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Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars (Gluten-Free)

The warm, melty chocolate and sweet cherry flavor make these easy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars a family favorite. Gluten-free version included.

Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars

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You can use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, as I did here, or use conventional all-purpose flour. Same deliciousness, either way!

If you’re like me, you’re seeing cherries everywhere right now. I picked up these gorgeous Bing cherries at the market and immediately began thinking about how to use them. Not too long ago, I came across Averie’s cherry blondie recipe and decided to try it with these Bing cherries. With just a few tweaks, and using gluten-free flour, it was a success! Her base recipe is the perfect vehicle for these lovely Bing cherries. Thanks, Averie!

Bing Cherries

And, of course, you’ll need chocolate chips to go with the cherries.

Bing Cherries Chocolate Chips

Make sure you pit the cherries first. It can be messy, so take care to wear an apron and clean up any cherry juice immediately. That stuff will stain! You’ll need just a cup of pitted cherries, so it really won’t take long to pit that amount. I rough chopped the cherries after I pitted them, leaving large chunks. I find this works better in this type of recipe.

Putting the recipe together is easy. It’s one bowl, no mixer – hooray! Melt butter, stir in sugar, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Lightly fold in chocolate chips and cherries, pour into baking dish and bake.

Cherry Chocolate Chip Bars

The hardest part is waiting for the blondie bars to cool. You really must do this. If you try to cut before cooling, you won’t get a lovely bar. It will still be yummy, but the cooling process will help “set” the whole thing.

 

Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars

These bars are crazy-good and I may need to make another batch – they were gobbled up quickly!

Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars

The next day, I warmed one up in the microwave and then added a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Now that’s how to consume these beauties!

Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars

Let me know how your batch turns out!

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Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars (Gluten-Free)
 
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Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars (Gluten-Free) (Adapted from Averie Cook's recipe)
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Serves: 9
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cherries, pitted and cut into large chunks
  • ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted (if using salted butter, omit adding salt later in recipe)
  • 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup Bob's Red Mill gluten-free 1-to-1 baking flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (add only if you used unsalted butter)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.

  2. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper, and butter it well. Set aside.

  3. Pit cherries and rough-chop into large chunks. Set aside

  4. Use microwave to melt butter in medium-sized bowl.

  5. Add in brown sugar and stir to combine.

  6. Add egg and vanilla; stir to combine.

  7. Add in flour, cinnamon, and salt; stir to combine. Avoid over-mixing, otherwise you'll get tough blondies.

  8. Gently fold in cherries and chocolate chips.

  9. Pour batter into pan and smooth out evenly.

  10. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from pan.

  11. Remove from oven and let cool for at least an hour before slicing and serving.

  12. Blondies will keep at room temperature for a few days (covered and sealed), and up to a week in the refrigerator (covered and sealed).

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Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars

The warm, melty chocolate and sweet cherry flavor make these easy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars a family favorite. Gluten-free version included.

The warm, melty chocolate and sweet cherry flavor make these easy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars a family favorite. Gluten-free version included.

The warm, melty chocolate and sweet cherry flavor make these easy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars a family favorite. Gluten-free version included.

Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Gluten-Free
Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars Gluten-Free

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Marinated Pineapple Cilantro Chicken Kabobs

Marinated Pineapple Cilantro Chicken Kabobs are a tasty and healthy way to grill some meat and veggies with a side of fruit!

Pineapple Chicken Kabobs

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With my simple marinade, you can spice up the chicken in about an hour (longer is great, but not required) and have it on the grill, sizzling away.

Pineapple Chicken Kabobs

Here’s how I put it together. To make the marinade, add soy sauce, pineapple juice, garlic (clove or powder) olive oil, and a handful of fresh cilantro to a blender and blend until combined. Pour 3/4 of the marinade in a glass bowl and add skinless chicken breasts that have been cut in to chunks. Cover bowl tightly and refrigerate for at least an hour. Longer is better for more intense flavor, but not required. You’ll still have a tasty infusion.

