Salted Caramel Brownies

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Let me just admit that I cheated and used a mix. Of course they weren't as good as Ina's, but the idea of caramel and sea salt is great. I should have included her stand-by coffee granules too, would have kicked it up a notch. Anyway a good idea. Who doesn't like a brownie? Or caramel? Or sea salt. Mmmmm.

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I love the idea of salted caramel brownies so I couldn't wait to try these. After reading other reviews I was hopeful mine would turn out but they didn't. I baked them for the time stated, even a little longer but they still came out too gooey, just didn't set properly. I'm still craving salted caramel brownies so what I will do is prepare Ina's Outrageous Brownies, which is a fail-proof recipe, and top them with the caramel and flaked sea salt as stated in this recipe.

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I made these yesterday and I realized after I bought the caramel that I had bought three chile caramel. I said "What the heck" and topped the brownies with it anyway. Turned out amazing. I guess there really is something to that chile/chocolate craze that's going around! I didn't change anything, I don't think I bought the right instant coffee, I bought international delights and it looks more like cocoa powder than coffee grounds, but it still tasted great.

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For the record, I have made at least 100 of Ina's recipes and never had one problem..until now. I think there is something incorrect in with the flour amounts. In the ingredient list, it calls for '1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons'. In the directions, it says 'cup of the flour'. I think it needed more flour. So, I followed all of the directions exactly (even down to the Fran's caramel and sea salt, and my brownies never cooked, even after 55 minutes. I kept putting them back in the oven and the tester never came out cleanly. I needed these for a bake sale today and am so disappointed....for both the bake sale and for wasting all of the great ingredients. If there is a recipe correction, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know!

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I've made this recipe 5 times and think I've finally got it perfect. Changes I made: 1 I beat the eggs in my mixer, not sure why you wouldn't. 2 You need to bake for a full 40 minutes. 3 I unwrap 3/4 of a bag of Kraft caramels, add 1 tsp cream or milk and microwave instead of caramel sauce, which is too loose. 4 They also taste much better if you eat them the same day, don't make them a day ahead. 5 Use lots of salt. They are delicious!!

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I made the brownies in a 9 x 13 pan and baked them for 43 minutes and they still weren't done. I won't make them again.

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I didn't like this recipe and wouldn't make it again. It was far too sweet, even though I added less sugar than the recipe called for. The brownies had a light, almost cake-like texture, which I don't like for a brownie -- they should be moist and dense. Lastly, I didn't feel the caramel enhanced the flavor -- it just ended up being another layer of sweet on top of a very sweet brownie. We could barely taste the caramel.

On the other hand, the salt did help with some of the overall sweetness, so that was a decent counter-balance.

I think Ina is the most talented chef on the Food Network, but this recipe missed the mark for me.

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I gave this recipe 5 stars for what I SHOULD have done, not for what I did. First, I gave too much attention to the size of pan Ina specifies, i.e., 9x12. I only had 9x13 pans, so I shaved 5 minutes off the baking time, figuring my brownies would be thinner than specified. Wrong. At 30 minutes they looked done but were underbaked -- which I didn't realize until they were topped with caramel, salted, and cooled, too late to bake them any longer. Next time I'll use my 9x13 pan and bake them for the full 35 minutes. The other mistake I made was using plain caramel topping from Kroger. It was so thin I didn't need to microwave it, and it didn't add much to the brownies except sugariness. Next time I'll go to a more upscale grocer and get the good stuff. With those caveats out of the way: The brownies are beyond rich, deep, dark, mysterious, gooey, and not too sweet. They're easy to make, to boot. Great recipe if you don't screw it up like I did. I WILL be making them again.

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Loved this recipe! The coffee in it is perfect and the caramel & salt add a great touch. I am sure I will be making these again! I did cut them a little smaller. Only twelve would make them huge to me.

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I made these brownies tonight and they were very easy to make. They came out very fudgy and dense - I did bake them for the 35 minutes. Very rich and yummy. I have an electric oven.