Surprise! We are throwing a baby shower! Ok, well maybe a virtual one, but I still wish I could sip margaritas and shovel tacos in my mouth with all the lovely ladies who are taking part in this celebration in real life. We are celebrating the uber talented and always lovely Christina at Dessert for Two with an array of things for two, pies, and all the things in-between. Christina is going to have a sweet baby girl and I’ve loved following along with her over the years, especially over the course of her pregnancy and writing her cookbook, which I’ve loved veganizing. A year or so ago, Christina started fielding all my blogging questions via e-mail and was the most patient and understanding internet friend I’ve ever (not face to face, yet!) met, so I owe her a pan of these sweet blondies and maybe a few mocktails for good measure. Post baby though, I’ll take a glass of bourbon on the rocks with this girl, hands down.
I know one of Christina’s favorite things is bourbon, so I knew I had to work them into a dessert somehow. Seeing as how I have a few jars of homemade nutella hanging out in my fridge, swirling it right into the peanut butter bourbon blondies just made these even bigger and better. I chose to underbake these just a little bit, especially since dry blondies are no one’s favorite, right? Sub in any nut butter you have around for the peanut butter, but please don’t skip the nutella, it just makes these! I didn’t have any on hand, but chocolate chips might make these just swoon worthy, so just try it out and let me know (and bring me a few pieces!), ok?
Just a word of warning, store bought Nutella is NOT vegan, so go ahead and just make your own!
Cheers to Christina and her baby girl, I can’t wait to see what great things she accomplishes in her mama’s footsteps! xo
A lot of other amazing bloggers are taking part in this shower too! Check them all out here:
Fizzy Grapefruit Margaritas from Well Plated
Earl Grey Cake with Vanilla Bean Buttercream from Country Cleaver
Mini Bourbon and Bacon Tater Tot Casseroles from Climbing Grier Mountain
Maple-Chia Overnight Oatmeal from Feed Me Phoebe
Lemon Cake for Two from Keep It Sweet Desserts
Mini Raspberry Pavlovas from The Baker Chick
Almond Berry Cake Parfaits for Two from Edible Perspective
Peanut Butter Bourbon Blondies from The Frosted Vegan
Mixed Berry Mascarpone Scones from Bluebonnet Baker
Greek Yogurt Funfetti Cupcakes for Two from The Housewife in Training Files
Bourbon Barbeque Sliders with Bleu Cheese from Saucy Pear
Steak Fajita Tacos for Two from The Sweetphi Blog
Mango Madeleines from Stetted
Citrus Salad with Mint, Honey, and Lime from Rachel Cooks
Parfaits for Two from Order in the Kitchen
Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse with Coconut Whipped Cream from Joyful Healthy Eats
French Breakfast Puffs from Stephie Cooks
Blueberry Vanilla Cream Hand Pies from Eats Well With Others
Banana Pudding Cheesecake from The Domestic Rebel
Vegan Peanut Butter + Nutella Bourbon Blondies (+ a Baby Shower!)
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Dessert
Description
Vegan blondies swirled with nutella, peanut butter, and a bit of bourbon!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup nutella (not store bought, unless it is vegan! Just make your own.)
Instructions
- Grease an 8×8 or 9×9 pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, maple syrup, cold water, and bourbon. Add in the sugar, vanilla, flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir until mixture is well combined. If mixture is too stiff, add a tablespoon or two of water. Spread batter into the greased pan, using a spatula to spread the batter in the pan evenly. Swirl in the nutella. I had to heat mine up a bit to get it to a better spreading texture, but it depends on your nutella!
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, or until mixture is golden on top. Let cool and cut into squares.
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
Holy moly do theses look good. And yeah for virtual baby shower. I just love these little events for Christina – she is the best! And double yeah for some bourbon!
The Frosted Vegan says
Bourbon double all the WAY!
Cadry says
These look fabulous! Look at those gorgeous swirls!
The Frosted Vegan says
The swirls are what makes them, right?!
DessertForTwo says
Miss Abby! Thank you SO much! You are soooo sweet! I wish I could celebrate in real life with you, and we would definitely hit the Bourbon! These bars are exactly what I want in life! Thank you so much! Love ya! xoxo
★★★★★
The Frosted Vegan says
Yay!! Love you too dearest!! xoxo
Beth says
I can totally see Christina liking these!! And a glass of bourbon 🙂
The Frosted Vegan says
Totally!! Thanks for stopping by Beth 🙂
Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog says
Can we say blondes have more fun because of these blondies, or is that too cheesy? lol! These bars sound absolutely delish, and such a sweet way to celebrate Christina!
The Frosted Vegan says
Haha no, I love that!! Thanks dear! xoxo
Sara @ Cake Over Steak says
WHAATTT you went and put a bunch of my favorite things in one recipe!
The Frosted Vegan says
I did I did I did!!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
These look beyond amazing! Love all the nutty flavors here and omg- you have MULTIPLE jars of vegan nutella just chilling? How on earth do you resist?!
The Frosted Vegan says
Oh girl, you best believe they are gone by now!!
Lynn @ Order in the Kitchen says
These look positively drool-worthy!! I bet Christina’s book would be so fun to veganize! Please feel free to ship me some of these! Had fun enjoying this shower with you!
The Frosted Vegan says
Oh girl, I would pack you a box full of them in an instant!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
Oh my goodness love that you added bourbon into these blondies, christina will love them! So perfect and gorgeous to look at!
The Frosted Vegan says
Bourbon all the way, right?!
Ashley says
Your recipe should note that you used vegan chocolate hazelnut spread, because to those who don’t know that Nutella isn’t vegan, they might use the real thing instead!!
The Frosted Vegan says
Ah good call, thank you Ashley!
Rachel says
Yes, I blindly followed the recipe using store-bought Nutella because the recipe said vegan. Made my friend with a dairy allergy very sick, whoops!!
The Frosted Vegan says
Oh no, I’m so so sorry! I’ve been meaning to specify in the recipe that store bough Nutella isn’t vegan. I am going to change that right now!
CakeSpy says
I’m definitely crushing on this recipe. It’s got EVERYTHING.
The Frosted Vegan says
Oh goodness, thank you Jessie! I’m kind of just over the moon that you stopped and took a peek at my blog!! xo
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
haha, yes the bourbon is so Christina!!! 🙂 ok, can’t believe these are vegan and look so good and sturdy!!! trying these!!!
The Frosted Vegan says
YES! Enjoy Alice!
Julia says
Wahoooooo I love virtual baby shower, and I love that Christina! She’s such a sweetheart…with such great taste in sweets, ha! These PBNB blondies look absolutely stellar!! The perfect dessert to share with friends.
The Frosted Vegan says
I like the way you shortened that there, PHNB allll the way!
Erin@WellPlated says
Please teach me how to swirl! These brownies are perfection.
The Frosted Vegan says
I’ll trade ya swirl lessons for a cocktail, deal?!
Sarah | Broma Bakery says
It’s so prettyyyyyy! Oh I just love them. And yaaay to a baby shower for Christina!
The Frosted Vegan says
Yayyyy!! Thanks Sarah love!
Alexz says
Did anyone try these with vegan chocolate chips instead of vegan Nutella?