Homemade Brownie Sundae With Caramel Sauce Recipes

BROWNIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Break the brownies apart into small pieces. You can use good quality store-bought brownies or make my Perfect Brownies recipe.
• Divide up some of the brownie pieces into 2 wide serving glasses, on the bottom layer. Add a few drizzles of hot fudge or warm caramel sauce, or both.
• Add a 2-3 slices of strawberry. Then, add a 2 small scoops of ice cream.
• Top with more brownie pieces, more sauce, strawberry slices, and more ice cream. Then finish it off with a few more drizzles of fudge and/or caramel sauce and strawberry slices.

HOMEMADE BROWNIE SUNDAE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter or grease bottom and sides of a 9x9 baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
• Place butter and 3-ounces of chocolate chips in a small bowl and microwave in 45-second increments, stirring between, until melted. Cool slightly.
• Pour melted chocolate in a large bowl. Stir in both sugars and vanilla until combined. Stir in eggs then flour mixture just until combined.
• Chop remaining 2-ounces of chocolate chips then fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake 35-40 minutes until the top is mostly set and a toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean.
• Allow to cool at least 15 minutes on a wire rack, then carefully cut into squares and remove from dish. If using parchment paper (see notes below) remove brownies from the pan first then cut.
• Cook pecans in a small pan over medium-high heat, stirring often until browned. Remove from pan and cool slightly,
• While brownies are still slightly warm, top each with desired size scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with caramel sauce and sprinkle with pecan pieces. Top with additional toppings if desired such as chocolate sauce, whipped cream, banana slices, and maraschino cherries.

SALTED CARAMEL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 x 12 x 1 1/2-inch baking pan.
• Melt the butter, 8 ounces of the chocolate chips, and the unsweetened chocolate together in a medium bowl set over simmering water. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee, vanilla, and sugar. Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature (see note below).
• In a medium bowl, sift together 1/2 cup of the flour, the baking powder, and salt and add to the chocolate mixture. Toss the remaining 6 ounces of chocolate chips and the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour in a medium bowl and add them to the chocolate mixture. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Don't overbake!
• As soon as the brownies are out of the oven, place the jar of caramel sauce without the lid in a microwave and heat just until it's pourable. Stir until smooth. Drizzle the caramel evenly over the hot brownies and sprinkle with the sea salt. Cool completely and cut into 12 bars.
• Recipe from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust. Copyright (c) 2012 by Ina Garten. By Arrangement with Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House, Inc. for Food Network Magazine

BROWNIE BRITTLE SUNDAE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE AND CARAMEL WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on at least 2 sides. Grease the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the brownie brittle: Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, then remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Stir in the sugar, eggs and vanilla, then add the flour mixture and stir to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even, thin layer. Sprinkle with the chocolate chips. Bake until the edges are crisp and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan on a cooling rack.
• Meanwhile, make the strawberry sauce: Combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries break down, about 10 minutes. Stir together the vanilla and cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth, then stir the slurry into the strawberry sauce. Cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat to cool slightly. You should have about 1 1/2 cups of strawberry sauce.
• For the caramel walnuts: Add the walnuts to a medium saute pan set over medium heat. Cook, tossing frequently, until toasted, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to cool. In another medium saute pan, combine the sugar with 1/4 cup water over medium heat; simmer, swirling the pan, until dark amber in color, 10 to 12 minutes. Slowly whisk in the heavy cream until smooth. Once the bubbles subside, stir in the butter and toasted walnuts. You should have about 2 cups of caramel walnuts.
• Use the foil overhang to help lift the brownie out of the pan. Break or cut the brownie brittle into roughly 2-inch pieces. Scoop the vanilla ice cream into a sundae dish, then top with some of the brownie brittle, strawberry sauce and warm caramel walnuts.

CARAMEL SAUCE FOR BROWNIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Cook sugar, salt and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar is a medium amber color, about 7 minutes; wash down sides of pan with a pastry brush dipped in water to prevent crystals from forming. Remove from heat. Stir in heavy cream; add butter, and stir until combined. Let cool to room temperature; stir in vanilla. Sauce can be stored in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Reheat gently; serve at room temperature.

HOMEMADE BROWNIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat; stir until smooth. Cool., In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar on low speed until combined. Beat on medium-high until thickened and lemon-colored, about 12 minutes. Beat in vanilla and chocolate mixture. Fold in flour and salt just until blended (batter will be thick). Fold in walnuts if desired. , Transfer to two greased 13x9-in. baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes. , In a large saucepan, combine the cream, sugar and butter. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil, without stirring. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Cool for 3 minutes. , Place cocoa in a heat-proof bowl. Carefully whisk hot liquid into cocoa until smooth (do not scrape pan). Cut brownies into squares; serve with ice cream and hot fudge sauce. Garnish with whipped cream and cherries if desired.

TOUCHDOWN BROWNIES WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and place a metal bowl or double boiler over it; make sure the bowl is not touching the water. Add the butter and chocolate squares to the bowl and stir until melted. Pour the melted chocolate into a large glass bowl. Add the sugar, flour, nuts, vanilla and eggs, and mix well.
• Line a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Rub the parchment paper with butter to prevent sticking. Then pour the brownie batter into the dish. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove the brownies from the oven.
• Use the parchment paper to lift the brownies from the baking dish. Cut into bars. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with Caramel Sauce. Garnish with additional toppings as desired.
• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and 1 1/2 cups water. Cook and stir over high heat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is a golden color.
• Remove from the heat. Carefully whisk in the cream, half at a time. Stir in the butter and vanilla. Return to medium heat to melt any sugar lumps. Let cool.

ICE CREAM SUNDAE WITH HOMEMADE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Spoon two large scoops of ice cream into each of four dessert bowls. Divide the chopped peanuts between the bowls; then sprinkle each with some cookie crumbs, drizzle with some caramel sauce, and top with a dollop of whipped cream. Serve.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the sandwich cookies to a food processor and pulse to coarse crumbs. Spread the crumbs out evenly on a baking sheet and drizzle with the melted butter. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely. Use crumbs as an ice cream topping, for crunch.
• Combine the brown sugar, butter, cream and salt in a medium saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the mixture is smooth and saucy, about 5 minutes.

BROWNIE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Melt the heavy cream, chocolate chips, and instant coffee in a bowl over simmering water until smooth, stirring occasionally. Place a brownie on each plate, top with a scoop of ice cream, and serve with warm chocolate sauce.

LAYERED BROWNIE SKILLET SUNDAE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the brownie mix, melted butter, milk and eggs until combined. Set aside.
• Press the cookie dough into the bottom of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Lay the sandwich cookies in a single layer on top. Drizzle over the caramel sauce, getting into the spaces between the cookies. Pour over the brownie batter and smooth the top.
• Bake until set, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
• Top the brownie with scoops of the ice cream, then drizzle over the chocolate sauce and garnish with the whipped cream, sprinkles and cherries.

OH-SO-EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring brown sugar, butter, and milk to a gentle boil and cook until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add vanilla extract.