Dulce De Leche Brownies
Last fall, I saw Maria’s dulce de leche brownies show up in my feed reader, and I haven’t been able to get dulce de leche brownies out of my head ever since. They fell off of my radar for awhile; planning for Thanksgiving and then diving head-first into Christmas baking consumed the food portion of my brain, but last week I was looking for something in my pantry, and saw two jars of dulce de leche staring back at me. The brownies suddenly came back to me, and within a few hours, I was standing in my kitchen enjoying a warm, fudgy brownie.
I took this idea and executed it with my favorite brownie recipe of all time, the Baked Brownie. I used the same technique as I did in the Sweet and Salty Brownies, which is to prepare the base brownie batter, pour half of it into the pan, and then cover that layer with the thick, sweet dulce de leche, and top it off with the remaining brownie batter.
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The result?
Thick, fudge-like brownies packed with chocolate flavor with pockets of dulce de leche running throughout the middle of the brownies. These are incredibly rich and utterly wonderful. I couldn’t stop taking a little corner here, a little corner there every time I walked past the container after I had made them. Now I’m so sad that they’re gone!
That’s how you know something is definitely worth making again!
One year ago: Homemade Hostess Cupcakes
Two years ago: Focaccia Bread
Three years ago: Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dulce de Leche Brownies
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups (156.25 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 tablespoons dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 11 ounces (311.85 g) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar
- 5 eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup (169.5 g) dulce de leche
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the sides and bottom of a glass or light-colored metal 9x13-inch pan. Line the bottom with a sheet of parchment paper, and butter the parchment; set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and cocoa powder; set aside.
- 3. Place the chocolate and butter in the bowl of a double boiler set over a pan of simmering water, and stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter are completely melted and combined. Turn off the heat, but keep the bowl over the water of the double boiler, and add both sugars. Whisk until completely combined and remove the bowl from the pan. The mixture should be at room temperature.
- 4. Add three eggs to the chocolate mixture and whisk until just combined. Add the remaining eggs and whisk until just combined. Add the vanilla and stir until combined. Do not overbeat the batter at this stage, or your brownies will be cakey.
- 5. Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate. Using a spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until there is just a trace amount of the flour mixture still visible.
- 6. Pour half of the brownie mixture into the pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Drizzle about ¾ cup of the dulce de leche over the brownie layer in a zigzag pattern, making sure the dulce de leche doesn't come in contact with the edges of the pan or it will burn. Use an offset spatula to spread the dulce de leche evenly across the brownie layer, leaving about a ½-inch border around the edges. In heaping spoonfuls, scoop the rest of the brownie batter over the caramel layer. Smooth the brownie batter gently to cover the dulce de leche layer.
- 7. Bake the brownies for 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time, and check to make sure the brownies are completely done by sticking a toothpick into the center of the pan. The brownies are done when the toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Remove the brownies from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack; allow to cool completely to room temperature before cutting and serving. The brownies can be stored, tight wrapped at room temperature, for up to 4 days.
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awesome!just made these ,waiting for them to cool!
Love how rich and fudgy these look!
These look gooey and decadent, just how I like my brownies!
Hi Michelle – This recipe looks wonderful! Thank you for posting. If you ever see it around, this dulce de leche is locally made in Pittsburgh! http://www.ladorita.net/index.html
Hi Gretchen, I’ve actually bought this at Market District, I had no idea it was made in Pittsburgh! Awesome to know, thank you!
I love the little pockets of dulce de leche! So tempting!
I love the Baked brownie! Adding dulce de leche is lovely! I wish I had cans of the stuff in my pantry!
Chocolate and caramel is a favorite with my sibling and he knows I love to bake for him – he will go caramel crazy!
Oh my goodness! These just look incredible with that layer of dulce de leche. Do you buy the dulce de leche in a pot at the supermarket?
Hi Helen, Yes, I buy it at the grocery store; depending on the brand, it comes in either a can or jar. I find it in the Hispanic section of the International aisle in the grocery store.
These look amazing! I’ve never seen Dulce De Leche before, but I am going to go find some so I can make these!
These are perfect. They look so fudge-like and rich!
Okay um YUM!!! These look SO fudgy and delicious and insanely moist. I swear I almost tried licking my screen.
Where do you find dulce de leche? I’ve never been able to find it. Thanks!
Hi Olivia, I find it at my local grocery store and at a local Italian grocery. I have a larger grocery store near me that sells multiple brands of it; the smaller grocery store sells the Nestle brand in the Hispanic section of the International aisle.
Look delish? Can I substitute sweetened condensed milk for the dulce de leche?
Hi Rose, Dulce de leche is actually caramelized sweetened condensed milk. I do not recommend using straight sweetened condensed milk.
I can’t even handle how amazing these look. Brownies are my absolute favorite dessert. These look SO rich and delicious! What kind of Dulce de Leche do you use?
Hi Cate, I used Nestle, which they sell in the Hispanic section of the International aisle in my grocery store: http://www.elmejornido.com/en/la-lechera/products/dulce-de-leche
I’m going to make these for Saturday morning Book Group!
One question: dark chocolate, is that unsweetened baking choc or can semi-sweet choc chips be used? Thank you!
Hi Gail, Actually, neither. Dark chocolate falls in between semisweet chocolate and unsweetened chocolate, and it typically has a cacao percent in the range of 60% to 75%. If you can’t find that type of chocolate, then I would use semisweet. Definitely do not use unsweetened.
Mmm these look so chewy and delicious!
I think the result seems out of this world! They look amazing!!
Holly, molly, Michelle!!! This is temptation travestied in brownies. You are making me insane…I could eat them right now, at breakfast time… Hehe.
Yumm-O in my Rachel Ray v. These look fantastic!
Glad you liked the brownies! I need to make them again!
Wow, I have never made the Baked brownies, but your photos look sooo good. I love the Dulce de leche in there as well – what a perfect combo!
I love lychees, and chocolate. Dulce de Leche Brownies were made for me!
Drooooooooolllll!
Mademoiselle C. xx
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Decadence on decadence!!
They look awesome! I made some dulce de leche bars that were kind of like 7 layer/magic bars over the holidays, but with dulce de leche. Ive never used it in brownies though. Where have I been! I bet these brownies are so moist and just so good!
These look SO good! And I have a jar of condensed sweetened milk in my pantry, so… :)
OH YUM. I seriously want to jump thru my screen and lick off that dulce de leche off the brownies! YUM YUM YUM!
Somehow I get the feeling that I’m going to have the same experience with these brownies that you did with Maria’s–I don’t know how long it will take before I either whip up a batch of dulce de leche again or given in and go to the store to buy it…but this has been duly bookmarked. Here’s to hoping the time for my own nibbles comes soon!
I love dulce de leche brownies, these are gorgeous!
looks like heaven from a pan…. on my must make list now
Ugh! The Baked Brownie is my kryptonite!! I keep the ingredients on hand at all times! Looks like I’ll be making a trip to the store for some Dulce De Leche :-) YAY!!