How To: Make blonde white chocolate brownies with maple syrup sauce

Despite what their name implies, brownies don't have to be, well, brown. Substituting white chocolate for milk chocolate, this recipe for blonde brownies topped with maple syrup sauce is too decadent to pass up.

A generous helping of white chocolate chips adds sweet flavor to this brownie, making it sweeter than your average brownie. These brownies are truly heavenly; give them a try by checking out this video!

Brownies:

1 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Sauce
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon maple extract or 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring

Brownies:
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
Add nuts, mix well, and set aside.
Melt butter, add brown sugar, and mix well
Add egg and vanilla and mix well
Gradually combine with flour mixture, mixing well.
Stir in white chocolate chips
Pour into a 9-inch square pan and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Sauce:
Combine syrup and butter, cook over low heat until butter is melted.
Stir in brown sugar until dissolved and remove from heat.
Beat in cream cheese and maple extract until smooth.
Heat again (if required) in the microwave until it reaches desired consistency.