Fat Witch Bakery’s Legendary Chocolate Caramel Brownies are soft, crisp, gooey, chocolate-y, chewy, decadent, rich, fudgy and cakey all in one bite. I know what you’re thinking, “Sure they are, they’re just brownies, how are they ALL of those things?!” The only thing I can say is these aren’t legendary for being one dimensional average brownies. There are lines and fanatics for this bakery because what they do is magic. These brownies may as well be magical they are so good.
The better you get to know me you’ll understand my love/eh relationship with chocolate. In its most basic form I could take or leave chocolate (I’m a fried/salty craver), but in its most pure and delicious forms, I LOVE it. Fat Witch Bakery Brownies, Tate’s Chocolate Chip Cookies, Jacque Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies and my all time favorite David Lebovitz’s Chocolate Idiot Cake. Put any of those things on a table in front of me (even next to some In ‘n Out!) and it is no contest, I will eat the whole plate of chocolate.
Every time my husband and I would visit New York when we lived in Washington DC we would head to the Fat Witch Bakery in the morning for fresh brownies with our coffee (I would grab two caramel ones and my husband would get an original) and then on the way out of the city in the evening we would pop by for happy hour. Seeing one of these caramel brownies at happy hour is like spotting a unicorn, but I did one time! I bought 4 of them for half off, promptly took them home and froze them! These brownies are worth hoarding!
If you haven’t been to the bakery it can be hard to understand why a brownie might be worth the effort these take. Like the 36 hour chocolate chip cookies, these are worth the effort!
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×9 baking pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper. These brownies are STICKY when they cool, you’ll need help getting them out! In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and chocolate, in 30 second increments. 
After two rounds the butter should be melted. Let the bowl sit for 2-3 minutes and the heat will melt the chocolate.
Stir them together until fully combined and let cool. Put the caramels in a microwave safe bowl with the water.
Microwave for 1 minute, let sit for 2-3 minutes. 
Stir until smooth and fully combined. 
In a stand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and creamy, for 2-3 minutes. Add the cooled chocolate and mix until combined. Add in the flour and salt until fully combined. 
Pour half of the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan. 
Pour the caramel sauce onto the brownie layer, leaving a half inch border all the way around with no caramel, this will help prevent as much caramel leaking as possible (we will still have some though). 
Place the pan and the remaining brownie batter in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, to allow the caramel to harden.
Remove the pan from the refrigerator and add the rest of the batter.
Spread the rest of the batter evenly over the caramel in an even layer. 
Bake for 35 minutes. Do not over bake, the brownies will dry out. Cool for an hour before removing from the pan. The caramel may cause stickyness even with the parchment and the spray, so you may have to be careful cutting them. 
Ingredients
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (look, I said legendary, not light!)
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon bittersweet chocolate disks (I use Guittard)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch of Kosher salt
- 30 caramel squares , unwrapped and in a small bowl
- 2 tablespoons lukewarm water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Spray a 9x9 baking pan with baking spray and line with parchment paper.
- These brownies are STICKY when they cool, you'll need help getting them out!
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and chocolate, in 30 second increments.
- After two rounds the butter should be melted. Let the bowl sit for 2-3 minutes and the heat will melt the chocolate.
- Stir them together until fully combined and let cool.
- Put the caramels in a microwave safe bowl with the water.
- Microwave for 1 minute, let sit for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir until smooth and fully combined.
- In a stand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and creamy, for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cooled chocolate and mix until combined.
- Add in the flour and salt until fully combined.
- Pour half of the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan. Set the pan aside.
- Pour the caramel sauce onto the brownie layer, leaving a half inch border all the way around with no caramel, this will help prevent as much caramel leaking as possible (we will still have some though).
- Place the pan and the remaining brownie batter in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, to allow the caramel to harden.
- Remove the pan from the refrigerator and spread the rest of the batter evenly over the caramel in an even layer.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Do not over bake, the brownies will dry out.
- Cool for an hour before removing from the pan.
- The caramel may cause stickyness even with the parchment and the spray, so you may have to be careful cutting them.
Notes
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I wish I could give you tips on how to make this better. The best thing I can say is stick 100% to the recipe. At least for the first time you make it. I know it is is a lot of butter. TRUST ME, my second spin class that day was because I ate two more of these than I thought I would! But to truly appreciate the wonder that these brownies are, give them a fair chance to impress you the first time you make them. 🙂 
As promised I just popped them into the over here in Tampa – They were super easy and quick to make. Can’t wait!
With a smile from Carlyn in Tampa 🙂
Carlyn, I can’t wait to hear what you think of them!!
This is some wicked dessert and I would so give in! Looks delicious!
Thanks Lena!
I need these. NOW. On a crappy, slow Monday, these would be the perfect pick-me-up. And… I wouldn’t share!
Wish I could mail you one!
Excuse me I am drooling!! Chocolate and caramel is a great combo…I want it now!
I don’t blame you one bit, haha. I’m honored 🙂
I am drooling over here!! These chocolate & caramel brownies look to-die for!
I made these for my teachers as a thank you and they raved about them for 2 days! One of them said it was the best brownie she ever had and started class late because she was busy getting the recipe 🙂 delicious!
So glad you loved it Shoshy!
I love anything with chocolate. That looks so good..
Oh my!! These look heavenly!! I would love to have some of these right now!
OMG. Those do look worth hoarding. Can’t wait to try the recipe.
I know, right?! I have 3 left and my husband doesn’t know it!
Homemade brownies are THE BEST! These look so scrumptious, I just want to lick the screen!
Thanks Theresa!