Pineapple Chicken Kabobs

The remaining marinade is for the veggies and pineapple. Use a combination of colorful peppers (green, yellow, orange, red) and cut them into chunks large enough to fit on skewers. Do the same with a red or white onion. Toss them in a glass bowl with some large chunks of pineapple and drizzle with remaining marinade. Lightly toss, cover and refrigerate until ready to skewer.

Years ago someone gave us a set of stainless steel BBQ skewers, which may possibly be one of the best gifts ever, especially if you grill kabobs! If you want some easy to use, easy to clean, flameproof skewers, consider grabbing a set.

Once you have everything skewered, put the kabobs on the grill. I like to line a grill pan with foil and set the skewers on that before placing on the grill. I do this because the oil from the kabobs tends to flare up if placed directly on the grill. I like to be safe!

Make sure you periodically turn your kabobs so you get a lovely char on all sides, like so:

Marinated Chicken Kabobs

Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve!

Pineapple Chicken KabobsYOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
Marinated Beef Kabobs With Veggies
Grilled Corn On The Cobb With Herb Butter
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Marinated Pineapple Cilantro Chicken Kabobs
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Serves: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 orange bell pepper
  • 1 cup large pineapple chunks
  • Marinade:
  • ⅓ cup gluten-free soy sauce
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove OR 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro leaves
  • Stainless Steel BBQ Skewers (affiliate link)
Instructions
  1. In blender, add all marinade ingredients, blend and pour ¾ of the marinade into a glass bowl. (Reserve remainder for veggies.) Add chicken chunks to marinade, stir to combine. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.

  2. For the veggies, cut peppers and onion into chunks large enough to fit on skewers. Toss veggies in a bowl with the pineapple chunks and drizzle them with the remaining marinade. Lightly toss, cover and refrigerate until ready to skewer.

  3. Skewer the chicken, veggies and pineapples.

  4. Line a grill pan with foil and set the skewers on that before placing on the grill.

  5. Periodically turn your kabobs so you get a lovely char on all sides.

  6. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.

Marinated Pineapple Cilantro Chicken Kabobs
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Melon Infused Detox Water

Infused your water with delicious melon! Cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew melon balls add a colorful touch and natural flavor to filtered water.

Melon Infused Detox Water

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What better way to stay hydrated than with beautiful multi-color melon balls infused in water. For the finishing touch, squeeze a bit of fresh lime in and you’ve got a hydrating and detoxifying beverage.

When I made my Melon Ball Salad, I intentionally kept out a bag or two of the melon balls and added them to an eco-friendly reusable freezer bag to use later in water. During the warm summer months it’s especially important hydrate and let’s face it, who gets tired of guzzling plain old water all the time? ::raises hand.::

Check out this post to see how easy and fun it is to scoop the melons! Make sure you have melon baller on hand to create these beautiful smooth melon balls.


Melon Ball Salad

Try this easy to make melon infused detox water. If you don’t like plain flat filtered water, try some unflavored sparkling water. You’ll enjoy sipping on this delightful and healthy beverage all summer long.

MELON infused detox water


YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
Melon Ball Salad
Watermelon Slushie
Cherry Vanilla Protein Smoothie

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Melon Infused Detox Water
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • ½ cantaloupe, shaped into melon balls
  • ¼ watermelon, shaped into melon balls
  • ½ honeydew, shaped into melon balls
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Lime slices for garnish
  • Flat or sparkling unflavored water
Instructions
  1. Cut each melon and scoop melon pieces into small balls using a melon baller.

  2. Freeze melon balls.

  3. When ready to assemble infused water, add a few frozen melon balls to either flat or sparkling unflavored water.

  4. Squeeze a bit of lime juice in water and/or add a slice of lime for garnish.

  5. Enjoy!

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Infused your water with delicious melon! Cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew melon balls add a colorful touch and natural flavor to filtered water.

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