I love when I'm blinded by powdered sugar. Okay these brownies are from Pioneer Woman's
recipe and they are to die for! A big reason is for this ingredient below:
Dule de Leche caramel. Buy it. Use it. Eat it. Yes.
I N G R E D I E N T S
--2 sticks butter
--5 oz. unsweetened chocolate
--1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
--2 cups granulated sugar
--1 tbsp. vanilla
--3 large eggs
--1 1/4 cups flour
--14 oz. can Nestle Dulce de Leche
--(powdered sugar, for sprinkling)
--Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan, over medium het, melt the butter and 5 oz. of chocolate until melted.
--So that it looks like this!
--Pour into a bowl to allow the chocolate to cool a bit.
--Next, pour in the sugar.
--Whisk until the sugar is all incorporated.
--Pour in a tablespoon of vanilla (to see which kind I use, see my mom's chocolate chip
recipe).
--Whisk in 3 eggs, and make sure to mix until the eggs are completely broken and incorporated.
--Lastly, put in the flour and mix to combine.
--Warning--the batter will be thick! That's good!
--Spray an 8x8 pan with Pam and pour the batter in, making sure to spread it out evenly. (if you have another pan size, that's fine too! 8x8 is smaller and will tend to make the brownies thicker)
--Now, open that delicious can of caramel-ness and pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds, stir, then back in for another 20 seconds and stir it around.
--Go ahead and make some beautiful piles of dulce de leche of top of the brownies.
--Take a knife and gently swirl it through the batter. Make sure to hold the knife thin so the sharp side leads the way.
--Beautiful! The caramel will bubble up a bit, so it doesn't need to make a design, but I was a little proud of this...anyway, bake in the oven for 40-43 minutes, or stick a toothpick in and if it's overly gooey, keep it in a little longer. Just make sure the edges don't burn!
--Notice the caramel has bubbled up a bit. That's fine! Make sure to let these cool completely before slicing them up and serving them.
--I have found brownies usually taste the best and have the best consistency the next day after baking! (next day above)
--Top with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and put this in your mouth!
