Butternut Blondies with Maple Walnuts

Total Time 1 Hour

Yield 16 blondies (serving size: 1 blondie)

Sweet winter squash gives this easy blondies recipe a healthy twist. Sweetened with maple syrup it’s a fall treat not to be missed. Craving that quintessential fall pumpkin flavor? Treat this as a pumpkin blondies recipe instead: simply swap 1 cup of the squash for pure pumpkin puree for decadent pumpkin dessert bars.

Cooking spray

1½ cups cups walnut halves and pieces (about 6½ oz.), divided

¾ cup, plus 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup, divided

¾ teaspoon finely ground sea salt, divided

½ cup (about 1⅝ oz.) all-purpose flour

½ cup (about 1⅝ oz.) whole-wheat flour

¾ teaspoon baking powder

½ cup virgin coconut oil

1 (12-oz.) pkg. frozen cooked winter squash, thawed and well drained (about 1 cup)

2 large eggs

1 tabelspoon vanilla extract

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