I think I mentioned that I love dessert.
I also love perusing The Pioneer Woman blog. My world almost came to a stop when I found a brownie recipe accompanied by the always amazing photos that Ree Drummond posts of her cooking.
I decided to go for this recipe which is basically an adaptation of Turtle Brownies. I renamed them, affectionately, Make Ya Slap Yo’ Daddy on Mother’s Day Brownies for the holiday! Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there! Pretty excited that I got to celebrate this year too! I started the weekend off by making these brownies, then we did family portraits which I’ll show in my next post. I woke up Sunday morning to a smiling baby and Dunkin Donuts and coffee, bought a dress at TJ Maxx, and had a late lunch at Pie in the Sky with my two guys, followed by couch time with my honey watching Celebrity Apprentice and Amazing Race.
But, back to the day I made the brownies. You have to make these. They will change your life forever.
First I made this for dinner. Too easy. Boneless pork chops lightly cooked in a skillet, then toss in a can of drained and rinsed black beans and a jar of salsa and simmer for ten minutes. I served it over wild rice.
Now onto the more important part of the meal:
First your ingredients…
(This recipe came straight of Ree Drummond, Pioneer Woman Blog… she gets all the credit. She is AMAZING. Check out her blog!!)
1 box (18.5 Ounce) German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 cup Finely Chopped Pecans
⅓ cups Evaporated Milk
½ cups Evaporated Milk (additional)
½ cups Butter, Melted
60 whole Caramels, Unwrapped
⅓ cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
¼ cups Powdered Sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, chopped pecans, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and melted butter. Stir together until totally combined. Mixture will be very thick. ****THICK, like almost too thick… I added a little extra milk so it melded together a little better.****
Press half the mixture into a well-greased 9 x 9 inch square baking pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven and set aside.
In a double boiler (or a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of boiling water) melt caramels with additional 1/2 cup evaporated milk. When melted and combined, pour over brownie base. Sprinkle chocolate chips as evenly as you can over the caramel.
Unwrap your candies. duhhhhh lol
This takes a while, but the result is worth it! The steam fogged up my lense!
Turn out remaining brownie dough on work surface. Use your hands to press it into a large square a little smaller than the pan. Use a spatula to remove it from the surface, then set it on top of the caramel and chocolate chips.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for several hours.
When ready to serve, generously sift powdered sugar over the surface of the brownies. Cut into either nine or twelve helpings, and carefully remove from the pan.
It may look like a mess, but it’s the best mess you ever put in your mouth!!
Enjoy!!!!!
xo
Love and music,
The Rockstarmama
PS My kitchen helper wasn’t much help!! LOL!