Any bakery with a genius name like “Fat Witch” is a genius is my book 😀 Wish I could visit, but will have to make do making these delicious brownies at home instead. Think I can handle it 🙂
She is pure genius!
Oh man. These look AMAZING. I need these in my life asap. My kids would love these too!
Those chocolate caramel brownies sound oh so delightful to me. I’d love to taste test…just to be sure they’re as good as they look.
These are perfect for the rest of the gang, I would have to make a few for me sans the caramel! 🙂
YUM! These look so rich and decadent. I need to make and try these!
These look beyond amazing. I have to try making these for dessert. I wish i could try them right now.
Thanks Ann!
These look so amazing! I love how gooey they seem!
Just hand those over with a tall glass of ice cold milk. I’ll make them disappear, hehe.
Pass the milk please! These look amazing and have two great flavors together.
Holy crap. The caramel in this dessert is crying out to me. Makes me want to hop on a plane to DC and hunt these down!
Oh… My goodness! The sheer amount of caramel around those brownies is making me salivate! I MUST try these.
Wow, these look ridiculously good. I’m drooling on my keyboard over here.
Oh my gosh these look heavenly! I think these would be an amazing dessert, and perfect to take to a potluck!
You would be the hit of the potluck!
A Fat Witch is what I am going to be after demolishing an entire pan of these amazing brownies! They look so amazingly worth it, plus YOLO!
Hahaha, you’re awesome!
OMG! I so want to make this right now!!! This is going to be a new favorite!
You totally should! They are amazing!
These brownies look amazing. I think I’d have a hard time eating just one!
I’m pretty sure I just died and went to brownie heaven…these look amazing!
Thanks Trish!
I could use some of this creamy, chewy goodness in my life right now. I love brownies and haven’t had any in a while.
How have I never had these little bits of heaven before? Well, I need to go obviously. In the meantime, I’m going to try my hand at making some.
Oh Penelope if you are local you HAVE to try them!
I love chocolate, and my husband loves caramel. These brownies are perfect for us! Too bad I won’t share…
Haha I like your style!
I too, am obsessed with these gooey caramel treats! Definitely a stop on our NEW YORK getaways. So glad you shared how to create these babies in my very own house!!!
Yay a fellow Fat Witch lover!! Aren’t they the best?!
oh my. Talk about a sweet attack. I love this.
These look so ooey gooey delicious! I am totally making a batch of these brownies this weekend.
Aww thanks Kelly!
Are you serious?? These bad boys look heavenly! Thank you for sharing, I will be making these brownies!!
Yeah, these brownies are the true definition of indulgent. In the book she even apologizes for HOW INDULGENT they are but then says “its ok, have a small slice” haha.
Shame on you for posting those ooey gooey mouthwatering brownies and the recipe that now has to go into my “gotta make” list. haha!
I’m not even sorry! 😉
O M G – so making these! Thanks with a smile from carlyn in Tampa!
My pleasure!!
This is heaven in a pan! I cannot wait to give these a try!
I know, right?! They have magical witches in their bakery dreaming up these amazing treats!!
Wow, do those look really delish! I could see myself wanting to indulge in one with some ice-cold milk!
Thanks Amy! I did just that about an hour ago, haha.
Brownies. I love brownies. They are my weakness especially chocolatey caramel brownies. I am definitely going to try these! I’m not the best baker so it make take me 3 tries to get it perfect but sooo worth it.
Hope you love them!
These look and sound yummy. I think I need to make some for dessert tonight. Thanks for the recipe.
My pleasure!
Now these brownies are something I dream about eating! My goodness those look absolutely amazing! Gonna have to make these, this weekend!
Awesome! I hope you love them!
Oh my gosh, these look so amazingly gooey and delicious! I bet they are amazing with a scoop of ice cream. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
Oh my goodness, those looks good. Ooey, gooey brownies are my all time favorite sweet treat.
Wow, these look delicious! The photos are making me very, very hungry!! Definitely Pinned and on my “must make” list!
Thanks Kathryn!
I might have gained weight just looking at the picture! I have made turtle brownies before, but these look even better (and easier to make)
Every calorie in every bite is totally worth it!
Wow, those look epic! Definitely worth the efforts for such decadent brownies.
Yup, I had to make up for that lowfat pizza earlier this week 😉
Yowza. These brownies sound to-die-for. When I saw the picture with the butter I was like, ummmm, that’a a lot of butter…and then I realized, ohhhh that’s right, she said “legendary.” Legendary generally means super fattening. And I’m OK with that. We don’t eat “legendary” things every day. I pinned this for the holidays. If I’m going to indulge, so is the whole entire family. LOL.
Yeah when I read the recipe I had this throwback memory in my head when Ina Garten made this molten brownie recipe once with almost a metric ton of butter. But having eaten these brownies from the bakery before I knew it was totally worth the effort. Plus I figure, ok, 14 tablespoons of butter, 16 servings. This is just like eating a slice of bread in a restaurant with a big smear of butter right?! How bad can that be? haha. OK, maybe I’m just excusing it because it is THAT GOOD, but still…it sounds much less crazy when you think about it per serving, haha.
omggggggggggg. I want these right now but I’m going to have to wait until my husband is back in town to help me eat them. They look soo good!
Thanks Hayli!
Oh my word!!!! These look amazing! I might have to wear stretchy pants after I eat them, but they look SO worth it! haha! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I did a version of that. I ate a piece this morning while wearing a stretchy skinny jean!
You’re killing me with these desserts! This had everything I want right now. Looks amazing.
I have 6 more pieces….want one?