Shelly's Recipe

Praline Brownies

Category: Brownies/Blondies

For the brownies:
3/4 cup unsalted butter
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

For the topping:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
pinch of salt

To make the brownies:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

Place butter and chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat at half power in microwave in 30-second increments until butter has melted and chocolate melts when stirred. Stir until smooth. Set aside.

Mix sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well-combined. Mix in chocolate mixture.

Add flour and salt. Mix until combined.

Transfer batter to prepared pan and spread evenly.

To make the topping:

Place butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Heat until melted.

Add brown sugar, pecans, and salt. Continue cooking, stirring frequently until sugar has dissolved.*

Drizzle topping over brownies.*

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until a pick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs.

Notes:
*The mixture will be a bit gooey, for lack of a better word. It likely won't spread easily over the brownie batter. If it won't drizzle, just dollop it evenly over the top of the batter.