As you'll find out over the coming months I am a self proclaimed chocoholic, and in the weeks following Easter there always seems to be an abundance of chocolate in my house. I think the best way to use up those those last few Easter eggs is by throwing them into these luscious salted caramel brownies. I've come across a few variations of these brownies, but this recipe is my absolute favourite, and the result is the most gooey and delicious treat.
Ingredients
225g unsalted butter
225g chocolate *
225g golden caster sugar
4 eggs
140g plain flour
200g caramel **
1 tsp sea salt flakes
50g chopped nuts (optional)
* dark chocolate with around 70% cocoa solids usually works better for this recipe, but if you haven't got any to hand then you can use any chocolate you've got lying around
** I always prefer to use homemade caramel when baking, follow this link for a basic caramel sauce recipe. But if you're short of time then shop bought caramel will do.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/350F/Gas 4
- Grease and line a 25cm square baking tin
- Melt the butter over a low heat. Break up the chocolate and stir into the butter. Be careful not to burn it. Remove from the heat and stir until all of the chocolate has melted.
- In a bowl mix together your caramel and sea salt until completely incorporated. Split this mixture in half and set one half to the side.
-Add the caster sugar and eggs to one half of your salted caramel and whisk together.
-To this, sift in the flour and pour in the butter and chocolate mixture. Add the chopped nuts and mix this altogether until you have lovely, smooth brownie batter.
- Poor this batter into the prepared tin and carefully top with the remaining salted caramel. I like to create a rough, decorative pattern on the top using a fork or skewer.
- Top with a little sprinkle of sea salt and a few more chopped nuts before putting it in the oven to bake for 25 minutes.
-When cooked the brownies should be crisp on top but lovely and gooey on the inside.
- Leave the brownies to cool then slice them up and enjoy!
Please comment below and tell me your thoughts on this recipe. Let me if you try out these brownies too, I'd love to see how they turn out.
These look incredible! I'm looking forward to your upcoming apple cake with caramel sauce!!! YUM!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you! They tasted amazing, I'm going to be uploading that recipe next week I think!! xxxx
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