to look down and look at the address to know what box it goes in to.

Could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that’s how it works. So why must you mess with me?

Clearly you have no idea that my old mailman used to get snacks from me and you would too if you didn’t annoy me daily!!!

Sincerely,

Not Linda, Not Michael, Not Susan

Dear Husband,

You have upset all of the men we know that follow me on Facebook.

Not only did you clean all the toilets, do all the laundry, and vacuum this weekend (not unusual FYI) but you decided while vacuuming to draw a heart using the vacuum as a little love note to me.

I loved it but apparently they do not as I know they fear their wives will expect the same.

P.S. Yes people think we are obnoxiously cute because we are.

Love,

Your Happy Wife

Dear Person Who Hacked the Internet to get Nude Celebrity Photos,

Really, you only found nude women?

Not one Channing Tatum, Zac Efron or Ryan Gosling photo?

But in all seriousness…don’t mess with people’s private stuff.

You are messed up.

You suck…sincerely,
Me

Dear Crazy Cocker Spaniel,

You are now mostly healthy….please stay that way.

My wallet and heart can’t take any more.

Love,

Mom

Dear Fall,

I am SO excited you are on your way!!!

I can’t wait to wear my hoodies, snuggle extra, drink hot chocolate on a regular basis, sit under blankets watching TV with tea in one hand and a dog laying on my feet, watching hockey, having crisp morning air, and of course all the amazing baking that comes with!

Love,
Lover of all things fall Peabody

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!

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Salted Caramel Crunch Blondies

Ingredients

  • For the Salted Caramel Krispie Topping:
  • 1 ½ cups Rice Krispie Cereal
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 TBSP water
  • 1 tsp. Lyle’s Golden Syrup (or corn syrup)
  • ½ TBSP fleur de sel
  • For the Blondie Batter:
  • 12 oz. unsalted butter (I used Plugra), at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ¾ cups brown sugar, packed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract (I used Rodelle)
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 ¾ tsp. baking powder
  • For the Caramel Glaze:
  • 3 oz. salted butter (I used Plugra)
  • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream (try and find 40%)
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract (I used Rodelle)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Make the Salted Krispie Topping first.
  2. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
  3. Measure the cereal out so you don’t do what I do which was frantically do it when the caramel had formed.
  4. Using a small saucepan (I recommend an older one that doesn’t conduct heat well…you make less mistakes that way) add the sugar, water, and Lyle’s Golden Syrup, stir until combined.
  5. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  6. Once mixture comes to a boil, lower heat to medium and boil until a medium-amber color forms, about 5 minutes. If you aren’t comfortable with making caramel this is why an older pan that doesn’t conduct heat as good helps…when you have a good pan/pot you can often go from amber to burnt in no time. But one that doesn’t conduct heat as well helps with it not going to burnt. It also means it may take longer to turn to the amber color but better safe than sorry.
  7. Remove from heat and add the cereal, making sure to coat all the cereal with the caramel.
  8. Pour out the caramelized cereal onto the parchment paper on the pan. Spread it out as best you can.
  9. Sprinkle evenly with the fleur de sel and let cool to room temperature. Set aside you won’t need it for a while.
  10. For the blondie batter:
  11. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with baking spray. Place aluminum foil or parchment paper into the pan and have it form an overhang to make removal of the blondies easier. Spray baking spray on the foil or parchment.
  12. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  13. Add the eggs one at a time and scrape down the bowl and sides after each addition.
  14. Add the vanilla and beat another 30 seconds.
  15. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix on low speed and mix until fully combined.
  16. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly (as best you can).
  17. Bake for 20 minutes at 350F. Then lower the oven to 325F and bake for another 16 mintues (mine took another 3 after that) or until a toothpick or knife inserted comes out clean.
  18. Cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes.
  19. Make the Glaze:
  20. Cut butter into 8 slices.
  21. Place the butter slices, cream, and brown sugar into a small saucepan.
  22. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter has melted.
  23. Once melted turn up heat to medium-high and bring to a full boil, boil for two minutes without stirring.
  24. Remove from pan and add vanilla and salt.
  25. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  26. Add sifted powdered sugar (I was lazy and didn’t sift) and whisk until it forms a smooth glaze and you don’t see any stray powdered sugar.
  27. Pour glaze over the blondies, use a spatula to distribute the glaze evenly.
  28. Chop up the caramelized cereal with a knife into ¼-inch pieces.
  29. Immediately sprinkle them over the glaze (push down a little) so that when the glaze cools they will stay put.
  30. Cool for 30 minutes.
  31. And now the hard part…put in the fridge for at 7-8 hours or overnight. Told you that was hard because you really want to eat them.
  32. Remove from fridge. Run a knife around the edges so that removal will be easier.
  33. Since it’s refrigerated pretty good you can just tilt it on it’s side…if they don’t come out tug a little on the foil or parchment to get it to come out.
  34. Cut with knife and serve.
  35. Mine made 12 big ones but you can cut smaller and get 24.
© Peabody

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Comments

  2. I read the title, saw the picture, and said to myself, “Yep, making these.” Read the recipe and did not change my mind. They sound so good.

    I don’t know if your mailman has the same rules ours does since we live in different places, but we get a ton of other people’s mail ever since we moved into the rental house we live in, and I found out it’s because the mailman is actually required by law (don’t know if it’s local or state or federal or what) to put the mail in our box because it has our address, even though it doesn’t have our names, on it. So cut him some slack – the post office that isn’t paying attention to change of address notices is the one that deserves a fill in the blank letter. As in, “Blank it, you blanking lazy post office!” 😛

    Congrats on CCS being healthy again! And on the super sweet husband. You were made for each other – all of you! 🙂

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  4. I’m not ready for Fall. I’m mourning the end of summer. Please do not show me a pumpkin recipe anytime soon. Summer is going by way too fast!

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  5. Dear Peabody,

    I’d like to tell you how refreshing it is to read of someone reveling in their spouse! So frequently it is the exact opposite, which is a shame. I think that [Y]DP and my Hey, Babe graduated with honors from the same Good Husband school (although I will admit that mine didn’t minor at ALL in cutesy 😉 ). Enjoy the next 42 years of your honeymoon stage!

    P.S. I’m all about fall and gearing up for our 3rd annual Caramel Apple making party using the recipe you posted a few years ago! (Thanks again for it) If these blondies are even half as good as the caramel I’ll be in heaven.

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  7. Seriously there were NO pictures of Channing Tatum or Bond! Please let it be fall soon so we can be besties. It’s still 89 degrees in NY. Love everything about your fall plans…same as mine 🙂

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  9. A friend of mine sent me a link to your blog since I love all things Salted Caramel. What she didn’t know is that I would also love anyone who would be a rebel and make blondies from a brownie cookbook. Will you be my interwebs BFF? 😉

    I cannot wait to make these! Definitely on my list. I just need to get three more ingredients and then I’m all over them! Yum!!!!

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  10. Lurker here. I made these tonight and they are patiently waiting in the fridge. They look really good. But when I was making the glaze, I noticed the instructions say to add vanilla and salt, but there is no salt listed in the caramel glaze ingredient list. I winged it and they taste great, but is that an oversight?

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  11. Holy moly! My arteries just died a little. I’m a Kiwi so I converted from US to Aus/NZ just to be sure, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen that much butter in a single slice recipe before. Of course, I’m going to take one for the team and make them anyway because they look awesome! I think Rice Krispies are the same as our Rice Bubbles. As for your Postie, I think his second cousin twice removed lives near my place, but I’m Linda/Michael/Susan so he always sends my most important mail to someone else…

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