Oreo Caramel Brownie Bombs

The base is partially pre-baked so you will want to have the brownie batter, caramel and broken Oreo cookies all prepared and ready to quickly top the base and get it back in the oven ASAP.

Chocolate Chip Base 

Cream until light and fluffy:

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar

Add

• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Beat well.

Sift together

• 1 cup + 3 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp baking soda

Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, folding to combine well. Fold in

• ½ cup chocolate chips

Spread in the prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. (325 degrees for glass bake ware) Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with

• 18 Oreo cookies, broken into quarters
• 2 dozen soft caramel candies or two dozen teaspoons homemade soft caramel   (Our homemeade soft caramel recipe is here.)
• the Brownie Batter
  

Brownie Batter

• 3/4cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/4teaspoon salt
• 1/2cup butter
• 5 squares unsweetened chocolate
• 3/4cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light-brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sift together flour, cocoa and salt. Melt together butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Add eggs,vanilla and sugars. Stir very well until sugars are dissolved.

Pour batter over the Oreos and caramel, return to the oven and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until the surface of the brownie batter is no longer glossy. Cool completely.

Top with a drizzle of chocolate ganache if desired. Cut in 2 inch squares.

Chocolate Ganache

In the microwave, scald, almost to boiling:

• 1/3 cup whipping cream

Pour over

• 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips

Let stand for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth. Spoon the ganache into a Ziploc bag and using sharp scissors, snip a small corner of the bag off and pipe a thin stream of the ganache in a continuous circular pattern over the squares.