These Salted Caramel and Peanut Brownies are seriously indulgent. Packed with salted peanuts and salted caramel swirls through these brownies really are out of this world.

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Brownies

Brownies are always seriously indulgent, aren’t they? It doesn’t matter what flavour they are. Nothing beats a good, soft, gooey brownie. There is just something about the chocolatey deliciousness that I am obsessed with.

It has been a while since I made a yummy Christmas brownie, well probably about a year, to be exact but I couldn’t let the festive season pass by without one.

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These Salted Caramel and Peanut Brownies have both salted caramel and salted peanuts in them but don’t worry they don’t taste overly salty. The saltiness from the caramel and peanuts balances out the sweetness of the brownie perfectly.

Brownies can be quite finickity to get right. You need to beat the eggs and sugar until it doubles in volume and becomes very, very pale. There is no raising agent in these brownies so all of the rise on them comes from the eggs.

You also need to use dark chocolate and not milk. I know a lot of people aren’t really a fan of dark chocolate and it can be quite bitter but trust me on this; brownies NEED to be made with dark chocolate. Once the chocolate is combined with all the other ingredients and baked it doesn’t taste bitter in the slightest.

Salted Caramel

So, as I said above I used a salted caramel in these brownies. Normal caramel will also work and be delicious if you prefer.

I used a tin of Carnations Caramel, added in some finely ground sea salt and gave it a good mix to get my salted caramel.

You could also make your own caramel and use that instead. The caramel needs to be quite thick and gloopy. Using a caramel sauce that is super thin and runny won’t work in these brownies.

Baking

When you bake brownies, you don’t want them to be completely set when they come out of the oven. You need them to have a slight wobble in the centre for them to be soft and fudgy.

If you use a cake tester or skewer to test the centre of the brownies you want them it to come out with the batter on. If there is no batter on the end of your skewer or tester then you have overbaked the brownies.

Decorating

I didn’t go with any decoration on the top of these brownies I didn’t think they needed it, but you could drizzle over some melted chocolate, or some leftover caramel.

Christmas Bakes

I am sure I say this every Christmas, but this really is my absolutely favourite time of the year to bake. I mean, if you can’t make overindulgent bakes like these brownies now then when can you?

There are so many delicious Christmas recipes on my blog some are fun recipes like my Christmas Cupcakes and Rudolph Millionaire Shortbread perfect for making with the family. While others are perfect for sharing with friends and family like my Mince Pie Cheesecake and Nutella Christmas Tree. Head over to the Christmas section for all my Christmas recipes.

Alternatives

I made my own salted caramel by adding ground sea salt to a tin of Carnations Caramel. You can however use a shop-bought salted caramel or use caramel without the salt.

The peanuts I used were also salted but you can use regular ones if you prefer.

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