Caramel Brownies

For this recipe you will need:

• 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a heavy saucepan, combine caramels and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth; set aside. Grease a 9×13 inch pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, melted butter and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk by hand until dough holds together. Press half of the dough into the prepared pan, reserving the rest.
3. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the crust, pour the caramel mixture evenly over the chips. Crumble the remaining dough over the caramel layer and return to the oven.
4. Bake for an additional 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool in refrigerator to set the caramel before cutting into bars.

*** I got the recipe from allrecipes.com

Cheesecake Brownies

For the cheesecake topping you will need:

• 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg

Butterscotch and Fudge Brownies

Got this one from Quick and Simple. 

For this recipe you will need:

• 2 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Directions:

1)  Preheat oven to 350°F.  Butter a 9-inch square baking pan and line with parchment paper; butter the paper.

2)  Put 1 cup chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water; stir until melted and smooth, then set aside.  Melt the butterscotch chips the same way.

3)  Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl; set aside.  In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and brown sugar until smooth.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute more.  On low speed, add the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated.

4)   Spoon 2 cups of the batter into a separate bowl and stir in the melted butterscotch chips.  Mix the walnuts into the butterscotch batter and scrape into the prepared pan.  Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips over the butterscotch batter.  Stir the melted chocolate chips into the remaining plain batter.  Drop spoonfuls of this chocolate batter over the chocolate chips; gently spread batter.

5)  Bake about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely in pan.  Remove from pan and cut into bars.

Walnut Brownies

I found this simple recipe from allrecipe.com.  Instead of using cocoa powder, carob powder was used on this one.  I had no idea what it was so I googled it first.  Apparently, carob powder resembles cocoa powder, but it does not have the same flavor and texture of chocolate but it can be healthier.

*Note:  To substitute carob powder for cocoa powder, replace one part cocoa with 2-1/2 parts carob powder by weight.

For this recipe, you will need:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons carob powder
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 egg white
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F (175°C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
2. Melt the butter or margarine over low heat. Pour into large mixing bowl and stir in carob powder, sugar, salt, flour, and vanilla. Mix in egg whites and walnuts. Spread the dough evenly into the baking pan.
3. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10-15 minutes before cutting.