I love a good brownie, and I really love a good caramel brownie. A warm, chocolatey, messy, gooey brownie, full of caramel, melting chocolate and topped with ice cream. The kind of brownie that, at least for me, is usually a mess to make, and if my kids are involved, always a mess to eat!
Oh yeah, THAT kind of brownie.
These aren’t just packed with caramel, they are also topped with chocolate chips. Kind of going with “more is more”.
For these brownies you can either start with a from scratch brownie recipe, or go with a box mix. I LOVE to doctor up a box mix, so that’s what I did with these. I used a few different kinds of caramel in these. I stirred about 1/2 cup of caramel ice cream sundae topping right into my brownie mix. After placing a layer of brownie batter on the bottom of my pan, I poured in a layer of melted caramels. After removing them from the oven, I drizzled some caramel sauce over the top. And of course if you are serving them with ice cream, a little caramel sauce to finish it off is perfect.
To make this from scratch, try my EASY BROWNIES recipe instead of a box mix!
Caramel Brownies
Ingredients
- One package (8x8 or 9x9 pan size chocolate brownies (or your favorite brownie recipe))
- Ingredients listed on brownie package
- 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 11 oz bag Kraft Caramel Bits
- 2 TBSP water or half and half
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Optional Extra caramel ice cream topping
- Optional Sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to brownie package (or recipe) directions and prepare baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prepare brownies according to package (or recipe) directions. After batter is mixed, stir in 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping. Spread a thin layer of brownie batter into the bottom of baking pan.
- Prepare caramel bits by placing caramel bits in medium saucepan. Add water; cook on medium-low heat 3 min. or until caramel bits are completely melted, stirring constantly. Pour over brownie batter spread into pan. Top with remaining brownie batter and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Bake according to package directions. You may need to extend baking time by 5-10 minutes. Remove from oven, and drizzle on additional caramel ice cream topping if desired. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Serve warm or cooled. For more caramel flavor, drizzle with caramel sauce just before serving. Enjoy!
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
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I’m Christi I love sharing easy & delicious recipes that your family & friends will love. I’m a mom, baker, cookbook author and lover of sprinkles.
This is AMAZING! I am drooling!!!
Geez, that looks amazing!!! It’s totally up my alley 🙂
Who woulda thunk you could come up with a improvement on paper towels?? This brownie looks like what I dream of. Brownies topped with ice cream are my ULTIMATE favorite, these look out of this world!
Love all that gooey caramel with those tasty brownies! And Dawn added to Bounty? Genius!
I usually throw butterscotch chips in my brownies so I am definitely going to try this! If I can get it to taste half as good as your picture looks I’ll be in heaven.
What about rinsing where you’ve used the dawn paper towel?
Tonya, is it bad that in my head I’m thinking “go with caramel AND butterscotch!!!”. I haven’t found that I need to rinse when I’m using the towel on surfaces. I am LOVING them for all of the fingerprints all over the house!
Oh my gosh I need those towels! How cool. My counters look like that all the time, lol. Also? That sundae is sorely needed. Pinned!
It’s a good thing I saw this brownie right before the gym.
Now I totally have the most perfect Post workout meal ever 😉 we LOVE bounty here, so great for all those food blogging messes I make! Pinned!
Thanks so much Taylor! And yes, I go through an insane amount of Bounty paper towels #foodbloggerproblems
These brownies are to die for…seriously too good. And those paper towels are kind of genius. My husband has this horrible thought that a dried paper towel is the tool for wiping up messes. Now if only I can get him to wet it, the soap would already be in it.
Emily, maybe this is the key to getting him to finally add water!
These brownies look incredible. I’m always game for a chocolate-caramel treat!
P.S. I always use Bounty, but didn’t know of this new product! Sounds terrific!!!
Okay first of all — these brownies — wowza!!!
Second of all — these paper towels. Whaaaaat? With Dawn? GENIUS. I need these.
Thanks Rachel! And yes, total genius! Now if they just came with an option that taught my kids to use them to clean as well! 🙂 A girl can dream, right?