Last week my friend Jennifer threw a Girls night in holiday wrapping party! It was great, we all brought our gifts and wrapping paper and sat around wrapping presents, catching up, gabbing and eating good food! I love getting together with good friends and had a great evening. I brought one of my all time favorite holiday treats, caramel brownies!

I don’t know about you but no evening or outing is complete without good company and GREAT food! The holiday’s are no exception, in fact the expectation (on the food, not the company) is even higher for me. Funny how we tend to make our best goodies at this time of year and ONLY this time of year. I think I might need to remember to make these goodies more than just once a year- that way I won’t gorge too much in December?

Caramel Brownies
1/2 C evaporated milk
50 unwrapped caramels squares (about 14 oz)
1/2 C evaporated Milk
1 package German chocolate or Devils food cake mix
3/4 C butter melted
1 C pecans chopped (I prefer pecans but my mom and sisters like walnuts)
12 oz Chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350. Mix 1/2 C evaporated milk, cake mix, butter and pecans in a mixer.

Press 2/3 dough in bottom of glass pan (9×13) cook for 6 mins.

While your working with the dough (chopping the nuts takes the most time for me) have your children unwrap all the caramels! I had this job as a child and it’s fun watching my children do it now! And if they sneak one or two it’s okay!

While it’s the first 2/3rd of the dough is cooking pan melt 1/2 C milk and caramels.

Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cooked dough.

Pour the melted caramel over cooked crust.

Spread the rest of dough on top cook 15-20 min

I know other people probably have different versions of this recipe but it’s a holiday staple for me. I grew up making these every year with my mom, I can’t think of a year these haven’t been a party of my holiday plate. These scream Christmas Goodies to me, my sisters, and now our children!

Caramel Brownies Recipe

these caramel brownies are a staple during the holidays at my house, rich, decedant and delicious

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 26

Total Time: 41

Servings: brownies

Calories: 324kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

1/2 C evaporated milk
50 unwrapped caramels squares about 14 oz
1/2 C evaporated milk
1 package German chocolate cake mix
3/4 C butter melted
1 C pecans chopped
12 oz Chocolate chips

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Instructions

preheat the oven to 350
Mix 1/2 C evaporated milk, cake mix, butter and pecans in your mixer
Press 2/3 dough in bottom of glass pan (9×13) cook for 6 mins.
While that's cooking melt the second 1/2 C milk and caramels in a medium saucepan over low heat.
Sprinkle chocolate chips over the cooked crust.
Pour the melted caramel over cooked crust.
Place the rest of dough on top cook 15-20 mins