Caramel Filled-Brownies | PPQ

This week's Project Pastry Queen was hosted by Beth of The Powdered Plum. A gooey, crunchy and fudge-y brownie filled with melted caramel and roasted pecans and walnuts.

I had a feeling the brownies were going to be very rich so I halved the recipe and used an 8x8 pan instead of the 13x9. The baking process was a little more extensive than traditional brownies. The recipe calls for half the brownie batter to be baked first for 20 minutes.



Then a layer of caramel and nuts are spread on top before the rest of the brownie batter is poured over it and baked for another 20 minutes.

Overall, the brownies tasted great but I was not as big of a fan of the texture. Mine came out extremely dense and fudge-like - too rich to eat any more than a small square of brownie before falling into a sugar coma. I'd love to attempt this recipe again but vary the ingredients a bit to get a chewier and cakey texture. The caramel was a great twist and made the brownies extra yummy.

Head over to the Powdered Plum for the recipe!