Fudgy Pecan Caramel Brownies

🍫Fudgy pecan caramel brownies

My husband is not a big chocolate fan. 🍫Or a caramel fan. 🙂 He gave me two thumbs up for this one, though! 👍Rich, decadent, fudgy brownies with a silky caramel layer and pecans- adding a  crunchy texture. H E A V E N L Y.

These are the perfect rich, fudgy brownies, due to the silky caramel layer, and due to the pecans, which pair so beautifully with the fudgy brownies and the caramel layer.

Make yourself and your family happy with this wonderful traybake.

R E C I P E for fudgy pecan caramel brownies

• 200 grams of dark chocolate
• 200 grams of unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 200 grams of white sugar
• 15 grams of brown sugar or another 15 grams of white sugar 
• 1/4 tsp of espresso powder/ ground coffee
• A pinch of salt
• 90 gr of flour
• 35 gr of cocoa

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate & butter and set aside
2. Mix eggs and sugar and vanilla until creamy- about 1 or two minutes
3. Add chocolate & butter and carefully fold in. The melted mixture should’nt be too hot! 
4. Add the dry ingredients until smooth.
5. Line your 25×20.5 cm tin with parchment paper and preheat oven to 180 degrees.
6. Pour batter into prepared Tin
7. Bake for ~ 30 minutes. But don’t overbake or the brownies will become dry.
8. In the meantime prepare the caramel layer.

Pecan caramel layer

• 120 grams of sugar
• 60 grams of heavy whipping cream 
• A pinch of salt
• 25 g Butter 
• 80 grams of pecans

1. Toast the pecans in a pan for 1-3 minutes.
2. Transfer to cutting board and chop these up into pieces.
3. Add the sugar to a pan & cook on medium heat. The sugar will dissolve after a while. Then you can add the whipping cream in. This will bubble and might cause sugar lumps. These will dissolve after a while of stirring.
4. Add in the butter and combine. 
5. Add 60 grams of chopped pecans. Pour this onto your cooled off brownie. Transfer to the fridge for 20-30 minutes.

Ganache

• 30 g heavy whipping cream 
• 100 g dark chocolate

1. Melt the chocolate and the cream together in the microwave. Spread this onto the cooled down brownies.
2. Top with the remaining chopped pecans.
3. Transfer back to the fridge for another 30-60 minutes before eating. These are even better the next day!

Love and Happiness,

Sue