Ultimate Turtle Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (22 1/2 ounce) box betty crocker original supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
• water
• vegetable oil, and
• egg, called for on brownie mix box
• 1 (14 ounce) bag caramels, unwrapped
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chunks (2 cups)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• 3 in medium bowl, stir brownie mix, pouch of chocolate syrup, water, oil and eggs until well blended.
• 4 spread 1/2 of batter (about 1 1/2 cups) in pan. bake 15 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in large microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and whipping cream uncovered on high 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• 6 pour caramel over partially baked brownie; spread to edges.
• 7 sprinkle with 1 cup of the chocolate chunks and 1/2 cup of the pecans.
• 8 drop remaining brownie batter by small spoonfuls onto caramel layer.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chocolate chunks and 1/2 cup pecans.
• 10 bake 33 to 36 minutes longer or until center is almost set.
• 11 cool 1 hour at room temperature.
• 12 cover; refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
• 13 for brownies, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.
• 14 store covered at room temperature.