This Cinnamon Swirl Oat Blondie recipe is a delicious blondie made even better with the addition of oats and a fabulous cinnamon swirl throughout!
This blondie recipe is hands down one of my absolute favorites to make throughout the holidays. The addition of the oats in this blondie recipe makes them tender and chewy while the cinnamon swirl adds so much flavor to every bite!
They taste like the perfect combination of an oatmeal cookie and a blondie! And you know, in my book, that’s a combination that is pretty hard to beat!
For the oats in this recipe, I use quick-cooking oats. I found them to give these blondies the perfect texture that I was looking for in this recipe.
To make them, I use an electric mixer and beat my butter until it is creamy. Then, I add my brown and granulated sugar to the butter and continue to mix until the butter and sugars and light and fluffy. Then, I mix in my eggs and vanilla until well combined. Next, I mix in my flour, oats, kosher salt, and baking soda until combined and then I spread the batter into a 9×13 baking dish that I’ve coated well with butter or sprayed with nonstick baking spray.
Then, I make my cinnamon sauce to use for the cinnamon swirl. To make it I stir together brown sugar, heavy cream, and cinnamon to a small saucepan set over medium-low heat. Then, I add a little butter and allow the butter to melt completely and the cinnamon sauce to come to a rolling boil and boil until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Then, I remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
To swirl the cinnamon sauce in the blondies, I drop the sauce by the tablespoon on top of the blondie. Then, I swirl the sauce into the blondie batter using a skewer and then pop the pan into the oven to bake until set in the middle and lightly golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Once they’ve cooked, I let them cool completely before I slice them for serving.
And when you smell them, you’ll understand just how hard that is! I have a feeling you might be hovering over them like I do waiting on them to cool enough for just one!
Here’s my Cinnamon Swirl Oat Blondie Recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Cinnamon Swirl Oat Blondie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
Cinnamon Swirl:
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter or spray well with non-stick baking spray. Set aside.
- Beat butter until creamy with an electric mixer. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Stir in flour, oats, salt, and baking soda until well combined. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared 9×13 baking dish and set aside.
Cinnamon Swirl:
- Add brown sugar, heavy cream and cinnamon to a small saucepan set over medium-low heat. Stir together to combine with a wooden spoon. Add the butter and allow to melt completely and for the mixture to reach a rolling boil. Allow to cook until the sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Drop the cinnamon sauce onto the top of the blondie batter by the tablespoon. Swirl into the batter with a skewer or butter knife.
- Bake until set in the middle and lightly golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting and serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Can I make ahead and freeze these for Christmas cookie trays?
Hi Lisa!
Yes, you can definitely make these ahead of time and freeze them for Christmas! I would recommend that you let them cool completely and do not cut them into individual pieces. Then, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, followed by foil. Then, place them in the freezer for up to a month. To serve, remove from the freezer and let them thaw at room temperature. I hope you love them! xo
Hmm! Robyn this might have to be the first thing I mix up in my wonderful new mixer that arrived today! Thank you for such an awesome giveaway! Blessed to have been one of the winners!
Can I use old fashioned oats instead of quick-cooking?
I answered my own question when I made these last night. Used old fashioned oats and they turned out just fine. I brought them to work this morning and at least four people have asked me for the recipe! It was a little hard to “swirl” the cinnamon topping in prettily, it ended up being more mushed in, but it still tasted amazing and looked nice enough. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m glad you – and your coworkers – enjoyed them! Thanks so much, Clara! xo
Do your recipes use salted or unsalted butter?
If halfing this recipe, what pan should I use and how long should I bake it?
AJ, you can use an 8×8 pan and use the same oven temperature and baking time.