Salted Caramel Chocolate Brownie Recipe | Epicurious

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A slab of salted caramel brownies with a chunk cut off and another chunk cut into smaller servings.

Photograph by William Meppem in The New Easy by Donna Hay

Salted caramel and rich fudgy chocolate is truly a match made in heaven. I can't stop baking this tempting brownie—it's just the thing for an afternoon treat or to take to a friend's house (they'll love you forever!).

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