Pop quiz, Hot Shot: You want to bake something, but you really don’t feel like going to the store to get supplies. What do you do? If you’re me, you take a look in your pantry and see Manwich (yes, tangy, tomato-y Sloppy Joe sauce) and you think, “Huh, I could make dessert with that.” So tonight at my house, we had Manwich Blondies. The original recipe I started with calls for one can of Hershey’s syrup, so the substitution was easy, and the results were a crave-worthy, sweet and savory “dessert.”

Manwich Blondies

Ingredients

• 1c sugar
• 8T (1 stick) butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1c flour
• 15oz Manwich Original Sloppy Joe Sauce
• 1/2T cinnamon
• 1c white chocolate chips
• 1/2c toasted pecans, chopped
• 1c toasted coconut

How to Make It

1. Preheat oven to 350 and generously grease your brownie edge pan (a 9×13 pan is also acceptable).
2. In large bowl, whisk together sugar, softened butter, and eggs.
3. Stir in flour, cinnamon, and Manwich.
4. Fold in white chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans.
5. Spread into prepared pan and bake for 35-ish minutes.
6. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes and cut into squares (about 24 blondies).