How to Make Salted Caramel Truffle Brownies

Salted Caramel Truffle Brownies are what dreams are made of! This decadent dessert starts with store-bought brownie mix! Upgraded with caramel, rich chocolate, dulce de leche, sweet and salty pretzel brittle, then served with ice cream!

How to Make Salted Caramel Truffle Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1/2 cup chopped Pretzels
• 1 package (10.5 ounces) fudge brownie mix
• 12 individual caramel candy squares, unwrapped
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Chocolate Truffle Layer

• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
• 1/3 cup dulce de leche

Pretzel Brittle

• 3 cups chopped Pretzels
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

For Serving

• Ice cream
• 12 Pretzel Twists

Directions

1. Brownies: Prepare brownie mix according to package directions, folding pretzels, caramel candy squares and chocolate chips. Bake according to package directions. Let cool completely.

2. Chocolate Truffle Layer: Heat cream in small saucepan set over medium heat; bring to simmer. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips and butter; let stand for 1 minute. Whisk until smooth; spread evenly over brownies. Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until set. Drizzle with dulce de leche. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Pretzel Brittle: Preheat oven to 375oF. Chop pretzels, in food processor until coarsely chopped into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces. (Alternatively, add pretzels to large resealable plastic bag and crush with rolling pin.) Combine the pretzels, brown sugar and butter; press into 13- x 9- inch baking pan. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until mixture is bubbly in center. Let cool completely. Loosen brittle from pan by gently twisting edges so brittle releases from pan; break into shards. Store in airtight container.
4. Assembly: Cut brownies into 9 squares. Top with scoop of ice cream and shards of pretzel brittle. Garnish with a pretzel twist!

Salted Caramel Truffle Brownies

COURSE: Dessert

Keyword: brownie mix, brownies, CARAMEL, DULCE DE LECHE, pretzels, salty sweet

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 9

This decadent dessert starts with store-bought brownie mix! Upgraded with caramel, rich chocolate, dulce de leche, sweet and salty pretzel brittle, then served with ice cream!

Ingredients

BROWNIES

• 1/2 CUP CHOPPED PRETZELS
• 1 PACKAGE 10.5 OUNCES FUDGE BROWNIE MIX
• 12 INDIVIDUAL CARAMEL CANDY SQUARES UNWRAPPED
• 1/2 CUP MILK CHOCOLATE CHIPS

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE LAYER

• 1/2 CUP WHIPPING CREAM
• 1 CUP DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS
• 2 TBS BUTTER CUT INTO CUBES
• 1/3 CUP DULCE DE LECHE

PRETZEL BRITTLE

• 3 CUPS CHOPPED PRETZELS
• 3/4 CUP PACKED BROWN SUGAR
• 1/2 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER MELTed

SERVING

• ICE CREAM
• 12 PRETZEL TWISTS

Instructions

• BROWNIES: PREPARE BROWNIE MIX ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTIONS, FOLDING PRETZELS, CARAMEL CANDY SQUARES AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS. BAKE ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTIONS. LET COOL COMPLETELY.
• CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE LAYER: HEAT CREAM IN SMALL SAUCEPAN SET OVER MEDIUM HEAT; BRING TO SIMMER. REMOVE FROM HEAT. STIR IN CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND BUTTER; LET STAND FOR 1 MINUTE. WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH; SPREAD EVENLY OVER BROWNIES. REFRIGERATE FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR OR UNTIL SET. DRIZZLE WITH DULCE DE LECHE. REFRIGERATE UNTIL READY TO SERVE.
• PRETZEL BRITTLE: PREHEAT OVEN TO 375OF. CHOP PRETZELS, IN FOOD PROCESSOR UNTIL COARSELY CHOPPED INTO 1/4- TO 1/2-INCH PIECES. (ALTERNATIVELY, ADD PRETZELS TO LARGE RESEALABLE PLASTIC BAG AND CRUSH WITH ROLLING PIN.) COMBINE THE PRETZELS, BROWN SUGAR AND BUTTER; PRESS INTO 13- X 9- INCH BAKING PAN. BAKE FOR 10 TO 13 MINUTES OR UNTIL MIXTURE IS BUBBLY IN CENTER. LET COOL COMPLETELY. LOOSEN BRITTLE FROM PAN BY GENTLY TWISTING EDGES SO BRITTLE RELEASES FROM PAN; BREAK INTO SHARDS. STORE IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER.
• ASSEMBLY: CUT BROWNIES INTO 9 SQUARES. TOP WITH SCOOP OF ICE CREAM AND SHARDS OF PRETZEL BRITTLE. GARNISH WITH A PRETZEL TWIST!

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