Fall Brown Butter Blondies - Big Recipe

Ingredients

• ***For the brownies:***
• 1 1/2 sticks salted butter
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 cups Honeycrisp apples, optionally peeled, chopped
• ***For the cinnamon-maple butter glaze:***
• 3 tablespoons salted butter
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• flaky sea salt, optional, to taste