Friday, August 19, 2011

to live in the colors that were given by the mothers

these are, hands down, the BEST brownies ever. oh my gosh, you guys. they are from the pioneer woman blog, and they're called 'knock you naked' brownies. these are so, so yummy! i did change up the recipe a little bit to make it a little bit easier, and i'll post my version below.
knock-you-naked brownies
adapted from pioneer woman

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

in a bowl, mix together:
1 box german chocolate cake mix
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter, melted

dough will be thick. divide in thirds and layer 2/3 dough in bottom of greased 8x8" pan, and bake for 8-10 minutes.
then on top of dough in pan, add:
an 8-10 ounce jar of caramel sauce ( i use this glorious kind from trader joe's)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
the rest of the dough, dropped on top by spoonfuls

bake 20-25 more minutes. (you know they are done when the sides look baked and start pulling away from the pan, but don't overbake -they are supposed to be pretty soft in the middle.) now, this is important: DO NOT TOUCH THEM for about 3 hours! the caramel really needs to rest and meld together with the chocolate, so i just let them sit on the counter all afternoon. (i don't like putting them in the fridge - i think it destroys some of the integrity of the brownie.) trust, the wait will be worth it!!

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