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Salted Caramel Brownies – with video

Published: April 28, 2018 | Updated: October 15, 2019 | By Ashlee

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It doesn’t get much better than a rich chocolate brownie – But adding a gooey homemade salted caramel on top pretty much takes the cake – These Salted Caramel Brownies are a rich decadent dessert everyone will love!

salted caramel brownie recipe and video tutorial

So a little back story – back in 2015 I was at a conference at a the Grand Hyatt in San Diego and they served these AMAZING caramel brownies, so I tweeted them, asking about the recipe and they responded by emailing me this recipe!

@ashleemariecake Hi Ashlee! We found the recipe for these delicious brownies. Pls send your email address & we’ll teach you how 2 make them!

— Grand Hyatt SanDiego (@GrandHyattSD) May 26, 2015

But I didn’t make them quite yet, then in 2016 I had the chance to spend a weekend with some other amazing baking food bloggers and on afternoon for lunch we had these amazing caramel brownies and I was like DING! Memory! I had to dig that recipe up and give it a try!

blog n bake retreat bloggers

Top row – Julianne (Beyond frosting), Katerina (Diethood), Becky (The cookie rookie), Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) and ME! Bottom row – Lindsay (Life, love and sugar), Lynne (365 days of baking), Roxana (a treats affair), Stephanie (Girl versus dough) and Carla (Chocolate moosey)

Not only did we have an amazing time talking shop and sharing tips and advice with each other, but we also did a ton of cooking and baking together! Seriously the food was AMAZING! You should head over to each of their blogs and make EVERYTHING! (after making all the recipes here of course, HA!)

Now I’m only making one pan of brownies, not hundreds of pans for thousands of people so I made some changes from the original but the end result is a rich decadent dessert everyone will love!

This amazing weekend was made possible by amazing sponsors! We used all these ingredients in our baking AT the conference and brought more home to continue to work with. AND it just so happens that these ingredients were perfect for these brownies too!

  • Dixie Crystals Sugar (or Imperial sugar depending on where you live in the USA) – love their sugar! We even made sugar scrub!
  • Rodelle – Cocoa, vanilla extract, vanilla bean paste and more! Perfect for all the sweets we made
  • Safest Choice Eggs – I love these pasteurized eggs, PERFECT for homemade eggnog!
  • Theo Chocolate – both bars for eating AND baking! We had a chocolate tasting party, seriously YUM!
  • Gold Medal Flour – Do you know how much flour I go through? This stuff is a staple for me!

rich dense chocolate brownie batter with chocolate chunks

Tips for making the perfect caramel brownies

  • The batter is SUPER thick – which leaves a nice dense brownie – but it’s a little much for some hand mixers – I just mix mine by hand
  • I love the chopped 70% dark chocolate bar throughout – but of course I’m a dark chocolate fanatic – so remember you can either leave them out, or go with a lighter chocolate if you prefer!
  • I recently learned that when your making a dry caramel (as in no water with the sugar) instead of adding all the sugar at once add a thin layer at a time and as it melts add another thin layer until you’ve added it all – it melts much easier that way
  • The caramel topping is on the goopy runny side (I love it)… IF you want it to be thicker use a little less butter and/or less cream, DON’T simply cook the caramel longer, it will burn and not taste right.
  • Salted caramel is a little tricky – not everyone loves the same amt of salt! If you aren’t sure if you love salted caramel then go light handed the first time you make it…  I am an admitted salt fanatic so I went a little heavy but it was too much for some people.

Salted Caramel Brownie Recipe

If you love Caramel Brownies as much as I do, I’d love a 5 star review and be sure to share on Facebook and Pinterest! If you want to stay updated on new recipes sign up for my newsletter and join my Facebook Group! 

homemade caramel for the top of the brownies

If you love this recipe you’ll love these other great Caramel recipes

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ooey gooey salted caramel chocolate brownies

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To watch me make these Caramel Chocolate Brownie Recipe play this Video (if your on desktop it should already be playing)!

salted caramel brownies

salted caramel chocolate brownies

It doesn't get much better than a rich chocolate brownie - But adding a gooey homemade salted caramel on top pretty much takes the cake - These Salted Caramel Brownies are a rich decadent dessert everyone will love!
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 411kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
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Ingredients

Brownies

  • 1 1/2 C unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 C granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 C butter melted
  • 1 C all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 oz 70% dark baking chocolate chopped into chunks

Salted Caramel

  • 2 C granulated sugar
  • 3/4 C butter room temp, cut into tablespoons
  • 3/4 C heavy whipping cream room temp
  • 2 tsp coarse sea salt
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Brownies

  • preheat oven to 350’F
  • line an 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, salt and butter.
  • Once combined, fold in cocoa powder, flour and chocolate chunks and stir until everything is combined.
  • Pour the brownie batter into the baking dish, spreading evenly to the edges.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of the brownie comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

Salted Caramel

  • In a medium saucepan sprinkle a thin layer of the sugar over the pan - as it melts add another thin layer - again and again until all the sugar is melted, turning the pan to keep it moving
  • Once it's all melted it will start turning a golden color, it will take about 5 minutes.
  • Once it becomes a dark amber color, remove from heat and stir in butter. Be careful the mixture will bubble, a LOT.
  • Pour in the heavy cream and sea salt, stir until everything is combined.
  • Place back on the stove for about 30 seconds, stirring all the time.
  • Remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes then pour the caramel over the brownies
  • Let everything cool and set, then cut the brownies and enjoy! the caramel will still be super messy, but oh so good

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Notes

Based on the recipe from the Grand Hyatt San Diego 

Nutrition

Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 680IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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I have already made these brownies twice in the last week… and I can’t wait to make them again… these are my newest obsession.  Quality ingredients make all the difference when baking – the better than sugar, vanilla, eggs, etc… the better everything will t

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  1. Shannon

    November 8, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Wow! These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 13, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      seriously SO GOOD! let me know what you think!

  2. 2pots2cook

    December 8, 2016 at 4:29 am

    Oh boy ! Perfect treat and perfect photos ! Thank you for sharing and have a pleasant day !

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      January 25, 2017 at 9:49 pm

      you are so welcome!

  3. akashocd

    September 12, 2018 at 4:49 am

    5 stars
    Wow, this brownies are really looking so delicious, thank you for sharing your blog

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  4. sweetTXgirl

    July 24, 2019 at 3:11 pm

    5 stars
    so i just made these brownies, without the caramel topping and the brownies came out moist, fudgy and such an intense chocolate flavor! my husband is going to love these when he gets home from work. Thanks Ash!!!!

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 10:07 am

      so glad you enjoyed them!

  5. Eric

    September 6, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    Every time I try to make the caramel sauce for the top it never turns out. It either doesnt melt or goes to dark. I cook it on med heat but I can’t seem to make it work. Any helpful hints?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 1:26 pm

      try just adding a small thin layer of sugar at a time, as it melts add a little more, vs all the sugar at once.

  6. molly

    December 6, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    5 stars
    I just made these brownies (sans caramel topping) for my family’s christmas gathering tomorrow. Ash, you have done it yet again! I tried another recipe, and then found yours… yours won by a landslide So fudgy, and such a rich chocolate flavor. This is my new “go-to” brownie recipe. But i would like to know… how can i cut the brownies so they don’t stick to the knife or get crumbly? I’d love to cut and get a clean, sharp edge. Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 10:06 am

      one trick for that is to use a plastic knife and cut while the brownies are warm – it sounds crazy but it works!!!

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