Caramel Pretzel Brownie cups

Okay, so I'll be honest. My favorite foods to make are desserts. We recently hosted a little BBQ at our house and I volunteered to make the desserts. I love to do things like this so I can test out new recipes and then I don't have the entire batch sitting around my house just tempting me to eat it. So, I saw this recipe for brownie cups and since I love brownies, I decided to give this recipe a try. I loved the salty taste that the pretzels added to the brownie. It was the perfect amount of sweet and salty. The caramel does get a little messy because it starts getting harder as you spoon it on top of the brownies, but the finished product looks oh so fancy. Don't you agree?


Caramel Pretzel Brownie Cups
Adapted from zupas.com

1 German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 egg
1/2 cup butter

In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, egg and butter until smooth. Scoop batter 2/3rds full into a muffin tin sprayed with non stick spray. Scoop 1 tablespoon pretzel crumble on top of brownie batter. Pat down. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the edges are set.

Pretzel crumble

1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cup crushed pretzels

8 oz caramels, melted in microwave over medium heat--stirring frequently
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Immediately after taking the brownie cups out of the oven, pour caramel over the cups, and then sprinkle with chocolate chips. Place cups in the oven for 30 minutes more to allow the chocolate chips to soften slightly. Place in the microwave for 15 seconds before serving.