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Caramel Filled Brownies
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Caramel Filled Brownies

Caramel Filled Brownies
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Caramel, fudge brownies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 49 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 9 minutes
Servings 24
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips or chopped up chocolate (336 grams)
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (230 grams)
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (300 grams)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (160 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (160 grams)
  • 14 oz caramels (392 grams)
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup pecans toasted and chopped
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or more if you like

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9 inch pan with nonstick foil or parchment paper.
  • Place chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir and repeat until smooth. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
  • While chocolate cools, in a separate bowl beat sugar and eggs on high speed of an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Stir chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Using a mixing spoon or wire whisk, stir in flour and salt. Pour about half of this batter into the lined pan and bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Let cool for at least 20 minutes. I usually let cool even longer, then put it in the freezer briefly so that the caramel layer will go on easier.
  • When first layer is cool, prepare caramel filling.
  • Unwrap caramels (or use Kraft caramel bits) and put them in a saucepan with the ⅓ cup of cream. Heat on medium low, stirring often, until caramels are melted. Stir about half of the chopped pecans into the caramel. Pour the caramel mixture over the cool brownie layer.
  • Spread the remaining brownie mix over the caramel filling. Scatter chocolate chips and remaining pecans over the top.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for another 20-25 or minutes or until the top batter appears set but not dry. Allow brownies to cool completely (this should take a few hours). I like to cool them and then chill them because it makes slicing easier.
  • Lift brownies from pan and place on a big cutting board. Slice into whatever size you feel like.

Notes

I recommend baking these a day ahead and letting them chill overnight before cutting.