Double Chocolate-caramel-fudge Brownies

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chunks, divided (2 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening. in small saucepan, cook caramels and milk over low heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and smooth.
• 2 in medium suacepan, melt butter over low heat. remove from heat. add sugar, vanilla and eggs; blend well. stir in flour, cocoa and salt; mix well. stir in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chunks and 1 cup toasted pecans. spoon and spread batter in pan.
• 3 gently and evenly drizzle caramel filling over batter to prevent large pockets of caramel and to prevent caramel from reaching bottom of bars. (caramel can cover entire surface of batter.).
• 4 bake 35-40 minutes or until set.
• 5 cool and cut.