Apple Blondies Recipe With Cinnamon (Soft & Chewy)

By Natasha MinochaPublished August 25, 2026 Jump to recipe Watch video

These apple cinnamon blondies are soft, chewy, and buttery! With a delicious caramel-like flavor and packed with fresh, sweet apples, these blondies are a wonderful fall dessert!

The batter for cinnamon apple blondies comes together in one bowl, with simple ingredients, and bakes in 30 minutes! Enjoy them with a cup of tea or coffee in the afternoon, or serve warm with a big scoop of ice cream for an easy dessert.

If you love baking with apples, then you must try this apple puff pastry tart, upside down apple cake, apple crumble cheesecake, and apple cranberry scones.

Save this recipe

I'll email this recipe to you, so you can come back to it later!

Jump toHideShow

Why You'll Love This Recipe

One-bowl recipe. The batter comes together quickly in one bowl with minimal cleanup.
Simple ingredients. Regular pantry ingredients, no complicated steps, and they bake in 30 minutes!
Soft, chewy, and buttery. These apple blondies have the classic blondie texture with a rich caramel-like flavor.
Packed with fresh apples. Sweet, juicy apples give you a fruity bite in every piece.
Wonderful for fall baking. Enjoy with tea or coffee, or serve warm with a big scoop of ice cream for a delicious, easy dessert.

Recipe Ingredients

Labelled ingredients for making apple blondies.

Flour: Regular all-purpose flour gives these apple blondies the best soft texture.

Butter: I used unsalted butter in this recipe. If using salted butter, omit the salt in the batter. We melt the butter for that wonderfully chewy texture. For an extra nutty flavor, you can also use browned butter as I did for my gingerbread madeleines.

Apple: Use any crisp, juicy, sweet apple variety that's easily available to you. I used Gala, but Honeycrisp, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Pink Lady - all will work.

Cinnamon: For that cozy, warm flavor that goes so well with apples!

Sugar: I used brown sugar for a caramel-like flavor. Light brown sugar will also work well here.

Vanilla extract: For rounding up the flavors. Use good-quality store-bought or homemade vanilla extract.

Egg: This apple blondie recipe uses 1 large egg plus an extra yolk. The extra yolk is the secret to making richer, chewier blondies, as I did for my chocolate chip coffee blondies.

Please see the recipe card below for full information about the ingredients and quantities.

How To Make Apple Cinnamon Blondies

Recipe Video

Step-By-Step Instructions

A mixture of butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl.

Step 1: Combine melted butter and brown sugar in a large bowl. Whisk well until combined.

Eggs and vanilla extract on top of butter-sugar mixture in a bowl.

Step 2: Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix well.

Flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder on top of egg sugar mixture.

Step 3: Add the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined.

Diced apples on top of blondies batter in a mixing bowl.

Step 4: Toss the apples with a spoonful of flour and fold them into the batter.

Blondies batter in a parchment-lined pan.

Step 5: Transfer the batter to the prepared 8-inch pan. Spread it evenly and smooth out the top. Top with more diced apples if you wish.

Baked apple blondies in a square pan lined with parchment paper.

Step 6: Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.

Step 7: Let the cinnamon apple blondies cool completely before slicing them. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Top Tips

For the best chewy and tender texture, don’t overmix the batter.
Toss the diced apples with a spoonful of flour so they don't sink to the bottom of the blondies.
You can sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of the batter before baking for extra crunch.
Don't overbake the blondies. Take them out of the oven when the top looks done, and the center is still a little soft. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out with a few moist crumbs attached. If the toothpick comes out clean, the apple blondies are overbaked!
Line the baking pan with parchment paper for easier clean-up.
Allow the cinnamon apple blondies to cool completely before slicing them.
Please use a kitchen scale to measure the ingredients for more accurate and consistent results.

How To Serve

These apple blondie bars are best served warm or at room temperature. We love them as-is, but they're also delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

You can also drizzle cooled blondies with a brown butter icing, as I did for my banana blondies. Or try a cinnamon glaze, as I did for these apple pie cinnamon rolls.

A bite taken from an apple bar kept on a plate.

How To Store

Store these cinnamon apple bars in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave for a few seconds before serving.