YOU GUYS!! Sorry to shout at you, but I am just so excited to share my first video with you today. I’ve been wanting to create recipe videos for a while now but was so intimidated and had no idea where to start. This past weekend, I finally said “that’s enough” and just did it! I had to silence the perfectionist in me and accept that my first attempt would be far from perfect. I rigged up a little video set with tape and an iPhone to bring you this fun and quick behind the scenes look at the making of this yummy recipe.
I know I have lots of learning and improving to do, but I’m pretty proud of what I created. The video is less than 2 minutes long, and I hope it gets you pumped about these Caramel Apple Blondies.
I love how video can show that making a recipe is easy and it inspires me to run into the kitchen immediately to get cooking. I thought I would start with something that you would all actually want to make and I promise that these Caramel Apple Blondies are not going to dissapoint. They are fudgy, sticky, and perfectly sweet. It’s like a blondie literally smashed into a caramel apple. I mean, come on! And then I drizzled more caramel over it all, so obvi it’s amazing.
For the caramel sauce, I used this Fat Toad Goat’s Milk Caramel
Because these are pretty rich, I cut them into smaller squares. Unfortunately, that didn’t have quite the result I was hoping for because I kept going back “for just one more little square”. Luckily, I have book club tomorrow so I can share what’s left of these babies.
To me, caramel and apples are classic fall flavors and I’m all about embracing fall right now (before it slips away too quickly). I hope these blondies become your new fall favorite and I REALLY hope you enjoy the video!
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/2 cup, packed, dark brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (room temperature is best)
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (room temperature is best)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup peeled and chopped apples (I used honeycrisp)
- 2 tablespoons caramel or dulce de leche sauce
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper and grease lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, almond meal, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk applesauce, coconut oil, almond milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix slightly. Add chopped apple and mix until almost completely combined (don't overmix or your blondies will come out tough).
- Spoon entire mixture into your greased pan and press the dough evenly across the bottom of the pan with the back of a spoon.
- Bake blondies for 25 minutes, remove, and let cool completely before cutting into 4 rows both ways to make 16 squares.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or freeze for longer.
Love the video!!! Great idea and very fun. Loved seeing your process and clips on parchment paper?! Genius. I want to grab them out of the screen!
You’re the best! The clips are so great so you don’t have parchment paper flying everywhere!
Well, these look delightful!
Thank you, Courtney!
So good and love the video! I want to try filming…but…I just know it would be a horrible fail 😛
Oh come on, I bet it would be so much better than you think! 🙂
Not only do these look fantastic, but that video was awesome! I really want to get into video but have no idea where to start. Also, tell me about those clips on the parchment paper! That’s a hack that you need to send to Deanna and Serena for their bi-weekly kitchen hacks!
That’s how I felt too and I just had to start! You can do it! Great idea to submit that hack. I didn’t even think it was that special but I guess not everyone does that!
Loved your video – great job!
Thank you Jeanette! That means a lot!
Congrats on the first video – two thumbs up!! (And yes that Fad Toad Farm sauce is da bomb 🙂
Seriously the bomb! and thank you!
Yay for your first video!!! Oh my gosh, I am sooo all over the place that I really haven’t had time to even think about videos yet. You did a fabulous job, Katie!! Those bars look wonderful.
Thank you, Lisa! I finally just bit the bullet and figured I can only learn from here but it was a lot of fun. I am sure your videos will be fantastic when you make them!
Wow, they look so so good. I want one of those right now.
You can come over whenever you’d like and help me 😉 I had to stash them in the freezer so I wouldnt eat them all!
Caramel apple never gets old, what a beautiful combination and blondie recipe!
Thank you! A classic combo for sure!
Great first video! Looks so delicious and your set up and lighting is superb! I am a little envious 🙂
I just started cooking vlogging a month ago. Lots to learn!
Thank you, Christina! I’m definitely going to check out some of your vlogs.
These look crazy delicious! I loved the video. You did a great job. I am trying to get brave enough to learn and make videos, but it scares me so much.
Thank you, Stacey! I totally think you can do it!
Your recipe video is fantastic!!! I love it. I’m so overwhelmed by doing video, but I really want to. You did a great job! And the blondies look delicious 🙂
Aw thanks, Jessica! Making the video was a lot of fun and actually didn’t take as much time as I would have thought- the editing take a bit longer but it’s fun to learn!
WOW…if that was your first video it was AWESOME!! I have yet to make a video….did you have fun?? Also your photos are awesome. Blondies look wonderful ?How did you do that video anyway??
So much fun! I was actually surprised by how fun it was to film and then edit the video. I used my iPhone and iMovie and just kind of figured it out. I should share some tips after I do a couple more so stay tuned!
OK. So many things here…. LOVE the video. Can I please come over and you can teach me how to do that?! I can’t wait for more. And I totally DID see you sneak some finger licking in there, and I loved it. 😉 I do the same thing. I mean, really who doesn’t?! Crazy people, that’s who.
Thank you Ashley! Please come over and help me eat all of the baked goods I’ve been testing for the blog. So much finger lickin’ happening over here!
Awesome video! Great work! 🙂 …and those Caramel Apple Blondies look amazing!
Thank you so much Sarah!
Great video! 🙂 Loved how easy you made this recipe seem 😉 And I was happy to see you so real: using your fingers in emptying the measuring spoons, licking them 😉 Real cooks do it! lol
Yes! That is the best part of being a cook, right? 😉
Awesome video Katie!! I will definitely be making those!!
Thank you so much, Sally!
These look delicious! Awesome tutorial video!
So glad you liked it!