These fudgy turtle brownies are filled with chopped pecans, chocolate chunks, caramel sauce, and plenty of chocolate flavor. They are drizzled with caramel sauce and taste delicious.
Preheat an oven to 180c (350f) and prep a parchment paper-lined 9 by 9 baking pan.
In a small mixing bowl, add the butter and the dark chocolate. Melt completely in the microwave or on a bain Marie. Let the chocolate mixture cool completely.
Add the eggs, egg yolk, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, kosher salt, vanilla extract, and mix with a whisk until well combined.
Add the cocoa powder and mix until well combined.
Add the flour and mix until almost combined.
Add the chopped pecans and chocolate chunks and mix until combined.
Pour the batter to a parchment paper lined 9 by 9 brownie pan and top with more chocolate chunks and pecans. Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 40-50 minutes. Do not overbake it to keep it fudgy!
Let the brownies cool for 1 hour before slicing, so they won't crumble and fall apart. Top them with a drizzle of caramel sauce, more chopped pecans, and chopped chocolate. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly. you don’t want to place cold batter into the oven.
Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist brownies and not dense and dry brownies.
Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
Be patient! I know it’s extremely tempting to eat these brownies as they are pulled out of the oven, but let these brownies cool for at least 20 minutes so they will be more firm and won’t crumble up. These brownies are extra moist and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, so it will be worth it to wait these 20 minutes.
Don’t overbake your brownies! to have super moist brownies, we like to underbake the brownies a little bit.
Ensure you line your baking pan with parchment paper to prevent the brownies from sticking to the pan.