May 9 is celebrated as National Butterscotch Brownie Day. It’s a day for those who love both butterscotch and the texture of brownies to get out the cooking pans and put on their aprons. Let’s get baking!
Butterscotch brownies are also known by the terms “blondies” and “brookies”. They are a delicious baked dessert that dates back to the 19th century.
My research shows me that blondies were actually baked before the brownies became popular!
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What is a blondie?
Blondies have the chewy texture of a brownie but are not based on chocolate (although some blondies do contain chocolate in some form).
It’s made the same way as a brownie – with eggs, flour, and butter, but the chocolate and white sugar are normally exchanged for vanilla extract and brown sugar.
Doing this gives the dessert a sweet taste that doesn’t need frosting. Check out the differences between brownies and blondies in more detail here.
You can also add other ingredients to blondies, such as butterscotch chips and chopped nuts, just as brownies also allow add ins.
The term brookie is also used as a name for a butterscotch brownie. This term implies that the texture of the dessert is a cross between a brownie and a cookie and this is very accurate.
Trivia Fact: The name “Blondie” was first used in the 1980s and was popular even in cartoon characters, such as Dagwood Bumstead’s wife! The name had nothing to do with the baked good we know as Blondies.
How is butterscotch made?
You make the flavor of butterscotch by combining melted butter with brown sugar. In the earliest known recipes (from the late 1800s), treacle or molasses was used to add the flavor.
How to celebrate this special food holiday
Like all foodie holidays, eating is the perfect way to celebrate National Butterscotch Brownie Day. Here are some ideas:
- Check to see if your local restaurant is offering free butterscotch brownies today.
- Bring butterscotch brownies to a Pot Luck Dinner or Bake Sale
- Have a butterscotch brownie cook off with your friends and exchange recipes.
- Share the taste of butterscotch brownies by making one of the recipes below.
- Combine two days in one by having a butterscotch brownie and a glass of coke (National Have a Coke Day is May 8!)
- Share the word on social media using the hashtag #NationalButterscotchBrownieDay #BrookieDay or #BlondieDay.
Here is a tweet to get you started:
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One of the best ways to celebrate any food holiday is to get cooking! Why not make a batch of one of these recipes to share with your family and friends?
- These tasty butterscotch squares have everything that a brownie offers and so much more.
- When you can’t leave the chocolate behind, make these chocolate butterscotch brownies!
- Tempt your sweet tooth double time with these butterscotch brownies with caramel icing.
- These butterscotch brownies in a mug are baked in just a couple of minutes for a single sized serving.
- Make a gooey blondie and stuff it full of toffee bits and butterscotch morsels to get these butterscotch toffee blondies.
- These butterscotch blondie bars have a rich and chewy texture that is just amazing.
- You’ll find that these butterscotch marshmallow blondies are like a butterscotch s’more!
- These chewy butterscotch blondies are just filled with butterscotch chips.
May 9 national days
There are almost 2000 national days of the year every year and many of them are food holidays. Don’t miss any of them.
Be sure to check back often to see what day we are celebrating. This list of national days in May has a list of all the days this month.
And if you love to do puzzle, be sure to download our free printable May word search printable. It is a useful tool for planning for the whole month.
If you’re looking for more May 9 national days, here is a list of them all:
- National Butterscotch Brownie Day
- National Lost Sock Memorial Day
- National Moscato Day
- Hurray for Buttons Day
- National Sleepover Day
All the brownie national days
If you like brownies, you’re in luck! It appears that brownies are pretty popular. Four days of the year are devoted to them.
- National Blonde Brownie Day – January 22
- Have a Brownie Day – February 10 (also known as National Cream Cheese Brownie Day)
- National Butterscotch Brownie Day – May 9
- National Chocolate Brownie Day – December 8
What is your favorite add in for butterscotch brownies? Let me know in the comments below.
Pin these butterscotch brownie recipes for later
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