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These Caramel Pretzel Nutella Brownies are the ultimate sweet and salty dessert. They’re made with a pretzel crust, a fudgy brownie center and a layer of caramel drizzle on top! So good.
Looking for more brownie recipes? Try my Just Like Box Mix Brownies, or the World’s Fudgiest Brownie Recipe!
Caramel Pretzel Nutella Brownies
This dessert came about from my love of three things. Can you guess what they are?
If you said Nutella, pretzels and caramel, you’d be right! Tough one, huh? 😉
I’ve been wanting to make a Nutella brownie for some time and I finally got around to it! But because I don’t like anything to be too simple (flavor-wise), I thought, “What can I combine with Nutella to make this brownie even better?!”
Pretzels popped right into my head! After making these Chocolate Covered Nutella Pretzel bites, I know Nutella and pretzel are a wonderful combo! And I considered just mixing them into the brownie, but that seemed…not right. So I made a crust! Yay for sweet and salty!
But then I thought it needed more. Because less is not always more. And since caramel seemed like the perfect compliment, I decided to drizzle it over these fabulous brownies!
But before I continue on about the brownies, how was your weekend?
I hope it was lovely! I did some baking, some shopping (Miami and BlogHer Food conference, here I come!), some relaxing on the lake…and I gave our black lab, Jessie, not one, but two showers.
Now before you tell me that it’s bad to wash a dog that much, let me say that I know. And I did not want to do it.
But she came running into our house two days in a row with her head absolutely covered in poop. It was smelly and gross. I had no choice.
I have no idea where it came from. The hubs went hunting along the hill behind our house to see if there’s a rabbit hole or something that she keeps sticking her head into to get to ahold of an animal, but couldn’t find anything.
All I know is that we are going to have to keep a close eye on her for the next few days because if she does that again, I don’t know what I’ll do. No more showers! And both times, she came running in the house right in the middle of baking. Doesn’t she know I’m baking! 🙂
But back to the brownies…these are a variation on my Quick and Easy Brownies I shared not too long ago. I absolutely love those brownies, so I knew they’d be a great place to start.
I replaced the cocoa with Nutella and changed things up a bit and they are delicious! More of a cakey brownie than a fudgy one. But they are moist, chewy and delicious!
And the combo of sweet and salty is perfection! They have that nice, brownie crust on top and are super easy to put together.
One thing to note is that they are kind of crumbly because of the pretzel crust. When you cut them into squares, you’ll notice it, but it’s not a problem. Just wanted to note it for you so you know you didn’t do anything wrong when you make them.
I made a few batches to make sure they were just right and these were a hit!
Caramel Pretzel Nutella Brownies
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 12-16 Brownies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Caramel Pretzel Nutella Brownies are the ultimate sweet and salty dessert. They’re made with a pretzel crust, a fudgy brownie center and a layer of caramel drizzle on top! So good.
Ingredients
PRETZEL CRUST
- 3/4 cup pretzel crumbs
- 6 tbsp butter, melted
BROWNIES
- 3/4 cup veggie oil
- 3/4 cup Nutella
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp baking powder
CARAMEL DRIZZLE
- 6 oz kraft caramels (about 20 caramels)
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Brownie
- Calories: 387
- Sugar: 33.9 g
- Sodium: 96.7 mg
- Fat: 22.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 44.8 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
- Cholesterol: 52 mg
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Hi! I am from Belgium and I would like to try to make the recipe but I have some problems with the conversion in grams of all the ingredients. Could you help me send me the variant in grams of the recipe? Thank you
Yes, you can find my conversion chart here. https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/conversion-chart/
Hi! What if I have a caraml sauce? Do i need to make the drizzle? Or just use the sauce as is? 🙂
That’s up to you. The caramel sauce I used is thick and will firm up.
Made these this morning and am a bit disappointed in the recipe. First had to bake them an extra 10-12min. and the 2 sides of the brownie came bubbling up and almost over the top of the 9×9 pan. If that wasn’t bad enough, now the center sank. I salvaged about 8 brownies which looked half way decent to serve for company. I hadn’t noticed before I committed to the recipe that it had 3/4C. oil and 6T butter of butter in them, they were “very” greasy. I did see many other recipes on the web which looked a lot healthier and hopefully would bake more like a normal brownie.
It’s my fault I didn’t check around before I committed to this recipe. Will see what company thinks tonight…………..
Nans
Hi Nans. I’m sorry you were disappointed with the recipe. It’s hard to say without being there, but the extra baking time may not be necessary. I tend to take things out of the oven while they’re still a little undercooked because they finish cooking as they cool. That way they stay softer and moister. Not sure about the other problems you encountered, but anyhow I’m sorry you weren’t happy with them. I hope you’ll try something else. Thanks!