Simple Cooking

Cocoa and Caramel Brownies

I got the base of this recipe from the back of  a Nestle Cocoa container.  I have tried many homemade brownies recipes and never loved the results.  Honestly, I am not sure if it was me or the recipes that I was trying, but the boxed ones always seemed to turn out better.  This recipe came out perfectly chewy and moist!   It is a no fail recipe.  It didn’t take much longer than boxed brownies and was more delicious.  I wanted something a little different than just plain brownies and the caramel that I added hit the spot.  I will be making these brownies again and again!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter (melted)
• 1 tbsp of water
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup of baking cocoa
• 1/4 tsp of baking powder
• 1/8 tsp of salt
• 1/4  cup of caramel

Combine the sugar, butter and water and then stir in the egg and vanilla.  In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and then stir into sugar mixture.  Stir the caramel into the batter and pour into a greased 9 x9 pan. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.   I drizzled some more caramel over the top before serving.