Last week I mentioned that sometimes simple is good and I’m happy to see you agreed. I can’t believe how many of you hopped on the roasted strawberry recipe and loved them! Thank you for the emails! This week it was time to take simple one step further and put all those roasted strawberries to work. Roasted strawberry goat cheese blondies are basically everything I could ever want in a dessert. By this point, you know I’m goat cheese happy and we don’t even need to go into my love for blondies. Add roasted strawberries to the mix, and you’ve got yourself one sweet summer treat!
Way back in the day I made my original strawberry goat cheese blondies using strawberry jam and they were amazing. I’m often reminded of how good they are thanks to my friend Michelle who makes them for just about every get together she hosts. By this point, I think she’s made them more than I have! Anyway, last time she made them I could not stop thinking about how ridiculous they would be with roasted strawberries. The idea haunted me till I finally gave in, and all I can tell you is they’re even better than the original!
The first thing you’ll need to do is roast some strawberries. One batch will be enough if you can keep yourself from snacking on them! Next you make the blondie batter and the goat cheese filling. Stir all those roasted strawberries into the goat cheese filling and then swirl that into the blondie batter. Drop some more roasted strawberries on top and send them off into the oven where everyone can get to know each other. Once they cool and you can finally cut into them, you’ll be looking at something like this!
I told you they were even better than the original! You first get this wonderful blondie and every few bites you get a pocket of strawberry cheesecake. The goat cheese balances the sweet so well giving it a little pop and the roasted strawberries just make it that much better. This is a great dessert for summer parties and since a lot of you will be doing barbecues this weekend for Father’s Day, there’s no time like the present!
I hope you all have a great weekend and I want to wish a Happy Father’s Day to all the great dads out there, especially mine!
Ingredients
- 3 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2t. vanilla bean paste
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2t. baking powder
- 1t. salt
- 4 ounces goat cheese - I use Vermont Creamery
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1.5 oz. sour cream
- 3/4 cup vanilla roasted strawberries
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugars till light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla bean paste.
- Mix in dry ingredients.
- Cream goat cheese and cream cheese till smooth.
- Add sugar.
- Add yolks and vanilla.
- Mix in sour cream and 1/2 cup roasted strawberries.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and pan spray.
- Place about three quarters of the blondie batter in the pan.
- Spoon on some of the goat cheese filling and swirl together with a toothpick.
- Dollop the remaining blondie batter on top.
- Spoon on some more goat cheese filling.
- Swirl with a toothpick again.
- Drop remaining 1/4 cup roasted strawberries on top of blondies and slightly push down. You want to see them on top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes rotating once halfway through.
- Refrigerate the blondies over night before serving.
Jen @JuanitasCocina says
I am so enamored with these. I’m going on vacation and I’m SUPER sad that I have to wait a week to make them!
bblondie says
Thanks Jen! I hope you have a great trip!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says
Why haven’t I roasted strawberries yet?!?!?!?!
bblondie says
Ha, you need to try them!
Patricia @ ButterYum says
So glad I made the strawberries – now I have to make these blondies. Ahh!! I need to stop visiting you. 🙂
bblondie says
Lol! So glad you made them too, Patricia!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Oh my gosh, these blondies sound amazing and I am loving the goat cheese in them!!
bblondie says
Thanks, Jen!
Terra says
I love the way you used the roasted strawberries, the addition of goat cheese is such a fun idea! Your blondies look DELISH!!! Hugs, Terra
bblondie says
Thanks Terra!
Liz says
Such gorgeous bars! And adding roasted berries instead of the jam make these extraordinary! I adore blondies…and these sure look terrific, Meghan!
Samantha @FerraroKitchen says
Ahhh I remember when you tweeted about the strawberries!! I NEED to make this!!! This is me all over the place! lol
Julia says
Oh snap, these.look.incredible!!!!!
bill says
you don’t explain when to add the roasted strawberries! i’m assuming it’s whenever you add the goat cheese filling because you say drop the remaining 1/4 cup strawberries and push down. can you please advise if that is correct…..thank you blondie lover!
susan says
I made this last week and it was a hit! I have to make it again before the strawberry season ends. The roasted strawberries are just heavenly. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
bblondie says
Thanks so much for letting me know, Susan! So happy to hear you enjoyed them!
Melissa says
Tried these today and they have taken at least 60 min to cook. I bake all the time, am a professionally trained pastry chef, and I followed your directions to the letter. Not sure why they are still jiggly and unbaked after such a long time. My oven is pretty accurate as everything usually cooks in the normal time range recipes give. The blonde batter is very butter heavy with 3 sticks of butter, and I am wondering if that is not the culprit.
bblondie says
Hi Melissa, I’m sorry to hear that you had trouble with the blondies. I made them a few times over the summer and can tell you that when I first take them out of the oven, they usually do look a bit under baked in the middle. I then refrigerate them overnight and when I cut into them, they have that chewy blondie/cheesecake texture going on! I appreciate your feedback and will keep an eye on the bake time next time I make them to see if it needs tweaking. Thank you!