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Salted Beer Caramel Topped Blondies

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I was in a port town in Greece, waiting for a boat to take me back to Italy, when I decided to spend the last bit of money I had with me on Baklava. This was the moment I realized how important food had become to me. I had just spent my last year of college working three jobs in order to save enough money to buy a plane ticket to Europe and hope that my Europe On A Shoestring guide book would get me through the trip with enough money leftover to make my first student loan payment when I got home. Like any great obsession, there is very little choice in the matter. It either grabs you or it doesn’t, and it often isn’t until it’s too late that you see that the shark has your leg.

A side effect of this affliction is an extraordinary fixations that it creates. Sometimes it’s a dish. Sometimes it’s an ingredient. Sometimes its a cooking method.

I have in no way been saved from these fixations. It’s gnocchi, and goat cheese, and roasted chicken, and the perfect dinner rolls, and caramel, and so many more.

I started making caramel a few years ago, it’s simple. You just need a candy thermometer and the patience not to walk away, since that will always be the moment the sugar burns. Caramel has become an obsession, what I can put in it, or on it, or with it, or how many times I can make it during Christmas before people start to roll their eyes.

Don’t leave me alone with sugar and a pot. You never know what you’ll come back too, but it’ll probably be a dark amber color and taste like beer.

Salted Beer Caramel Topped Blondies 2

 

Salted Beer Caramel Topped Blondies

Ingredients
  

For the Blondies Layer:

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg plus 1 yolk
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbs stout beer
  • 1 ¼ cup bread flour
  • 1 tsp salt

For the Caramel Layer

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup light corn syrup
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup stout plus 1 tbs divided

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment add the butter and brown sugar, beat on high until well combined.
  • Add the egg, yolk and vanilla extra, mix until well combined, light and fluffy.
  • Add 2 tablespoons stout, stir until combined.
  • Sprinkle the flour and salt over the butter mixture, stir until combined.
  • Spread evenly into a greased 8X8 baking pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 22-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Allow to cool completely.
  • In a pot over high heat add the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, corn syrup, heavy cream and ¼ cup stout. Stir until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
  • Allow to boil until a dark caramel color and reached 248 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 8 minutes. Allow to cool for ten minutes.
  • Pour over the blondies layer, chill until set, about 3 hours.

 

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Averie @ Averie Cooks April 7, 2014 um 1:48 am

I love blondies! And salted caramel. And with the beer, these seem like something I’ve just gotta try! pinned

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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar April 7, 2014 um 5:00 am

Holy heck, these blondies look SO GOOD! Love this recipe, friend!

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Rebekah {aCricketSang} April 7, 2014 um 5:05 am

These look sooooo mouthwatering good!

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Chelsea @ Gal on a Mission April 7, 2014 um 6:01 am

These blondies are just gorgeous! Love how you incorporated beer into the caramel sauce – yummy!

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Sophia @ NY Foodgasm April 7, 2014 um 7:48 am

WOAH these look AMAZING Jackie! I heart your beer caramel!

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Leslie Sisco April 7, 2014 um 8:21 am

Sounds wonderful! I was just debating which I want more chocolate or caramel, caramel definitely wins and I will be making these soon!

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Paula – bell’alimento April 7, 2014 um 9:25 am

My mouth is watering and now I feel like I need to go walk on the treadmill. Insane. Want. Now.

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Maria herrera April 7, 2014 um 10:06 am

This looks amazing!! Just wondering what pan size you used for the blondies??
Would love to try this recipe!

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Jackie April 7, 2014 um 10:25 am

I used an 8×8 pan

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Josie April 7, 2014 um 12:36 pm

WHAT. These are insane, and I need them. now.

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Tieghan April 7, 2014 um 8:46 pm

I need to go to Italy with you. Pretty sure you would insure we had an amazing and delicious time!! 🙂

Love the blondies and the caramel is genius!

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Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust April 8, 2014 um 7:17 am

OMG. These are amazing! That caramel is making me drool.

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Kristin September 13, 2014 um 6:19 pm

When, how much and what kind of salt do you sprinkle on top?

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Jackie September 14, 2014 um 2:53 pm

I like Maldon sea salt, but any flakey salt will work. Sprinkle it on just before serving.

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