Salted Caramel Brownies

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 1/2 tablespoons fat-free evaporated milk, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, coursely chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon course sea salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 to prepare brownies.
• 3 weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
• 4 combine the flour, and the next 4 ingredients (through baking powder) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
• 5 combine 6 tablespoons butter, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 6 add this mixture to the flour mixture,stir to combine.
• 7 scrape batter into a 9-inch square metal baking pan lightly coated with cooking spray.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 19 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted comes out with moist crumbs clinging.
• 9 cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 10 to prepare topping:.
• 11 melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 12 add brown sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons milk, and cook 2 minutes.
• 13 remove from heat, and add vanilla and powdered sugar, and stir with a whisk until smooth.
• 14 spread mixture evenly over cooled brownies,let stand 20 minutes, or until set.
• 15 combine remaining 2 tablespoons milk, and chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, and microvave on high for 45 seconds, or until melted, stirring after 20 seconds.
• 16 stir just until smooth, and drizzle over caramel.
• 17 sprinkle with sea salt, let stand until set, and cut into 20 squares.