Caramel Brownies Recipe

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I love to cook. My family can't possibly eat all of the sweets I whip up, so my co-workers are more than happy to sample them—particularly these rich, chewy brownies that are full of gooey caramel, chocolate chips and crunchy walnuts. —Clara Bakke, Coon Rapids, Minnesota

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Caramel Brownies Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 24 Servings
20 35 55

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
  • 14 ounces caramels
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar, cocoa, oil, eggs and milk. Combine the flour, salt and baking powder; gradually add to egg mixture until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts.
  • Spoon two-thirds of the batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat the caramels and condensed milk over low heat until caramels are melted. Pour over baked brownie layer. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
  • Drop remaining batter by teaspoonfuls over caramel layer; carefully swirl brownie batter with a knife.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 376 calories, 18 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 43 mg cholesterol, 189 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Caramel Brownies in Quick Cooking January/February 2002, p33

Tip

Substitute for Nuts

If your family loves the crunch of nuts in brownies and chocolate chip cookies, but someone is allergic to them, add granola or crisp rice cereal in the same amounts as the nuts called for in your recipes. But, always check the granola or cereal packages for nut allergy alerts to be certain.

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Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2013 by Susiew122

OMG, this was wonderful. Made with pecans instead of walnuts, that is what I had. Not a crumb left on the plate, took as a dessert for a meeting. Delicious!

Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2013 by terik82

These were absolutely delicious. Very gooey which makes the best kind of brownie!

Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2013 by mom_jam

I didn't have walnuts, but these were excellent without them!

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2013 by NancyBahl

Super hit at the Superbowl party, and even at work the next day!

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2013 by plschmitz

I made these two ways. I liked this using caramels and milk as the recipe calls for. I tried it using the caramel sauce without adding the milk and it simply disappears and bakes in so you can't see it. The taste is ok but it doesn't have the same "wow" factor visually. I wouldn't recommend using caramel sauce. Maybe a thicker caramel topping would be better but I'll stick with the original recipe.

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2013 by chocolate898

I haven't made this exact recipe but one quite much like it and we make a caramel sauce for in between. It works very well and tastes great! The one we like is by Jean Pare and the recipe is called Caramel Toffee Squares. We use the caramel part of this recipe for many other things as well. (like dipping apples:)

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2013 by jollynngran

For those who don't like unwrapping carmels, Kraft makes little carmel circles which are much easier to use and melt faster. Find with chocolate chips.

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2013 by sunflowerteena

This sounds great,was wondering if you could use caramel sauce instead, don't like the idea of unwrapping all those caramels...do you think that would work?

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2013 by barsto

Has anybody tried making these brownies using a mix instead of from "scratch"? Just curious how it would work. . . . thx.

Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2013 by JCRadical

A quicker version can use a box of german chocolate cake mix, 1 stick butter/margarine, 1/3 c. evaporated milk. Bake 7 minutes. Use the rest of the can of evaporated milk to mix with the carmels that are melted. Bake another 25 minutes. I've been doing this for 25 years - very yummy. Curious to try this from scratch version.

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by madisonmiller

I don't no what happened when I made mine. After I swirled the brownie and caramel and put it back in the oven, after about 10 minutes of being back in the oven it started bubbling over. I don't no what happened or why it did that.

Reviewed on Dec. 01, 2012 by pajamaangel

These brownies are very tasty, but watch out! They are rich!! I could only eat one and had a hard time finishing it, but the boyfriend thought that was a plus. He gobbled them up.

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2012 by MrsDawn

These brownies really are amazing - all sorts of caramel and chocolate goodness. I agree with the other reviews that they turned out heavier and taller than I expected. Still delicious, though!

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2012 by kikis

Looks like a good and easy recipe, so I cannot wait to try for my bake sale, etc.

May knock their socks off!!

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by keverwann

I used toasted pecans instead of the walnuts.

Made in a 10x15 pan (as per some reviews of it being very thick) and they turned out to be the thickness shown in the picture. I cooked the first portion of batter for 10 minutes and then all of the ingredients an additional 32 minutes, but I probably could have taken it out at 30 minutes.

These were good, but I'm not sure they are worth the cost of the ingredients or the time it took to peel all those caramels...

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2012 by setterlove

I brought these to a party where many professional chefs were in attendance and I heard that they were "the best brownies I have ever eaten" many times throughout the evening. I made them exactly the way the recipe was posted. The only thing I am not sure of was the baking cocoa, as I used semi-sweet baking squares and am not sure that is what it called for, but it is what I had on hand. I am making them for a Super Bowl party today!!

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by lazyjcafe

My daughters and I just made these and we can't wait to eat them! I know without even trying them that they will be amazing. We used a gluten free brownie mix and sprinkled red and green chopped m & m's on top, right after they came out of the oven. The girls can't wait to put some out for Santa!

Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2011 by Destrena

Very good! Though as mentioned in other reviews it is much taller than shown. And I had to cook mine for longer than listed. (also rather heavy lifting in and out of the oven) But will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Aug. 06, 2011 by baristababe

These were incredible! I put the 1/2 cup walnuts in the batter but on top I subbed 1/2 cup pretzel pieces. It gave it more of a salted caramel flair! When I make them again I'm planning on upgrading to a 10x15 pan and reducing the bake time. As is they ended up about twice as tall as pictured. Could it be an editing mistake...? Flavor made up for presentation though. Also I would do 1/4 swirled on top instead of 1/3 :)

Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2011 by omahataxidriver

Yesssss!

Reviewed on May. 26, 2011 by benzgirl

These brownies are awesome!! They freeze well and they are great whether they are served warm or cold.

Reviewed on Apr. 04, 2011 by hannahjw88

Delicious! These brownies were very good. Mine turned out taller than the ones in the picture, they were almost like a brownie sandwich. Would be delicious served warm with ice cream. Will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2011 by allykenai

This was very very good. I bought the new caramel pieces to melt. The edges got a little crunchy, but we liked it that way!

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2010 by Cindymm4

Very easy to make and they make a great presentation as well. They were a huge hit for the folks at work!

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2009 by pepper6

My 14 year-old daughter first made these for Christmas four years ago. I didn't think that they would be special enough. Boy, was I wrong! They are a hit wherever we bring them.

 
 

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