Chocolate Caramel Brownies

Title:
Chocolate Caramel Brownies

Yield:
25 Brownies

Categories:
Desserts,
Brownies,
Chocolate,
Nuts




Ingredients:





   1/4 c  Butter or margarine


     2 oz Unsweetened baking chocolate


     2    Eggs


     1 c  Sugar


   1/2 c  All-purpose flour


     1 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Vanilla


   1/2 c  Pecan halves





-------------------------------CARAMEL
SAUCE-------------------------------


   1/4 c  Butter/margarine


   1/3 c  Brown sugar


   3/4 c  Semisweet chocolate chips





 Preheat oven to 350oF. Lighlt grease an 8" square pan. In small saucepan,


 melt 1/4 c butter or margarine and chocolate over low heat. Set aside. In


 medium bowl, beat eggs until light. Beat in sugar, flour, salt and vanilla


 until blended. Stir in melted chocolate mixture; pour batter into prepared


 pan. Bake for 15 minutes.


 


 Meanwhile, prepare Caramel Sauce. In small saucepan, mix butter or


 margarine and brown sugar. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Stir and


 simmer 1 minute. Remove brownies from oven and sprinkle evenly with pecans.


 Gently pour caramel sauce over brownies. Return pan to oven and bake 15


 minutes longer, until caramel is bubbling.


 


 Remove brownies from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. As chocolate


 chips begin to melt, gently swirl with a knife. Cool completely before


 cutting. Chill to harden chocolate, if necessary.


 


 Source: Marian Hoffman, Whitman's Chocolate Cookbook.


 


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