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Salted Caramel Pretzel Brownies

November 18, 2017 by Holly Leave a Comment

These Salted Caramel Pretzel Brownies are perfectly thick and chewy. A pretzel crust adds a slightly crunchy texture with a caramel sundae topping and pretzel garnishment. No need to wait for an edge piece with these beauties!

Have you seen those brownie pans where every piece is an edge piece? Well, I guess I’m not the only one scooping out those edges while the brownies are still warm. That sweet, crispy texture gets me every time. At last, no more fighting for those edges! This pretzel crust is all the crispy you will ever need.

I debated on whether to make the caramel sauce from scratch, but decided simple is what I have time for! A nice jar of caramel sundae syrup with a sprinkle of kosher salt is all you’ll ever need. No one wants to wait longer than they have to to dig into pure chocolate delight.

My fixation with caramels and pretzels has no end in sight! It started with one of my first posts, the Salted Caramel Chocolate Martini. Things got a bit crazier with my idea to add the topping onto sweet potatoes, and now we have it with these brownies. I can’t promise it won’t happen again!

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: Salted Caramel Sweet Potato Casserole

: Salted Caramel Chocolate Martini

: Salted Caramel Pumpkin Poke Cake

: Caramel Apple Sangria

: Caramel Creme Brulee White Russian

: Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry

: Easy Fruit Pizza

: Pineapple Orange Creamsicle Mimosas

These salted caramel pretzel brownies are perfectly chewy with a pretzel crust and caramel sundae sauce on top!

Cook Time

30 mins

These salted caramel pretzel brownies are perfectly chewy with a pretzel crust and caramel sundae sauce on top!

Servings: 12

Ingredients

6 oz. Semi-Sweet Chocolate
2 sticks Salted Butter
1 1/3 c. Sugar
4 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 c. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Salt

Crust:

2 c. Pretzels
1/4 c. Sugar
1/2 c. Butter; melted

Instructions

Make the pretzel crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together melted butter, sugar and crushed pretzels. Line bottom of a 12 X 9 baking pan with parchment paper; evenly spread pretzel mixture on top. Bake crust for 6 minutes.

In a medium bowl; mix together flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl; microwave together 2 sticks of melted butter and the chocolate for around 1 minute. Continue microwaving until melted; stirring every 30 seconds. To the melted chocolate; add eggs, sugar and vanilla. Mix until combined. Stir flour mixture into the chocolate mixture. Pour brownie batter over the top of the pretzel crust and bake for around 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly and lift out of baking pan. Cut brownies into squares and top with caramel sundae sauce; kosher salt and a pretzel before serving.

Godiva Chocolate S’mores Martini

July 16, 2016 by Holly 2 Comments

This Godiva Chocolate S’mores Martini requires only 3 ingredients and a garnishment of graham cracker crumbs and marshmallows for a mystical, drinkable treat. It will have you opting to drink your dessert and skip turning on that hot oven.

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No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna

June 21, 2016 by Holly Leave a Comment

This No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna is the perfect summer dessert with Oreo Thins and fresh strawberries. Melted chocolate chips, cool whip, and cream cheese serve as the base of this creamy, dreamy treat. You can make this ahead of time and throw it in the freezer, or refrigerate it overnight. No need to heat up the kitchen when its HOT, HOT, HOT! …

Baileys Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes for 2

January 20, 2016 by Holly 4 Comments

Surprise your special someone on Valentine’s Day with a decadent Baileys Molten Chocolate Lava Cake for 2! Just thinking about the perfectly moist inner texture and explosion of pure chocolate perfection with the added bonus of Baileys is making my mouth water just thinking about it. Top this beautiful little dessert off with fresh strawberries or raspberries and a dusting of confectioners sugar and you will have a gourmet dessert looking back at you and smiling!

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Andes Chocolate Mint Pancakes

December 14, 2015 by Holly 6 Comments

These Andes Chocolate Mint Pancakes are the most decadent pancake experience ever! They are perfectly fluffy, chocolatey, minty and loaded with Andes Mint Chips.

Top them with chocolate syrup for a chocolate lover’s dream come true! These are just in time for your holiday brunch and can easily be made into fun Christmas shapes using cookie cutters!

I bought a bag of Andes Mint Chips thinking that I would make some cookies with them. However, my inspiration brought me in 2 different directions.

