Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Brownies

It was a dark and stormy brownie, and the salted caramel waves crashed upon it's shores. Ok, enough. Quick, easy, one pan gooey goodness!

Ingredients:

½ cup (1 stick) butter (can substitute margarine or light butter, but don’t use tubs)

¾ cup dark chocolate morsels (can substitute semi-sweet)

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon espresso powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

½ cup flour

½ cup jarred salted caramel sauce (I like Trader Joe’s ®)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8x8 square baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar. Add the eggs and stir until combined. Add the vanilla, espresso powder and salt. Stir in the cocoa and flour and pour the batter into the baking dish. Place spoonfuls of the salted caramel sauce randomly over the batter and swirl with a knife. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top appears dry. You can test with a toothpick, avoiding the caramel. It should come out with just wet crumbs sticking to it (not liquid). Let cool for 20 minutes or so and cut into small squares ‘cuz, honey, these are rich!