Dulce de Leche Brownies
Transport yourself to Latin America with these Dulce de Leche Brownies. The basic chocolate dessert stepped its game up with this caramel-like delight. The milky, sugary goodness of dulche de leche is to die for!
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 11 ounces dark chocolate (60% cocoa, chopped)
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 5 eggs (room temp)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¾ cup dulce de leche
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper and butter the sides.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and cocoa powder; set aside.
- Place the chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on medium power for about 2 minutes, whisking every 30 seconds until just melted.
- Whisk sugars into warm chocolate mixture until incorporated.
- Add eggs one at a time to the chocolate mixture and whisk until combined . Stir in the vanilla.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just barely combined, don’t over mix.
- Pour half of the brownie mixture into the pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Drizzle the dulce de leche over the brownie layer, don’t get too close to the edges. Spread it evenly across the brownie layer. Scoop the rest of the brownie batter over the caramel layer smoothing it with a spatula.
- Bake the brownies for 30 minutes. Remove when they start to pull away from the sides, a toothpick should come out with crumbs on it. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Allow them to cool before cutting, it's easier to cut if you place them in the refrigerator for a few minutes.
- Don't overcook the brownies, they will be done when they start to pull away from the pan. You don't want a toothpick to be dry, it should have some crumbs on it.
- If you want swirls instead of a layer of dulce de leche, add dollops of dulce de leche between the layers and then swirl a knife through it.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2.1mg
