Salted Caramel–Filled Brownies

Name: Salted Caramel–Filled Brownies
Yield: Serves 12 (Makes 12 brownies)
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (2 ounces; 57 grams), bittersweet chocolate chips; 1/3 cup (1 ounce; 28 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1/2 cup, boiling water; 2 cups (14 ounces; 397 grams), sugar; 2/3 cup, vegetable oil; 2 , large eggs; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 1/3 cups (6⅔ ounces; 189 grams), all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 10 ounces (283 grams), soft caramels; 2 tablespoons, heavy cream; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon Maldon, sea salt

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2021

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Brownies & Bars

Break out the muffin tin for these intensely chocolaty treats.

SERVES12 (Makes 12 brownies)

TIME1¾ hours, plus 5¼ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The salted caramel–filled brownies at Lauretta Jean’s Pie Bakery in Portland, Oregon (read about our visit here), look almost like muffins—squat, chewy little cylinders full of chocolate flavor, with a surprise in the middle: creamy salted ...

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