Salted Caramel Blondies - Mind Over Munch

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter (melted)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg (, room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup white chocolate chips
• ½ cup chopped pretzels
• date caramel ((see below))
• salt flakes for topping ((optional))
• 1½ cups Sunsweet® pitted dates
• ¾ tsp salt
• 1 cup almond milk (warmed)