Peanut Butter Brownie Caramelitas
Peanut Butter Brownie Caramelitas are brownies that have a sweet caramel and peanut butter filling with more peanut butter drizzled on top.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Chilling Time4 hours hrs
Total Time5 hours hrs
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peanut butter brownie caramelitas
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 533kcal
Author: Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net
Brownies
- 1 cup (2 sticks, 227g) butter, melted, then cooled
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup (79g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter morsels
Caramel Sauce
- 1 bag (11 ounces or 1¾ cups) caramel bits
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup (122.5g) milk
Topping
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper, including up the sides of the dish. Spray the paper with nonstick cooking spray.
Melt butter in microwave and set aside to cool slightly.
In a large bowl, sift together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla. Add the eggs and vanilla into the dry ingredients and gently stir.
Pour the melted butter into the brownie mixture and mix until just incorporated.
Spread ½ of the brownie batter (about 2 cups) into the prepared baking dish and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Assembling the Brownies
When time is up, remove brownies from oven and cover with 1 cup of peanut butter morsels.
Pour caramel sauce over peanut butter morsels. Let the caramel sit for about 5 minutes.
Carefully spoon and spread the remaining two cups of brownie batter over the caramel sauce. (It will come together as it bakes.)
In a microwave-safe bowl, warm up the peanut butter in 30-second intervals until creamy. Drizzle the peanut butter over the top layer of brownie batter.
Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until edges start to get a little dark.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool before placing the caramelitas in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Calories: 533kcal