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The summer Olympics are just around the corner…
There is something so fun in waiting every 4 years for the summer Olympics to come back around.
My favorite sport to watch has always been the gymnastics.
When I was younger I always dreamed of being a world famous gymnast…
it didn’t help that I watched Nadia over and over and over.
Has anyone seen that movie recently?
I would love to watch it with my daughter after the Olympics are over,
but I can’t seem to locate it.
It’s a good thing I decided to pursue my baking dream instead.
That one has worked out much better:-)
Especially since I never even took gymnastics.
So, since I need to get prepared for hours of Olympic watching,
I made some brownies.
Oh, but not just any brownies.
These got a little bit more fun added to them.
Fun…like being sandwiched between a salty pretzel crust
and a caramel cheesecake.
That’s the kind of fun stuff that happens in my kitchen.
Just one bite of this and you might be doing flips down the hall…
even if you have never done them before.
Want to know my favorite part?
The salty pretzel bottom.
And the best part is that it stayed crunchy and salty even after a few days in the fridge.
Gotta love it when that happens.
What are you still doing here?
You have some baking to do before the Olympics officially start:-)
(don’t let the recipe length scare you…these really are super easy to do)
Caramel Pretzel Cheesecake Brownies
by Inside BruCrew Life
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 53 minutes
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 2 c. coarsely crushed pretzels
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/4 c. sugar
For the Brownies
- 1 box brownie mix
- 1 Tbsp. instant coffee
For the Cheesecake
- 2 (8 oz. each) cream cheese
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp. sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. caramel ice cream topping
For the Topping
- 1/2 c. caramel candies (about 12 squares)
- 2 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 c. chocolate chips
- 1 tsp. shortening
For the Pretzel rings
- 2 c. pretzel rings
- 1 1/4 c. vanilla Candiquik coating, melted
- blue, black, red, yellow, and green gel food coloring
- 5 tsp. shortening
Instructions
For the Crust
Stir together the crushed pretzels, sugar, and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9×13 pan that has been sprayed with non stick spray. Bake at 350* for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
For the Brownies
Prepare the brownie mix according to the directions on the back. Add the instant coffee in with the liquids. Spoon 2/3 of the brownie batter on top of the cooled pretzel crust. Set aside.
For the Cheesecake
In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and caramel ice cream topping and mix until incorporated. Gently spoon the cheesecake on the brownie batter in the pan. Drop the rest of the brownie batter by spoonfuls onto the cheesecake. Swirl very carefully with a knife. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Cut into squares or circles. Keep refrigerated.
For the Topping
In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the caramel squares and the heavy whipping cream until melted. Drizzle over the cheesecake pieces and let set. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips and shortening for 30 seconds. Stir and continue to heat 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between each time. Drizzle over the caramel.
For the Pretzel Rings
In a sauce pan over low heat, melt the vanilla Candiquik coating. Divide it into 5 bowls and stir a little bit of gel color into each bowl. Stir in 1 tsp. shortening per bowl and heat in the microwave for about 15-20 seconds. Stir. With a fork dip the pretzel rings in the colored coating. Let set on wax paper.
Note
Top with cool whip and candy coated pretzel rings right before serving. The color from the rings comes off on the cool whip when they are refrigerated.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
The layers! I LOVE IT! I know these are a P.I.T.A. to make..things with this many layers, and you kept them so perfect and even…awesome job!
those look so good! Love them!
Awesome! Caramel and brownies and cheesecake were meant to be together. But where do you buy pretzel rings? I’ve never seen them!
I found them in our Kroger grocery store. I think I have seen them in walmart before too!!!
oh man decadent! love the ring toppers!!!
I always knew there was a reason why you are my favourite bakers and this just proves why! Incredible!
Girl you are making me blush:-) Thank you so much for the sweet comment!!!
YUM! And just in time for the Olympics! Would you share these at Sweet Saturday? They are too cute.
http://maryshealthymeals.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-bake-6-and-party.html
LOVE! I think the salty layer would be my favorite too
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
You are AMAZING Joce! These are so cute. What a great idea!
