It's like Christmas in December! Oh wait...

Simple Chocolate Covered Caramel Brownie Bites!

I walked around my school with a tray of these delicacies and everyone seemed to like them.

The brownies:
Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix (prepared as directed but with an extra egg)
Caramel Cubes

Chocolate coating:
Ghiradelli Candy And Coating Chocolate

Directions:
Make the brownies as directed, making sure not to over-beat the mixture. Add an extra egg to make the end product more cake like, which will help when you cover them in the chocolate coating. Before tossing them in the oven, microwave a few of the caramels for 5-10 seconds until very soft. Pull pieces of the caramel off or cut it with a knife and press a small piece into each brownie.

Depending on the size of the cavities for the molds, bake around twenty minutes or less, checking once in a while by pressing the top of the brownie. Once the Top springs back, it is baked.

Let the brownies cool and repeat the process with any remaining mixture.

Melt the chocolate in a deep bowl. I used a microwave oppose to a double boiler since it is faster. Microwave the chocolate at half power for small intervals, (30 seconds for the first time, stir, and then 15 seconds until almost completely melted.)

When the brownies are cool and the chocolate is smoothly flowing, it is time to cover them. My first idea was to have them all on top of a cooling rack above a piece of wax paper, but too it was not very good for a thin, even coat. Instead, I switched to refrigerating the brownies and then putting them on a fork one and a time and dipping them in the chocolate. Since the bites are cold, the chocolate surrounding them will harden almost immediately, while the outer chocolate will take longer to harden, allowing you to shake off the access and create a lovely thin shell.

This recipe can be changed for your liking. Use your own brownie recipe, switch the caramel for peanut butter or Nutella. For a lighter option, omit the chocolate coating for a light dusting of powdered sugar. Feel free to vary this recipe and tell me what you added to make them your own!

Until next recipe...
~Ally  

Caramel Brownies with a light dusting of powdered sugar.