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Sea Salt Caramel Chip Brownies with Caramel Icing

Teresa Ambra
These rich, decadent brownies are highly addictive! Caramel chips and chocolate cause an explosion of flavor making these brownies favorites for any kind of party or potluck.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 404 kcal

Ingredients
  

BROWNIES:

  • 4 squares unsweetened chocolate (or 12 tbsp. cocoa plus ½ stick unsalted butter)
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter melted (1 cup)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (Bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 10 oz. pkg. Hershey's sea salt caramel chips
  • 1 cup pecans finely diced (or walnuts)

CARAMEL ICING:

  • 10 oz. bag Hershey's sea salt caramel chips
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • dash salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp. milk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions
 

BROWNIES:

  • Melt 2 ½ sticks butter.
  • Add cocoa, eggs, vanilla and sugar and mix with an electric mixer.
  • Stir in flour, caramel chips and nuts.
  • Grease and flour a 9x13" baking dish.
  • Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Allow brownies to cool about 30 minutes before adding Caramel Icing.

CARAMEL ICING:

  • Combine caramel chips and butter in a small saucepan.
  • Add salt and milk and heat over low heat until melted.
  • Remove from heat and add vanilla and powdered sugar.
  • Whisk to combine.
  • Spread caramel icing quickly over top of cooled brownies.

Notes

NOTE: You must spread the icing rapidly or it will harden too quickly. If the icing hardens, heat over low heat until it softens enough so that you can spread the icing.
NOTE: You may find these bars easier to cut if you refrigerate them about an hour beforehand.
NOTE: I almost always use cocoa for these brownies instead of baking chocolate. The equivalency is 12 tbsp. cocoa plus 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick ) butter.
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Nutrition

Calories: 404kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 177mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 1gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 0.9mg
Keyword brownie, caramel, chocolate, chocolate chips, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert
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