Enjoy these salted honey blondies as the perfect dessert for summer (or really the perfect dessert for any time of year, they just make me think of sunshine and outdoors!) The light flavor of honey comes from using Honeycomb cereal in the batter as well as real honey, and is finished off by a nice hint of sea salt, making it the most wonderful sweet and salty combination!
Summertime is finally upon us! The sun is shining, and life is good.
Life is good because when the sun is out and the weather is warm, I feel like being outside – I’m not the only one, am I? It makes me feel all around happy. You know what else makes me happy? Honeycomb cereal! No joke, I’ve loved the cereal forever, the little honeycomb shaped cereal just begs to be eaten whenever I feel like cereal.
As I was getting to the bottom of the box once I saw that the contents were a little crushed up – you know what I’m talking about, the little bits that get stuck in the corners – and as I was pouring them into a bowl, a thought crossed my mind that I could use the the cereal like a flour.
That’s right. Crushed up Honeycomb cereal used as a flour! You just HAVE to try it. The cereal grinds up really nice and fine in a food processor and then can be used instead of a flour, which is exactly what I did with this recipe. The end result is just phenomenal! The first time I made these (I’ve made them several times, each time getting rave reviews until I got the recipe juuuuust right for you) I gave a little square to my husband to try and said asked what he thought, he said he needed another just to be sure (haha) and then he said ‘you know, they remind me of childhood, a really homey and comforting dessert with an adult twist, I just can’t stop eating them.’ I squealed with delight, that is EXACTLY what I thought they tasted like.
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The salted honey blondies have a subtle sweetness from the honeycomb cerial, and then the perfect finish with the sea salt, they taste almost like a butter cake, but better. The next time you need to bring a dessert to a gathering, bring these – there won’t be a crumb left!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Honeycomb cereal crushed (makes 1 cup crushed)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 stick 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbs honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp sea salt fleur de sel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a square baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a food processor pulsate the cereal until it is a fine powder and only a few small pieces remain.
- In a bowl melt the butter for 30 seconds in the microwave, then add all the remaining ingredients except the sea salt to the bowl (crushed cereal, flour, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, honey, and vanilla extract) and stir until combined, then spoon into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden grown, then remove from oven and sprinkle sea salt on top as soon as it comes out of the oven. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes, then slice up (I slice into 16 bars - 4 x 4) and enjoy!
This post has been sponsored by Post Honeycomb cereal. As always, thank you for reading and for supporting the brands that make the SweetPhi blog. All thoughts and opinions are as always mine alone. Happy baking!
Ashley H. says
I’m constantly singing praises for these extremely yummy blondies, and have lost count as to how many times I’ve passed this recipe off to family, friends, and new acquaintances. It’s still a go-to sweet treat for me after all these years, and I’m sure will be for years to come! 🙂
Sweetphi says
I am so so happy to hear this, this recipe has that perfect sweet and hint of salt flavor to it!<3
Laura says
These blondies are Delish!!! Big hit at cookout today with Family and Friends baked by Ashley who shared with everyone your name and where to find recipe. I want to make them for family beach trip, can I bake in advance and freeze? Thanks
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I’m so glad everyone enjoyed these blondies! That is so kind of Ashley to share about my site and recipes, she’s such an amazing friend and I’m so appreciative of her spreading the word!
I have never made these in advance and frozen them, but I do freeze brownies all the time so I think these would freeze just the same and be totally fine – what a great idea to make them/freeze them ahead of time. I’d love to know how they turn out for you!
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says
Those look simply divine! Love the addition of salt, always makes desserts better 🙂
Sweetphi says
A little touch of salt always elevates a dessert, you’re so right 😉 Thank you so much for commenting!
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says
Honeycomb was the cereal of my childhood (along with Berry Berry Kix and Lucky Charms that is). Clearly, it never goes out of style. I adore these blondies. Pinning!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Lauren! Isn’t it great to come across things we had in our childhoods? I think you’d love these blondies, and thank you for the pin!
Little Cooking Tips says
Wonderful work Phi! It also looks a bit moist, is that true? We loved you idea of using crushed honeycomb cereal as flour:)
Have a wonderful day!
Panos and Mirella
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Panos and Mirella, you are right, these blondies are definitely a bit moist, I love an almost gooey blondie 🙂
Ashley says
Salted honey …. you had me at the title! What an awesome sounding combo!! And now I want an after lunch treat! haha
Sweetphi says
Salted anything is amazing, right? Thanks for commenting girl!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
Oh my goodness – these sound amazing! The honeycomb cereal idea was a great one 🙂 love these! Pinned.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much girl! Honeycomb cereal is my fave, and breakfast and dessert? YES please!
Mother in Law says
Do you measure the cereal before or after crushing it? These sound good Phi, I am looking forward to trying them.
Sweetphi says
Great question mother-in-law 🙂 Yes, you measure 2 cups of the cereal, then crush it – it makes about 1 cup crushed, I think you’ll love these.
Rebecca@Figs and Pigs says
Great idea. These blondies look so perfectly squishy.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much, the blondies are super soft and delish 🙂
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says
Ahhh these look so good girl!!!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much lovely lady, you know I love Honeycomb cereal, and what better way to enjoy it than as a dessert 🙂
cheri says
Hi Phi, have not had honeycomb in years, what a great idea to ground up this cereal!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Cheri! Honeycomb is one of my favorite cereals, and it works perfectly in these blondies!
Lynn Lovejoy says
Girl you know I love me some blondies (since that’s what I used to celebrate our love and friendship hahah!)!! These look spectacularly incredible! I’m loving them!
Sweetphi says
Blondies are our jam girl, love that we have a friendship dessert, makes me super happy. Thank you so much for your sweet words, you know I love you and seeing your comments make my day!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
These blondies look so good, Phi! Never tried that cereal before, but it sounds amazing!
Sweetphi says
Honeycomb cereal is da bomb lol, it’s really delicious!!! And thank you for your sweet comment 🙂
Shawnna says
Yummy!! That’s a great idea!! I love sweets!!
Sweetphi says
Aren’t sweets the best Shawnna? I definitely have a sweet tooth 🙂
hroyal10 says
I haven’t had honeycomb cereal in FOREVER! What a throwback! Such an inventive recipe to create too. Bravo, Phi! I’m definitely giving this one a try, especially if you said it tastes like butter cake 🙂
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much girl! I definitely think you’ll love these, I’ve made them a bunch of times now and they are one of my all time favorite desserts now!