Thanks girl. They were really fun to make…and to eat:-)
What a fantastic idea, I absolutely love it!!!!! So fun!
these are adorable – way to go, jocelyn!
Thank you so much Amy:-)
You’re not supposed to show-up the host with the cutest treat…lol
.Jk. Love them!
Oh Jocelyn, these have my name all over them. Pretzel crust? Brownie? AND cheesecake? Wow. Love the rings too! I think my mom has my old VHS tape of Nadia…someday we’ll have to get together and watch it with our girls.
These look super yummy! Those cheesecakes are incredible. So gooey and chocolatey! And the brownies in the middle? How do you even come up with this stuff? Oh wait, you’re a baking olympian!
Haha! My brain seems to go a mile a minute when thinking about dessert creations!!! If you could only see the list of things I want to make so far:-)
These are so stinkin’ cute! Great job! I had all these grand ideas to do great things too. Huh. Go figure.
These are awesome! I wish I had time to make them for the Opening Ceremonies.
Love the Olympics! These looks so fun and yummy!
LOVE this idea! We cannot wait for the Olympics to begin:)
These are SO cute!! I LOVE cheesecake…mixed with brownie and a chocolate covered pretzel…holy YUM!!!
Great idea!
Okay, Jocelyn, these are AMAZING! Seriously, you are so creative!
Wow these would qualify for a gold medal!
Yum! My mom would die over these!! or….. “flip!”
LOL… couldn’t resist.
Cute setup with the Olympic rings! I like
These are GORGEOUS !!
Love your idea and would looooooooooove to eat one of two
I am inviting you to come and share this in my Show Your Stuff blog hop:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/07/show-your-stuff-33-upsidedown-brownies.html
These are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday! Don’t forget to come back tomorrow and VOTE!
Would these work by baking them in a cupcake pan to keep the layers together and then you wouldn’t have to cut them afterwards?
can I just say these were amazing. I got to try them, and yes, they are as good as they look!!! And totally adorable. YUM.
totally jealous…
Very cute. You just solved my dilemma for dessert for a party next weekend!
Yay!!! I hope you love them!!!
Very cool! I’m so looking forward to the Olympics. I’m hosting a party at home for the opening ceremony
Would love to invite you over to my link party The Purple Pumpkin Blog
YUM! thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday
marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com
Ah, I’m drooling here at work while I read about this recipe. I’m not a huge fan of pretzels by themselves but pair them with something sweet and you have a heavenly treat. I really want to try these.
If you get a chance I would love if you would link up this scrumptious recipe at my Pin Party. http://www.sarahdawndesigns.blogspot.com/2012/07/pintastic-monday-link-party-1.html
Sorry for the drool:-) The saltiness of the pretzels was just perfect with all the other sweetness going on!!! I hope you try them!!!
So cute! Great idea for Olympic fun!
I LOVED Nadia. I made my dad rent it over and over and over again. I found it recently on Amazon, I think, on DVD. Watching it with my daughter now.
You know what? I never checked Amazon…thank you so much!! I will have to look for it there!!!
I love watching the marathon runners, I’m just so amazed by how far and how fast they can run. How do they do it?
These bars, oh man, seriously? All of my favorite ingredients. I love them so much that they will be featured on this week’s Sweet Tooth Friday link up.
I love this and I featured you in an Olympic round up, feel free to grab a featured button if you would like. http://www.missinformationblog.com/2012/07/an-olympic-party-roundup.html#
These sound great!! What a great Olympic idea!! I’d love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. It’s a new linky party…still has 4 days left. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Nichi
http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/07/tasty-thursdays-1.html
Once again, another FABULOUS treat! I’m featuring your recipe this week over at Addicted to Recipes! Thanks for sharing at Scrumptious Sunday!
http://iamaddictedtorecipes.blogspot.ca/2012/07/scrumtious-sunday-21-features.html
These little cheesecakes have been featured on so many different sites along with a couple of the other Olympic treats! Yay
Featuring these ridiculously yummy looking treats this week – gold medal, girl!!
Such an awesome idea, these look amazing! Perfect for Olympics