We're still trying to recover from the holidays in our household. We've done tons of cooking, but not a lot of blogging. So here's a classic recipe from a few years ago with a brand new--and much improved--photo: Caramel Brownies. A gooey layer of buttery caramel sandwiched between two delicious layers of chocolate brownie. These are just about as good--not to mention as easy--as it gets!
Caramel Brownies
from my friend Des
50 Kraft caramels, unwrapped
1 can evaporated milk
1 box german chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 Tablespoons flour
12 oz chocolate chips
Combine caramels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk in a small saucepan and heat over low until melted. Stir to combine. In a separate bowl, combine cake mix, butter, flour, and 1/3 cup evaporated milk. Spread half of the cake mixture into the bottom of a greased 9x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 minutes. As soon as the bottom layer comes out of the oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips and spread on caramel. Top with remaining cake mixture, and bake for another 15-18 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
Oh yum, these look so delicious. One of these to aid my revision right now would be ideal :)
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing else to say except YuUM!
ReplyDeleteI think these are the brownies that one of my teachers use to make us in middle school for "good behavior" I still remember how delicious they were! I am going to make these soon!! Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteI tried these tonight. Oh, wow. Soooo good.!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs I read about your 'Carmelitas', I kept thinking about my favorite 'Caramel Brownie' recipe ... which is the same as yours. This recipe is so good that I had a caterer trade me any recipe of hers for this 'caramel brownie' recipe. She then named it 'gut-bombers'. I have even doubled the recipe, put it in a air-tight container and given it as a gift to someone that adores them! ...so yes, they are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI have this same recipe from my local Junior League cookbook. They are wonderful and so much better than the box version.
ReplyDeleteI make these but I add a cup of nuts with the chocolate chips then pour the caramel on. They are to die for........
ReplyDeleteHello! I was wondering, if I do not find the german chocolate cake mix, can I use my regular brownie recipe and bake as directed on yours? Than you for posting!
ReplyDeleteHi Francesca. If you don't have a german chocolate cake mix, you can substitute a devil's food cake mix and follow the directions on this recipe, or you can use a brownie mix prepared according to the package directions.
DeleteThank you very much! I will try this brownie, it looks really provocative!
DeleteThank you for taking the time to answer me. I will try, this brownie really looks provocative! I'm from Venezuela and I like very much your blog
DeleteI want to make these, I have a question about the cake mix? Do I follow the box directions & then add the additional ingreadienets-- or skip them and just add the flour & butter? ( no eggs?)
ReplyDeleteIgnore the directions on the box! Just combine the mix with butter, flour, and 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
DeleteDear Lulu the Baker,
ReplyDeleteHow can I save this recipe to my recipe list from ZipList.com?
Gracias!
Hi! I just added the ziplist button to the bottom of the caramel brownies recipe. Thanks for the heads-up; I have to paste it into all old recipes one-at-a-time, so I sometimes forget which ones I haven't gotten to!
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