From the novel, Friendship Bread by Darien Gee p. 87
Image (c) Susan Buetow | Scraps of Life

“The brownie recipe that makes Hannah, a ‘chocolate person’, an Amish Friendship Bread fan for life.”

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 16
Yield: 9 x 13 pan

Ingredients (click to print)

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
3 eggs
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small box Jell-O instant chocolate pudding
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup caramel bits
1/2 cup caramel bits to sprinkle on top

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
  2. Grease and flour 9″ x 13″ pan.
  3. Combine the starter, eggs, oil, milk, vanilla extract, and sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pudding mix, both kinds of chocolate chips, and 1 cup caramel bits and make a well in the center. Pour the wet ingredients into the well and incorporate until fully mixed.
  4. Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of caramel bits on top. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour, checking for doneness. When a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean, remove to a rack to cool.
  5. ENJOY!

Kitchen Notes

From Karen Youngson: “I couldn’t find the caramel bits so I use mini Rolos.”

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13 Responses to Amish Friendship Bread Chocolate Caramel Brownies

  1. Linda Komondy says:

    These brownies look SO good! Can’t wait to try them myself :)

  2. Patricia Smith says:

    Mmmmmmmmm! Sounds amazing! Must try!

  3. I am going to try this recipe.

  4. RoseMary says:

    Where is your print button, I don’t want to print the whole page.
    thank you

  5. Denise d'Entremont says:

    Yum! They’re definitely on my list and may go right to the top!

  6. Jan Cramer says:

    I also can’t find caramel bits, saw where someone used mini rolos, will try that.

  7. Sandy Kelley-Jones says:

    I made this recipe and baked it in mini muffin tins and they were wonderful! I had to give them away to keep from eating them all myself!!!

  8. judy says:

    I printed this one out! It looks fantastic! I think I need to use some of the starter sitting in my freezer.

  9. Sue Nadeau says:

    I made these w/ toffee bits and they were outstanding! Took them to work and they disappeared!

  10. Kayla says:

    I couldn’t find the caramel bits either so I bought Kraft Classic Caramels and cut them up.