Easter Blondies filled with pastel candy! Chewy blondie recipe with festive m&m’s or mini eggs! Easy one pan recipe.

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Blondies with pastel M&M's cut into squares, one on a spatula.

Why Bake Blondies for Easter

These thick, chewy blondies are so delicious and will looks beautiful on your Easter dessert table!

Fudgy brownies tend to get all the attention (for a good reason) but I often forget how much I love blondies!

Texture. With a texture that’s somewhere between thick fudgy brownies and chewy cookies, blondies are especially wonderful when they have candy folded in.
Easy. I’m a big fan of easy desserts that don’t take a lot of steps and blondies definitely fit the bill. It’s as easy as making drop cookies but you don’t even have to scoop the dough into balls! Just press everything in the dish and bake.

Love chewy blondies? Try our pumpkin blondies next! You’ll also want to add these chocolate covered cherry cookies to your list too.

If you’re looking for a tasty Easter holiday dessert, add this Ukrainian Babka Bread or this easy Easter Bunny chow to your menu!

Ingredients for Blondie Bars

Here’s what you need to make delicious chewy blondies: Be sure to scroll down to our recipe card for measurements and directions.

Ingredients needed to make Easter blondies.

Brown sugar– gives these blondies the chewy texture like brownies.
Butter – Melting the butter achieves a chewy texture as well.
Eggs
All purpose flour
Baking soda
Baking powder
Vanilla – be sure to use pure vanilla extract, or try our homemade vanilla extract.
Salt – Here’s why I always use kosher salt in my baking.
Pastel Candy- whether you choose holiday M&M’s or Hershey eggs, toss in your favorites.

Stack of three blondies with pastel candy.

Blondie Mix In Ideas

Blondies are easy to make an so adaptable to all kinds of add ins and toppings. This recipe makes perfect blondies for any time of year, not just Easter!

You can skip adding the candy altogether for a straightforward basic blondie, or substitute with another chocolate coated candy. Here are some other delicious ideas to add to your blondies:

Chocolate chips – Milk chocolate, dark chocolate or semi-sweet
Peanut butter cups – Mini sized or full sized chopped into pieces
M&Ms – Red and green M&Ms turn these into holiday treats!
Reese’s pieces
Peanut butter chips
Butterscotch chips
White chocolate chunks (with or without and macadamia nuts!)

Get creative and have fun making your own crowd pleasing blondies!

Storing Blondies

Store: I keep my cut blondies bars in an airtight container at room temperature. They’ll last about a week, but mine always disappear within a day or two because we love them so much.

Can you freeze blondies?

Yes! These bars freeze beautifully. Cut into bars, then freeze with sheets of wax paper between layers of bars to keep them from sticking together. Let thaw and enjoy.

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Thick blondies cut into squares with pastel candy.

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Easter Blondies

4.80 from 5 votes

By: Aimee

Easter Blondies filled with pastel candy! Chewy blondie recipe with festive m&m's or mini eggs!

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 50

Servings: 16 bars

Ingredients

▢ 1 ½ cups light brown sugar packed
▢ 1 cup unsalted butter melted
▢ 2 large eggs
▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
▢ 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
▢ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
▢ 1 ½ cups M&M’s candy any variety

Instructions

Combine brown sugar, butter eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Fold in candy. Line a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper. Press dough into pan.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes. Remove and cool completely. Cut into 16 bars.

Notes

If you’d like more of the M&M’s to be inside the blondies, put ¾ cup of M&M’s into the batter, then sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup on top. I actually did half and half because some M&M’s sink into the batter while cooking and this shows more of them on the top.
Store: I keep my cut blondies bars in an airtight container at room temperature. They’ll last about a week, but mine always disappear within a day or two because we love them so much.
Can you freeze blondies? Yes! These bars freeze beautifully. Cut into bars, then freeze with sheets of wax paper between layers of bars to keep them from sticking together. Let thaw and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 374kcal, Carbohydrates: 52g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 56mg, Sodium: 122mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 29g

Course: Brownies and Bars

Cuisine: American

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Blondies made with love are extra appealing with the addition of chocolate Easter eggs! Make these for your next springtime party or as the finale for your family’s Easter dinner .

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