Salted Caramel Sweet Square
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- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup Butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup of all-purpose flour
- cooking spray
- 2 14-oz bags caramel pieces
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup pecans, chopped
- ⅔ cup pretzels, crushed
- 1⅓ cup sugar
- ¾ cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups marshmallows
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8×8 pan with cooking spray.
- Beat the brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended.
- Add the flour to the sugar mixture and mix until well-blended.
- Firmly press mixture into bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- While crust is baking, combine milk and caramels in a medium saucepan.
- Place over low heat and cook until the candies are completely melted, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla and remove from heat.
- In a separate bowl, mix the pecan and crushed pretzels together.
- Remove the crust from the oven.
- Pour the caramel mixture (but reserve some for the topping) evenly over the hot crust.
- Sprinkle with the pretzel/pecan mixture.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Start making the fudge only after the crust and caramel have completely cooled.
- Combine the sugar, evaporated milk and butter in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat and stir constantly.
- Let it boil for about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and then stir in the marshmallows and chocolate chips until melted and combined.
- Add vanilla and stir.
- Pour fudge mixture in top of cooled crust mixture.
- Warm the reserved caramel in the microwave.
- Add a pinch of salt to the caramel and drizzle over the fudge layer.
- Take a knife and gently run it through the salted caramel to make a marbled design.
- Chill, set, and cut into squares.
Recipe by Faithful Provisions at https://faithfulprovisions.com/starbucks-salted-caramel-sweet-square-like-starbucks/
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