Medium Potency

Sticky Icky Pretzel-Topped Salted Caramel Brownies

Sweet, salty, and sticky icky, these brownies take the best of baked goods and cannabis to provide an amazing edible experience. This quintessential edible gets an upgrade with the addition of a layer of pretzels and caramel. It's ok to let your fingers and mind get sticky, it's worth it.

  • Total time 48 minutes
  • Yield 12 brownies

Ingredients

Caramel topping

  • 1/4 cup half-and-half
  • 1 tablespoon cannabutter
  • 12 caramels, unwrapped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Batter

  • 10 Tbsp cannabutter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp brewed coffee (optional)
  • 3/4 cups + 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup mini pretzels or crushed pretzels

Things You'll Need

• Medium saucepan

• A large bowl

• 8 in x 8 in baking pan

• Whisk

• Spatula or knife

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1 Tbsp

• 1/2 tsp

• 1/4 tsp

• Aluminum foil

• Cooking spray

• Toothpicks

Directions

  • Note: Before starting this recipe, convert the number of tablespoons of butter needed into grams (multiply by 14). If you fall short on cannabutter, suppliment with regular unsalted butter.

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    Caramel topping

    Step one

    In a medium saucepan, combine 1/4 cup half and half, 1 tablespoon of cannabutter, and heat over medium-low heat to melt cannabutter until mixture is simmering, stirring frequently.

    Step two

    Add the 12 caramels, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir frequently until melted. Take pan off the heat; set aside while preparing the brownie batter.

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    Batter

    Step one

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil leaving overhang on the sides, spray with cooking spray; set aside.

    Step two

    In a large, microwave-safe bowl, add the 10 tablespoons of cannabutter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Allow cannabutter to cool momentarily so you don’t scramble the eggs.

    Step three

    Add the 2 eggs, sugars (3/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup light brown sugar), optional 2 tablespoons of coffee, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and whisk to combine.

    Step four

    Add the 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt, whisk to combine. If your cocoa powder is lumpy, it could take a couple minutes of vigorous whisking.

    Step five

    Add the 1/2 cup flour and stir until just combined

    Step six

    Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing it lightly with a spatula or knife. The batter is very thick and fudgy so take your time to work it into the corners of the pan.

    Step seven

    Add the 1 cup of pretzels in an even, flat layer over the brownie batter.

    Step eight

    Drizzle the caramel sauce over the top in an even zigzag pattern. The entire surface of the pan won’t be completely covered in caramel sauce, but while baking, the sauce thins out, melts, and ultimately covers the whole pan.

    Step nine

    Bake for about 26 to 28 minutes, or until done; don’t overbake. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out mostly clean, but will likely have a few moist crumbs, but no batter. The caramel sauce will never ‘set up’ so make sure to examine the brownie portion, not the caramel portion, when glancing at your toothpick.

    Step ten

    Allow brownies to rest for at least 1 hour or overnight.

    Final step

    Eat.

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    Steps with Images

    Step One

    In a medium saucepan, combine 1/4 cup half and half, 1 tablespoons of cannabutter, and heat over medium-low heat to melt cannabutter and until mixture is simmering, stirring frequently.

    Step Two

    Add the 12 caramels, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and stir frequently until melted. Take pan off the heat; set aside while preparing the brownie batter.

    Step Three

    Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil leaving overhang on the sides, spray with cooking spray; set aside. In a large, microwave-safe bowl, add the 10 tablespoons of cannabutter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Allow cannabutter to cool momentarily so you don’t scramble the eggs.

    Step Four

    Add the 2 eggs, sugars (3/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup light brown sugar), optional 2 tablespoons of coffee, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and whisk to combine.

    Step Five

    Add the 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt, whisk to combine. If your cocoa powder is lumpy, it could take a couple minutes of vigorous whisking.

    Step Six

    Add the 1/2 cup flour and stir until just combined

    Step Seven

    Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing it lightly with a spatula or knife. Batter is very thick and fudgy so take your time to work it into the corners of the pan.

    Step Eight

    Add the 1 cup of pretzels in an even, flat layer over the brownie batter.

    Step Nine

    Drizzle the caramel sauce over the top in an even zigzag pattern. The entire surface of the pan won’t be completely covered in caramel sauce, but while baking, the sauce thins out, melts, and ultimately covers the whole pan. Allow brownies to rest for at least 1 hour, or overnight.