These brownies are quite heavy so you won’t need to big of a piece…unless you’re a glutton. 😛

Check out what my pals over at The Pioneer Woman had to say about this recipe:

“And if you’re not a cake mix person, don’t worry: because of the way the ingredients are combined, the end result just doesn’t have a box mix flavor. Promise.”

And for that, we thank you, Ree.

Ingredients

1 box (18.5 Ounce) Duncan Hines German Chocolate Cake Mix (I Used Duncan Hines)

1 cup Finely Chopped Fisher Pecans

1/3 cup PET Evaporated Milk

1/2 cup PET Evaporated Milk (additional)

1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, Melted

60 whole Caramels, Unwrapped

1/3 cup Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1/4 cup Domino Powdered Sugar

Instructions 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, chopped pecans, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and melted butter. Stir together until totally combined. Mixture will be very thick.

Press half the mixture into a well-greased 9 x 9 inch square baking pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven and set aside.

In a double boiler (or a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of boiling water) melt caramels with additional 1/2 cup evaporated milk. When melted and combined, pour over brownie base. Sprinkle chocolate chips as evenly as you can over the caramel.

Turn out remaining brownie dough on work surface. Use your hands to press it into a large square a little smaller than the pan. Use a spatula to remove it from the surface, then set it on top of the caramel and chocolate chips.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for several hours. When ready to serve, generously sift powdered sugar over the surface of the brownies. Cut into either nine or twelve helpings, and carefully remove from the pan.

*Adapted from the classic “Knock You Naked Brownies” recipe, based on a dessert at the Salt Creek Steakhouse in Breckenridge. These brownies don’t really knock you naked…but almost.

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Quick Tip: These brownies taste great with ice cream.

Thank you to TPW for this great recipe.