Caramel Brownies Made with a Cake Mix Recipe

These Cake Mix Caramel Brownies are so easy to make and full of chocolatey, fudgy flavor. If you are a caramel and brownie fan, then this recipe has your name written all over it.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Brownies with cake mix, Caramel brownies with German chocolate cake mix, Caramel filled brownies using cake mix, Favorite family dessert

Servings:

Calories: 210kcal

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
9x13-inch Baking Pan
Wooden Spoon
Non-stick Cooking Spray
Medium Sized Microwave Bowl

Ingredients

14 ounces wrapped caramels
½ cup evaporated milk
15.25 ounces German chocolate cake mix
⅓ cup evaporated milk
¾ cup butter melted
¼ cup pecans chopped
2 cup milk chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Peel caramels and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup evaporated milk. Heat and stir until all caramels are melted (you can also do this on the stove-top over low heat- just keep stirring until caramels are melted).
Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan (and when I say grease it, I mean it! These tend to be sticky, so grease it well. You may also want to grease the sides of the pan to prevent the caramel from sticking).
In a large mixing bowl, mix together cake mix, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, melted butter, and chopped pecans. The dough will be VERY thick and kind of hard to stir- that means that you made it right! Place 1/2 of the batter in prepared baking pan. I sprayed my fingers with non-stick cooking spray and spread it in the bottom of the pan using my hands.
Bake for 8 minutes.
Place the remaining batter into the fridge. Remove brownies from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Drizzle caramel sauce over chocolate chips. Remove brownie mix from refrigerator. Using a teaspoon, make small balls with the batter and smash flat. Very carefully, place on top of the caramel sauce until the top is completely covered. With the batter being so thick, I places little teaspoonfuls all over the top and then carefully pushed them together to cover the caramel. It doesn't look very pretty, but they will still taste amazing.
Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Remove and let cool. It is best to wait until the brownies are cooled to cut into them (it will be hard, but trust me- they are so worth the wait!).

Notes

The more fat that you can add into your brownies, the more moist they will be. This recipe calls for evaporated milk which usually contains more fat than regular milk, which is why these brownies are so good!

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