Stay tuned on Saturated Saturday for Baileys Mint Hot Chocolate as well (what the yum)! I just love Andes Mints so much…they are really addictive and dangerous. They are probably one of the reasons I like going to the Olive Garden…LOL. For some reason, my mind is drifting to the movie, “Monty Python’s Meaning of Life” where the man eats his butt off and explodes after the waiter insists on giving him an after dinner mint. Good stuff indeed. Yes, I’m a bit of a movie dork. More mints please!

Pancake Sunday continues to be a tradition at my house. However, my picky daughters won’t deviate from blueberry pancakes! I can’t say I blame them, but I love experimenting with different flavors. I just love the cakey fluffy goodness and all the different sauce combinations.

I have to say that chocolate and mint is one of my new favorites. I really had fun making different Christmas shapes using cookie cutters. It is such an easy, fun way to make them more festive for the holidays and great for the kids!

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If you love these Andes Chocolate Mint Pancakes, check out some other Christmas favorites!

: Candy Cane Crescent Roll Breakfast Pastry

: 5 Ingredient White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

: Soft Gingerbread Cookies

: Cookie Dough Truffles

: Chocolate Cherry Cookies

: Sugar Cookie Martini

: Snowflake Martini

: Candy Cane Martini

The most decadent pancake ever! Plus tips on how to get the perfect cookie cutter pancake to make fun Christmas shapes!

Andes Chocolate Mint Pancakes

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

10 mins

Chocolate Mint Pancakes loaded with Andes Mint Chips and topped with chocolate sauce.

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 4

Author: Holly @ 3 Yummy Tummies

Ingredients

2 C. Flour
1/4 C. Sugar
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 C. Cocoa Powder
2 Tsp. Mint Extract
2 C. Milk
1 Egg
1/3 C. Canola Oil
1 1/2 C. Andes Mint Chips
Chocolate Syrup for topping

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl; stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder.
Add milk, egg, canola oil and mint extract; stir until lumps smooth out.
Stir in Andes Mint Chips.
Heat a griddle to medium heat and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Add around 1/4 C. of pancake batter to the griddle for each pancake.
Cook until top of pancake begins to lightly bubble before flipping.
Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes until pancake is lightly browned.
Top with chocolate syrup.
For cookie cutter pancakes:
Lay metal cookie cutters on a heated griddle (Medium/Low Heat)
Thoroughly spray inside of cookie cutters and griddle with nonstick cooking spray.
Using a teaspoon, add pancake batter to all sections of the cookie cutter until it is completely covered.
Don't fill cookie cutters more than half full.
Cook until the pancake begins to lightly bubble on the top.
Flip the entire cookie cutter over with a spatula.
Continue cookie for around 2-3 minutes until the pancake is lightly browned.
Using a spatula; place the pancake on a plate and allow to cool slightly before removing the cookie cutter (may need to lightly press in the middle to remove the pancake).

Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Martini

October 10, 2015 by Holly Leave a Comment

A Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Martini is a great cocktail to make for the holiday season. This martini has the perfect combination of pumpkin puree, vanilla vodka, Creme De Cocoa, and Butterscotch Schnapps. I am all about drinking my desserts lately and this one satisfies my sweet tooth and need for a good cocktail after a long week #ILoveSaturatedSaturday! If you love a good dessert martini, you have come to the right place!…

Strawberry Cream Chocolate Crepes

September 15, 2015 by Holly 2 Comments

These Strawberry Cream Chocolate Crepes were just what I needed after an insanely busy day. The moment the batter hit my 1970’s crepe maker I was ecstatic (well…probably also elated that the thing still worked after years of dormancy).

My Mom actually gave me the crepe maker years ago and I haven’t had a chance to use it since having kids. I knew that it was time to break it out and make my husband a very happy man. I have never actually had a chocolate crepe before, but I thought that the combination of chocolate crepes, creamy goodness and strawberries would make this dessert a real showstopper. Oh Man was I right this time! …

Salted Caramel Chocolate Martini

August 30, 2015 by Holly 19 Comments

This Salted Caramel Chocolate Martini is an absolute dream in a glass. The Godiva Chocolate Liqueur is so creamy and delicious on it’s own, but add Crème de Cocoa and Caramel Vodka to the mix…pure sinful delight.

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S’mores Waffles

August 18, 2015 by Holly 15 Comments

These S’mores Waffles are too sinful!!! I don’t know about you, but I can do without the bug bites and smoky-smelling hair that accompanies the campfire version. Why not have this delightful combination of buttermilk graham cracker waffles, chocolate bars and marshmallows covered with extra chocolate and caramel syrup? The beauty of this recipe is that you can toast your marshmallows to absolute perfection using a kitchen torch! Finally, I can have a S’ More that I didn’t completely char over a campfire….