Photo: Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 8 ounces plus 6 ounces Hershey's semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 3 extra-large eggs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee granules, such as Nescafe
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 5 to 6 ounces good caramel sauce, such as Fran's
- 2 to 3 teaspoons flaked sea salt, such as Maldon
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 x 12 x 1 1/2-inch baking pan.
Melt the butter, 8 ounces of the chocolate chips, and the unsweetened chocolate together in a medium bowl set over simmering water. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee, vanilla, and sugar. Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature (see note below).
In a medium bowl, sift together 1/2 cup of the flour, the baking powder, and salt and add to the chocolate mixture. Toss the remaining 6 ounces of chocolate chips and the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour in a medium bowl and add them to the chocolate mixture. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake for 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Don't overbake!
As soon as the brownies are out of the oven, place the jar of caramel sauce without the lid in a microwave and heat just until it's pourable. Stir until smooth. Drizzle the caramel evenly over the hot brownies and sprinkle with the sea salt. Cool completely and cut into 12 bars.
Note: You'll want to find true caramel sauce rather than dulce de leche, which has a lot of milk or cream added. Fran's can be ordered at franschocolates.com.
It is very important to allow the batter to cool before adding the chocolate chips, or the chips will melt and ruin the brownies.
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By themrs62108
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on June 17, 2013
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As soon as the episode aired, I was at the grocery store that day determined to make these brownies! This was the first time I ever made brownies from scratch (I was always the box brownie person and the first time I used a double boiler! It was such a success! The only thing was that it was difficult to find caramel sauce that was a small enough bottle just to top the brownies. I saw another post that explains how to make caramel sauce so I may do that again. But other than that, this recipe was a success and has turned me from being a box brownie gal!
By girl_that_bakes
on June 15, 2013
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Delicious recipe, but don't forget guys - caramel sauce is super easy to make. Just sugar and water! You don't have to go out and purchase special caramel sauce.
By katiedubbs
on June 13, 2013
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AMAZING. I added 2 TBSP flour to the 1/2 cup in the brownie mix, and still used the 2 TBSP in the chocolate chips. Brownies baked perfectly in 35 minutes. Delicious, and will definitely make these again!
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