Recipe: The Epic Brownie

Ever spend time alone with dulce de leche? You’re about to. This fudgy, salty, caramel-ly brownie is one well worth adding to your repertoire.

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Epic Brownies baked & served on the Villeroy & Boch Old Luxembourg pattern

 

Recipe: The Epic Brownie

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. dark chocolate, chopped
  • 3 sticks unsalted butter
  • 13 oz. can dulce de leche
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 Tb. vanilla
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tb. instant coffee granules
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (or could be toffee bits, crushed oreos, mint chips etc.)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X13 baking dish and set aside.
  2. Melt the butter, 1 lb. of chocolate and dulce de leche together in the microwave or oven a double-boiler. If melting in the microwave, heat for 60 seconds, then stir. Repeat in 30 second increments, if needed. Allow to cool a little.
  3. Mix flour, cocoa, salt, and coffee granules together in a separate bowl.
  4. Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Then slowly incorporate the dry mixture ad whisk until just combined.
  5. Finally add the chocolate chips and chopped nuts, stir well.
  6. Pour the caramel brownie batter into the dish and bake for 35-45 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Check at 35 minutes with a toothpick. The moment the toothpick comes out mostly clean, remove from the oven. The brownies continue to cook a little as they’re cooling, but you don’t want them to be overcooked.
  7. Allow the brownies to cool completely. Cut into 12 large, 18 medium, or 24 small squares. Clean the knife with a paper towel in between cuts to insure the edges are as smooth as possible.
  8. Carefully remove the homemade brownies with a spatula.

Preparation time: 15 minute(s)
Cooking time: 40 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12 – 24 …depending on how small/large you cut them
Recipe provided by A Spicy Perspective