Raspberry Almond Blondie

Raspberry Almond Blondies 

Ingredients:

·       2 sticks Unsalted Butter

·       3 cups White Chocolate Chips

·       4 Eggs

·       1 cup Sugar

·       2 cups All-purpose flour

·       ½ tsp Salt

·       ½ tsp Almond Extract, optional

·       1 jar Lighthouse Keeper’s Sweet Citrus Raspberry Jam

·       ½ cup Sliced Almonds

 

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a 9X13-inch pan with parchment and lightly grease with nonstick cooking spray.

 Add the butter to a microwave-safe bowl heat until melted. Add 2 cups of the white chocolate chips, saving one cup for a later step. Stir once or twice to submerge the chips in the melted butter.

 In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, whip the eggs on high speed until foamy. Add the sugar and continue to mix for 1-2 minutes until the mixture has lightened in color. 

Stir in the butter and white chocolate chip mixture, flour, salt, and almond extract. Mix until well-combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Spread about half of the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes until just set throughout.

While the base layer bakes, stir the remaining 1 cup white chocolate chips into the remaining batter. 

Immediately out of the oven, spoon the raspberry jam over the top. Let sit for a minute or so to melt the jam. Spread the jam into an even layer.

Dollop the remaining batter in spoonfuls over the jam. Don't spread. Sprinkle with sliced almonds. 

Bake for 30-35 minutes until the batter on top is set. Cool completely before serving.

 Yield 10 Bars