Blondie

What is it?

Dense and chewy, this vanilla slab is built on butter, brown sugar and flour, with no cocoa in the mix. Baked in slab form, it lands somewhere between cake and its chocolate-based cousin, with a fudgy centre and a toffee-like flavour from the browned sugar. Compared with a classic chocolate version, it swaps cocoa for butterscotch notes and a paler crumb. In Zambrero's dessert range, it sits alongside the brownie as the other simple baked option, keeping the ingredient list short and the texture dense. If you tend to prefer caramel and vanilla over dark chocolate, this is the one to grab. It's unassuming but surprisingly rich once you bite through the slightly crisp exterior.