Baileys Salted Caramel Fudgy Brownies

These mini salted caramel fudgy brownies are made with Bailey’s Irish Cream! Each brownie bite has a hidden treasure tucked inside. These bite-sized desserts are perfect when you want to satisfy your sweet tooth!

I’m not instinctively a competitive person. I had a boyfriend laugh at me once when I told him that. He was big into soccer at the time so he couldn’t fathom anything but competition. Needless to say, we didn’t last long. I just don’t have that drive or seek out the competition just for the thrill. I’m too laid back I suppose. And perhaps just a teeny bit lazy.

The only thing I can get competitive over is baking. I love eating baked goods that others have made and I encourage everyone to bake. But if someone makes something especially delicious, then I am going to make sure I try to make the same thing and dang it, I hope to make it better!

There are a few parts to this. 1. I like a challenge 2. I like to experiment with new recipes 3. I have a little bit of an ego when it comes to my culinary skills.

Competition can be good, it pushes us and helps us grow. It can yield some fantastic recipes too. These fudgy brownies are a perfect example.

A friend of mine shared mini caramel brownies from a local bakery. We all fawned over them (myself included). They were dreamy. But I KNEW as soon as I took a bite, that I was going to go home and see if I could bake up a better brownie!

What Are Baileys Salted Caramel Brownies?

These fudgy brownies are rich chocolate brownies that are small in stature but BIG on taste! The best part is the hidden gem tucked inside each little brownie. I have caramel candies resting inside so that once you take a bit, you are hit with a luscious caramel center.

How Do I Make These Fudgy Brownies?

STEP ONE -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two mini cupcake tins with liners and set them aside ( you will fill a total of 40).

STEP TWO – Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat until the butter has melted. Stir in sugar until the mixture is glossy. Heat just another 30 seconds or until bubbly. Stir in cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract, and Irish cream. Mix in eggs and flour. The brownie mixture will look a little grainy.

STEP THREE – Use a small cookie scoop to fill each cupcake liner. Place a caramel candy in the center of each brownie.

STEP FOUR – Bake brownies for 12-15 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven and cool in pans for 2-3 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.

STEP FIVE – To prepare the buttercream, beat together the butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in caramel topping until incorporated. Slowly beat in powdered sugar one-half a cup at a time until frosting is creamy. Add enough heavy creamy for a piping or spreadable consistency. Pipe or spread frosting over cooled brownies.

STEP SIX -To prepare the caramel sauce, microwave butter and brown sugar together for 30 seconds, stir. Add 3 tablespoons of milk to the caramel mixture and microwave for another 30 seconds, stir, heat again for another 10-15 seconds or until mixture has combined. Add Irish cream; stir until thick. Drizzle caramel lightly over brownies and sprinkle with sea salt.

What Makes A Brownie Fudgy?

For starters, the texture! Fudgy brownies tend to have less flour and more fat than other styles of brownies, and you will find that the butter and sugar are often melted together instead of creamed together. Creaming your butter allows for more air, air will give your brownies a more cake-like texture.

Are Fudgy Brownies Supposed To Be Gooey?

Recipe Notes:

Be sure to only bake the brownies for the time stated, overbaking makes them terribly dense.

I find that to get a creamy frosting; you have to make sure the butter and shortening are creamed well. Add your sugar just half a cup at a time, beating very well after each addition. The more I beat my buttercream, the fluffier it gets. Add more milk if necessary to make a pipeable (or spreadable) consistency.

If you refrigerate these brownies, allow them to come to room temperature before serving, the Rolo candies will harden upon refrigeration.

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Yield: 40

Baileys Salted Caramel Fudgy Brownies

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Rich chocolate brownies with caramel centers and Bailey's infused caramel buttercream

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes

Total Time 48 minutes

Ingredients

For the brownies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon Irish cream liqueur
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 40 unwrapped caramel filled candies

For the buttercream

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream

For the caramel sauce

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• Sea Salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1-2 tablespoon Irish cream

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two mini cupcake tins with liners and set aside ( you will fill a total of 40).
2. Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat until butter has melted. Stir in sugar until the mixture is glossy. Heat just another 30 seconds or until bubbly. Stir in cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and vanilla extract and Irish cream. Mix in eggs and flour. The brownie mixture will look a little grainy.
3. Use a small cookie scoop to fill each cupcake liner. Place a caramel candy in the center of each brownie.
4. Bake brownies for 12-15 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven and cool in pans ofr 2-3 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
5. To prepare the buttercream, beat together the butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in caramel topping until incorporated. Slowly beat in powedered sugar one half a cup at a time until frosting is creamy. Add enough heavy creamy for a piping or spreadable consistency. Pipe or spread frosting over cooled brownies.
6. To prepare the caramel sauce, microwave butter and brown sugar together for 30 seconds, stir. Add 3 tablespoons milk to caramel mixture and microwave for another 30 seconds, stir, heat again for another 10-15 seconds or until mixture has combined.. Add Irish cream; stir until thick. Drizzle caramel lightly over brownies and sprinkle with sea salt.

Nutrition Information

Yield

40

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 253Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 27mgSodium 247mgCarbohydrates 43gFiber 0gSugar 41gProtein 1g

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