Chewy and rich, these Pistachio Blondies are made with white chocolate, pistachio paste, and topped with a creamy pistachio ganache. Every bite is soft, nutty, and indulgent—perfect for pistachio lovers.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pistachio blondies
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Cooling Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour50 minutesminutes
Servings 16blondies
Calories 280kcal
Author Camila Hurst
Ingredients
Blondie Batter
½cupunsalted butter113g
1cupchopped white chocolate170g
1cupsgranulated sugar200g
½cuppistachio pastestore bought, or use this recipe
Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and line a 8x8” square pan with parchment paper. Don’t use a glass pan, it will not bake evenly.
To make the batter, mix the unsalted butter and white chocolate in a large bowl. Place the bowl in the microwave or over a double boiler. Microwave for 15 to 30 second increments, stirring in between until the chocolate has melted completely with the butter. If using a double boiler, make sure the bowl is heat-proof, and place it over a pan with simmering water, and whisk the mixture until the chocolate and butter have melted together.
Add the granulated sugar and whisk to combine.
Add the pistachio paste, and if desired, add green food coloring to make the batter a bright color.
Whisk the mixture by hand or use an electric mixer to combine everything smoothly. If using a stand mixer, opt for the whisk attachment. A hand mixer works just as well—but a simple whisk does the job perfectly too.
Add the egg, egg yolks and whisk until incorporated.
Add the flour and salt to the bowl, mix on low to combine. You can finish mixing with a spatula to avoid over mixing the batter.
Pour the batter in the prepared pan. Use a spatula to smooth it out.
Bake the blondies in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until the blondies look set around the edges and on top. It can take longer to bake, make sure a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the blondie. If it has gooey batter attached to it, keep baking.
Remove the blondies from the oven.
Let them cool down.
Pistachio Ganache
Mix the heavy cream and pistachio paste together.
Heat up the mixture until 175ºF, or until very hot in the microwave, before it comes to a boil.
Pour the cream into the white chocolate through a strainer, to retain any bits of pistachio nuts in order to obtain a smooth ganache. Squeeze the mixture well to ensure only the bits of nuts are being retained by the strainer. Mix with a whisk until the chocolate melts entirely.
Let the ganache cool down at room temperature for about 1 hour. You can place it in the fridge and stir every 5 minutes or so to speed up the setting process.
Spread the ganache over the cooled blondies.
Let it set for about 10 minutes in the fridge or 40 minutes at room temperature. Slice and serve.
Storage
Store the blondies in an air-tight container, in the fridge, for up to 3 days. Let them come to room temperature by letting them sit on the counter for 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
Ensure you bake until a toothpick comes out clean, if the toothpick still has gooey batter in the center, keep baking. Use an oven thermometer and ensure it indicates 350ºF before you bake. Most ovens are not regulated and will not bake at the temperature you set it to. If the oven temperature is too low, the blondies won't bake. Pan: Don’t use a glass pan to make the recipe. It’s better to use a steel pan. Glass pans heat up slowly, which can results in blondies with an underdone center, and over cooked edges.White Chocolate: Don’t use candy melts. Use white chocolate, preferably good quality white chocolate with over 20% of cocoa butter in it. If you can’t find chocolate chips with that amount of cocoa butter in it, you can get white chocolate baking bars, or Lindt white chocolate bars and chop it to use in the recipe. My favorite white chocolate brand is Callebaut, I buy it online.Pistachio paste: You can use pistachio paste or pistachio cream for this recipe. Pistachio cream is sweeter. I used pistachio cream, so if you’re using unsweetened paste, you can add another 1/4 cup of granulated sugar if desired to make the blondies sweeter.