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Honey Tahini Sesame Blondies

Dense, chewy bars with deep toasted-sesame flavor, floral honey sweetness, a whisper of cardamom and a crunchy sesame-seed crust on top.

Honey Tahini Sesame Blondies

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup160 gTahiniwell stirred
  • 3 tbsp40 gUnsalted buttermelted and slightly cooled, plus a little for the pan
  • 3 tbsp60 gHoney
  • ½ cup packed120 gBrown sugarpacked
  • 2 large100 gEggsroom temperature
  • 1½ tsp6 gVanilla extract
  • 1 cup110 gWhole wheat flour
  • ½ tsp2 gBaking soda
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • 1 tsp2 gGround cardamom
  • 1½ tbsp15 gSesame seeds

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment, leaving an overhang, and lightly grease it with a little of the butter.
  2. Melt the remaining butter in a small pan over low heat, then let it cool for 5 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, tahini, honey and brown sugar until smooth and glossy.
  4. Whisk in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla, beating about 1 minute until thick.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk the whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt and cardamom together.
  6. Fold the flour mixture into the tahini mixture with a spatula just until no dry streaks remain; the batter will be thick.
  7. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and press the sesame seeds lightly over the top.
  8. Bake 28 to 32 minutes, until the edges are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  9. Cool in the pan on a rack for at least 1 hour so the bars firm up, then lift out by the parchment and cut into 12 bars.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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