If you have never used a cake mix for brownies, then make our cake mix caramel brownies recipe right now! Once you take a bite, you will thank me, I promise.
They are so good. They have the perfect fudgy texture mixed with the delightful chocolate and caramel flavors. Not to mention these caramel filled brownies using cake mix are super simple to make.
You can make this new favorite family dessert while dinner is cooking in the oven and then have it ready when you are done eating. Then just enjoy your caramel brownies with german chocolate cake mix and maybe even serve it with some vanilla or salted caramel ice cream!
Now, if you want even more delicious cake mix recipes, then be sure to give our lemon poppy seed bundt cake mix recipe, grasshopper mint chocolate cake mix cookies recipe, and snickerdoole cake mix cookies recipes a try.
Ingredients You Need to For Our Cake Mix Caramel Brownies Recipe:
- Wrapped caramels
- Evaporated milk
- German chocolate cake mix
- Melted butter
- Pecans, chopped
- Milk chocolate chips
How To Make Our Cake Mix Caramel Brownies Recipe:
To begin making these caramel filled brownies using cake mix, start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees.
Then remove all of the caramels from the wrappers and place them in a microwave safe bowl.
Pour in ½ cup of evaporated milk into the bowl with the caramels and then place the bowl in the microwave and heat it up for 30 second intervals, stirring inbetween until the caramels are completely melted.
You can also heat the caramels and the milk over low heat on the stove as well.
Then, grease a 9×13 inch pan (like a lot of nonstick cooking spray including the sides!) and set it aside.
Now in a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, ⅓ cup of evaporated milk, melted butter, and the chopped pecans and mix it all together.
NOTE: This dough will be very thick so make sure to use a sturdy spoon for stirring.
Once it is all mixed, take ½ of the dough and press it into the bottom of the pan with your fingers. To keep the dough from sticking to your hands, spray them with nonstick cooking spray ahead of time.
Place the pan in the oven and bake that half of the dough for 8 minutes.
While the dough is baking, place the other half in the fridge.
After 8 minutes, remove the brownies from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips all over and then drizzle the caramel sauce over top of the chocolate chips.
Now, remove the brownie mix from the fridge and use a teaspoon to scoop it into little balls and then smash it into a little pancake-like shape.
Take the little brownie pancake and carefully place it on top of the chocolate chips and caramel layer.
Continue to make the balls and place it over top until the whole thing is covered and you can’t see the caramel, overlapping the flattened circles or pushing them together to keep the caramel in place.
FYI: She won’t be Instagram perfect, but the taste of these brownies will be out of this world!
Then place the pan back in the oven and continue to bake the brownies for another 15-20 minutes.
After the timer is up, remove the brownies from the oven and let them completely cool before you dig in. This allows the chocolate chip caramel layer to set up wonderfully. When they are cool you have the go ahead to dig in and enjoy!
To Make Our Caramel Brownies with German Chocolate Cake Mix You Will Need:
- 9×13 inch pan
- Medium sized microwave safe bowl
- Large mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon (THIS is great!)
- Nonstick cooking spray
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Get My Meal Plans NOW!What Makes Brownies Chewy Vs. Cakey?
I feel like most people have a preference as to whether they like chewy or cakey like brownies. My personal preference is a chewy inside piece of brownie (see how I threw in the edge vs. inside preference too haha), but that might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
Martha Stewart’s blog goes over the difference between cakey brownies and fudgy brownies wonderfully. So if you want to figure out how to make your perfected texture preference for brownies, take a look!
What Makes These Cake Mix Brownies More Moist?
Even though these are made from cake mix, they still turn out to be the best, moist brownies. So what’s the secret?
The more fat that you can add into your brownies, the more moist they will be. This recipe calls for evaporated milk which usually contains more fat than regular milk, which is why these brownies are so good!
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Caramel Brownies Made with a Cake Mix Recipe
Ingredients
- 14 ounces wrapped caramels
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 15.25 ounces German chocolate cake mix
- ⅓ cup evaporated milk
- ¾ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup pecans, chopped
- 2 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel caramels and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup evaporated milk. Heat and stir until all caramels are melted (you can also do this on the stove-top over low heat- just keep stirring until caramels are melted).
- Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan (and when I say grease it, I mean it! These tend to be sticky, so grease it well. You may also want to grease the sides of the pan to prevent the caramel from sticking).
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together cake mix, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, melted butter, and chopped pecans. The dough will be VERY thick and kind of hard to stir- that means that you made it right! Place 1/2 of the batter in prepared baking pan. I sprayed my fingers with non-stick cooking spray and spread it in the bottom of the pan using my hands.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Place the remaining batter into the fridge. Remove brownies from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Drizzle caramel sauce over chocolate chips. Remove brownie mix from refrigerator. Using a teaspoon, make small balls with the batter and smash flat. Very carefully, place on top of the caramel sauce until the top is completely covered. With the batter being so thick, I places little teaspoonfuls all over the top and then carefully pushed them together to cover the caramel. It doesn't look very pretty, but they will still taste amazing.
- Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. Remove and let cool. It is best to wait until the brownies are cooled to cut into them (it will be hard, but trust me- they are so worth the wait!).
Notes
- The more fat that you can add into your brownies, the more moist they will be. This recipe calls for evaporated milk which usually contains more fat than regular milk, which is why these brownies are so good!
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