These salted caramel brownies bake up into the most decadent fudgy brownies ever. A homemade caramel sauce is hiding in the center of these brownies which helps them bake up so incredibly moist. Topped with a little sea salt, these are brownies are next level!
What We Love About This Recipe:
Fudgy: Did I mention just how fudgy and chocolatey these brownies are? We love the soft, rich, moist texture and flavor of these brownies. If you love chocolate you’re going to love these brownies.
Caramel: There is just the right amount of caramel sauce in these brownies. It mostly gets soaked into the brownie batter itself but every now and then you’ll get a bite with a glob of caramel that is a little bite of heaven!
Sea Salt: The contrasting saltiness really helps balance out the flavors in these brownies. Without it they might be just a bit too sweet or chocolatey. Plus, the fleur de sel has a wonderful thin, flaky texture that adds a little bit of crunch.
Ingredient Notes:
For the caramel filling:
Sugar & Corn Syrup – The caramel filling starts with some sugar and corn syrup along with a little bit of water. It’ll get heated up until it’s nice and golden.
Sour Cream – This isn’t going to make the caramel taste sour! It’s just going to add more rich, creamy texture and flavor to the filling.
Fleur de Sel – This is a flaky, coarse French sea salt that is a bit expensive but worth it for the unique texture. You could definitely just use some regular kosher salt or sea salt here instead.
For the brownie:
Flour & Sugar – Some pretty standard brownie batter ingredients here! You’ll need all-purpose flour, granulated white sugar, and light brown sugar.
Cocoa Powder – We like to use Hershey’s special dark cocoa powder. It really adds lots of rich, fudgy flavor to the brownies. But any Dutch processed cocoa will work if you’ve got a preference.
Dark Chocolate – For even more chocolatey goodness we’re adding in chopped dark chocolate. I’d recommend using a good quality bar that is 60% to 72% dark chocolate.
Eggs – You’ll need 5 large eggs for preparing the brownie batter and you’ll want to take them out of the fridge ahead of time so they can get up to room temperature before using.
Vanilla – Some vanilla extract for flavor.
package of Hershey’s cocoa powder
My Favorite Cocoa Powder!
This cocoa powder is Dutch-processed, giving it a rich, deep flavor and color. Hershey’s brand is inexpensive and easy to find.
