Ingredients

Butterscotch Blondies

3/4 cup coarsely chopped dried pear 

3/4 cup shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped (3 1/4 ounces) 

1/4 cup chopped candied ginger 

Preparation

Follow the recipe for Butterscotch Blondies, buttering a 9-inch springform pan in step 1. Proceed with recipe.

At the end of step 3, mix dried pear, the pistachios, and candied ginger into batter. Bake until a cake tester inserted into blondies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, 33 to 35 minutes.