These Salted Caramel Brownies are sure to become your new favorite sweet and salty dessert. Soft brownies topped with pretzels, gooey caramel, and chocolate is always a good idea.
Salted Caramel Brownies
Salted Caramel takes me down every.single.time!!! I have no self control when there is a sweet and salty drink or dessert around. Anything sweet and salty or chocolate and peanut butter is my kryptonite. I can't resist it at all.
A few years ago Starbucks came out with a salted caramel brownie pop! Yes, it is as fabulous as it sounds. And yes, I paid the 1.50 price for one little brownie pop when I saw them! I justified it by calling it research. LOL!
I was inspired to bake these salted caramel brownies with pretzels because of those little brownie pops. These sweet and salty brownies are my favorite dessert at the moment. Here is why we love them.
- Made from a box mix.
- A thick layer of gooey salted caramel.
- Chocolate Topping.
- Pretzels and Sea Salt
- White chocolate drizzles.
Ingredients Needed
Using a box brownie mix makes these caramel brownies come together a little quicker.
- Brownie Mix - Make sure you buy a mix that is for a 9x13 pan size.
- Caramel Baking Bits - I like to use the little caramel bits because they melt faster.
- Heavy Cream - Helps to thin out the caramel and chocolate toppings.
- Pretzels - Small twists or sticks are best for breaking into pieces for the topping.
- Chocolate Chips - you can use milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate chips for these brownies.
- White Chocolate Melts - A little bit drizzled on top makes the brownies look like they came from a bakery.
- Sea Salt - Adds a great salty flavor to the sweet brownies.
How to make Salted Caramel Brownies
One bite of these fudgy chocolate brownies topped with gooey caramel, salty pretzels, and more chocolate and you will never want plain brownies again. Trust me...they are that good.
- Bake and cool a pan of brownies. Feel free to use a box brownie mix or make a double batch of these Homemade Chocolate Chip Brownies. Either one works and will taste amazing.
- Heat a bag of caramels or caramel bits and heavy cream in a pan over low-medium heat until it is melted and creamy.
- Stir pretzels pieces into the caramel and spread it on top of the cooled brownies. Let set for a few minutes.
- Heat chocolate chips and heavy cream in the microwave for 60 seconds.
- Stir until melted and creamy, then spread evenly on top of the brownies.
- Press itty bitty pretzels into the chocolate and let it set.
- Drizzle white chocolate melts across the pan of brownies and sprinkle with coarse ground sea salt.
- Let the chocolate set before cutting into squares.
More Salted Caramel Recipes
- Salted Caramel Brownie Cupcakes
- Caramel Bites
- Salted Caramel Frosting
- Salted Caramel Latte
- Caramel Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bark
Recipe
Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe
These Salted Caramel Brownies are sure to become your new favorite sweet and salty dessert. Soft brownies topped with pretzels, gooey caramel, and chocolate is never a bad idea.
Ingredients
- 1 - 9x13 box brownie mix
- 1 - 11 ounce bag caramel baking bits
- ½ cup heavy cream + 2 ½ Tablespoons, divided
- 1 ½ cups pretzel pieces + more whole itty bitty pretzels for on top
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup white chocolate melts
- coarse ground sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
- Make the brownies according to the package. Bake and cool.
- In a small pan heat the bag of caramel bits and 2 ½ Tablespoons heavy cream over low-medium heat. Stir until melted and creamy.
- Stir the pretzel pieces into the caramel and spread it immediately on top of the cooled brownies. Let set.
- In a small microwave safe bowl, stir together the chocolate chips and ½ cup heavy cream. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Heat another 30 seconds and stir until melted and creamy.
- Spread the melted chocolate on top of the brownies. Press the whole itty bitty pretzels into the chocolate and let set.
- Melt the white chocolate melts according to the package directions. Spoon into a ziplock bag and cut one tip off. Drizzle over the top of the brownies and sprinkle with sea salt. Let set.
Notes
*You can adjust the amount of sea salt to your liking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 111Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 129mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 1g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Salted Caramel Brownies was first published on October 10, 2012. The photos and post have been updated and republished on February 3, 2020.
Kate | Food Babbles
Oh my goodness! These sound so good! I love anything with salted caramel and brownies are pretty much my favorite dessert ever so you've essentially just made me die and go to heaven with this recipe. Bookmarked! This will happen in my kitchen 🙂
Katie Adams
these look amazing! I wish I could taste them if I liked my screen, but it doesn't work. I tried.
Vera Zecevic – Cupcakes Garden
These look so delicious! I've pined it to my bookmark! I will try this recipe very soon!
Nicole @ WonkyWonderful
I welcome this non-pumpkin treat because I have a secret as well ... I don't like pumpkin ... sshhh, don't tell the other bloggers - they might chase me with fire & pitchforks! And I'm with you, it's hard to get into the fall baking when you live in an area that is 90 degrees in October. I'll take these caramel brownies any day though - 90 degrees or not 🙂
Shiloh Barkley
Oh no you di - int!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
I still have not tried that mocha! I reeeallllly need to. These brownies. Man. Thanks for taking one for the team and buying one of the pricey ones. I bet these are better!
4Sisters
Well, I'm not sure if you should be on your way out with the pumpkin recipes for the season, but these look SO FABULOUS that they could squeeze right in the middle for sure!!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
Cookin' Cowgirl
YUM! These look so amazing, I MIGHT forgive you for the "downward slope of pumpkin baking" comment! 🙂
chica chocolatina
So l love salted caramel thousand times more than I like pumpkin, so I am loving this recipe right now! Oh and thanks for the Hot Cakes link, I love their stuff!
Winnie
Amazing treats!
I've actually never tried salted caramel yet....
I'm definitely curious
Trish - Sweetology101
oh my..makes my mouth water .............................
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
Salted caramel--there's nothing better! I finally got my hands on a Salted Caramel Mocha from Starbucks last weekend and fell in love. Why I hadn't tried it sooner is beyond me, but it was DELISH and now I want one of these bad boys!!
Julie E
I a link to these brownies on FB and had an "Oh they look so good, I need to find the link" moment. To my great joy you linked them up to my party. Double Win!! So pinning.
Holly
Holy calzoney! These look AMAZING! I could eat every. single. one!♥
Jocelyn
It is a serious danger...I had to send them all away to a dinner we were helping at:-)
Cassie | Bake Your Day
Salted caramel is my weakness. I love these Jocelyn!
Lisa
Oh YUMMM!Anything you make is YUM-pumpkin, chocolate, caramel, etc etc.
Elaine
Haha I don't blame you one bit for being on the downward slope of your pumpkin baking. While I'm still going strong, I think I'll hit that point in a week or two. As long as you make amazing, delicious recipes, like these brownies, then we're all good 🙂
The Miller Five
Wow! Those look super delicious! I wish I had time to make them for my daughter's soccer game tonight. It'd be a nice season ending treat for the other parents. Yum yum!
Aimee
I forgive you for moving on. I don't mind one bit with a treat like this! Salted caramel and I have a deep relationship, like soul mates! Love this!!
Kristen
Yummy yummy! I am such a fan of the salted caramel mocha (and prefer it over pumpkin stuff). Definitely want to try these brownies
Jocelyn
That mocha is absolutely the best drink EVER!!! I hope you get a chance to make the brownies!!!