KiriBear:The Contemplations of an Aspiring Author, Chef, & Single Mom: Caramel Filled Brownies

Monday, March 31, 2014

Caramel Filled Brownies

Having been a choice in the past it was great to finally get a chance to try this recipe out! As with any other dessert I suck at having the patience to wait for things to set up, so my final brownie picture is more a delicious pile of warm goo than the picture perfect brownie square, after a night in the fridge it should be more picturesque! I had never made brownies from scratch before so this was a fun adventure. Pretty easy and delicious! Thank you so much for your votes and in deciding on this dessert! I couldn't have done this without you! I hope you enjoy it! As always, please feel free to submit any recipes you would like for me to cook next month and thank you for reading!

Ingredients:
Brownies:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
12 oz. bittersweet Chocolate
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 Tbsp Almond extract
1 1/4 cups all purpose Flour
1/2 tsp salt
Caramel Filling:
11 oz. caramel candies, unwrapped
2/3 cup heavy cream

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with foil and grease the foil REALLY WELL, with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
Melt butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl in the microwave. Heat, stirring occasionally, until all is completely melted and smooth.
Mix in sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well incorporated. Then add in flour and salt until just combined.
Spread about 1/3 of the brownie batter into the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let the brownie layer cool for 20 minutes.
In the meantime, make the caramel filling by combining the caramel candies and cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Keep stirring until melted and immediately spread the caramel mixture over the cooked brownie layer.
Pour the remaining brownie batter over the caramel layer. Try to spread it evenly as it is pretty difficult to try to smooth it out evenly over the caramel layer.
Bake for 20 minutes then remove from oven and transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely before cutting and serving. You’ll definitely want to wait for it because otherwise, your squares will be a complete gooey mess!