Samoas Brownies

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June 4, 2019
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June 4, 2019

Samoas Brownies

I hate to admit it…but Girl Scout Cookie season has come to an end. What do they put in them

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Samoas Brownies

These Samoa brownies are fudgy brownies topped with homemade coconut caramel sauce and drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any Girl Scout cookie lover!

I hate to admit it…but Girl Scout Cookie season has come to an end. What do they put in them that makes Girl Scout Cookies so damn addicting? I can actually get through a box in one sitting. And I have to say the cookies I have absolutely no self control with are Samoas. You know what else I have no control with? Brownies. And I don’t think you can ever have too much of a good thing, so here we are with Samoas Brownies AKA thick, fudgy brownies topped with the best coconut caramel you’ll ever have.

So read on at your own risk.

These Samoa brownies are fudgy brownies topped with homemade coconut caramel sauce and drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any Girl Scout cookie lover!

What are Samoas

If you have never had Samoas, one, I am so sad for you, and two, please go purchase some immediately. You can probably find them on the black market. Sometimes Samoas are called Caramel DeLites…either way, they’re delicious. A crunchy, buttery shortbread topped with coconut and caramel and drizzled with chocolate. What more could you want?

All those flavors on a brownie? Oh YES.

These Samoa brownies are fudgy brownies topped with homemade coconut caramel sauce and drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any Girl Scout cookie lover!

These Samoas Brownies are exactly what you’d expect: a rich chocolatey base, topped with our favorite caramel, desiccated coconut and a chocolate drizzle. Dare I say they are better than the Girl Scout Cookies.

I do.

These Samoa brownies are fudgy brownies topped with homemade coconut caramel sauce and drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any Girl Scout cookie lover!

How to Make Coconut Caramel

I used to be so scared of making caramel. Every time a recipe called for it, I shied away and said, “Oh no thanks. I….err…don’t like caramel?”

Which is obviously a lie. EVERYONE like caramel. And the thing is….it’s actually not all that hard to make. No thermometers, no special pans. All it is is sugar, butter, and a touch of cream (yummy).

These Samoa brownies are fudgy brownies topped with homemade coconut caramel sauce and drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any Girl Scout cookie lover!

So let’s break it down.

  1. Melt the sugar: Place a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add in the sugar and give the saucepan a little shake to create an even layer of sugar. This will ensure it all gets heated evenly. Use a heat resistant spatular to occasionally (don’t over mix) stir the sugar, making sure to scrape the bottom of the pan. The sugar will form clumps at first, but soon it will melt and start turning brown–this is right!
  2. Stir in the butter: Take the sugar off the heat, once it’s fully melted and an amber color. Stir in the butter. The mixture will bubble up from the temperature change. Stir until everything is completely combined and no chunks of butter remain. It will smell amazing.
  3. Pour in the cream and sea salt: Pour in the cream slowly, stirring to combine. Add the sea salt to taste–we love salt so we always use a heavy hand, but you can go less on the salt if it’s not your thing!
  4. Cook for another 30 seconds: After the cream and sea salt have been mixed in, return the pan to the heat and cook for thirty more seconds to thicken. 
  5. Stir in the coconut: Make sure you use unsweetened coconut. Otherwise your caramel will be SO sweet it’ll hurt your teeth. Trust me.  Once the coconut is stirred in voila–you have coconut caramel!

*If you want to ditch the coconut and just make regular caramel just omit the last step!

These Samoa brownies are fudgy brownies topped with homemade coconut caramel sauce and drizzled with chocolate. Perfect for any Girl Scout cookie lover!

So until the Girl Scouts come back for us, go ahead and make these Samoas Brownies to satisfy your chocolate coconut cravings.

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Samoas Brownies

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  • Author: Sofi | Broma Bakery
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 9 large brownies
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: baked
  • Cuisine: american
  • Author: Sofi | Broma Bakery
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 9 large brownies
  • Category: dessert
  • Method: baked
  • Cuisine: american
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Ingredients

for the brownies

for the coconut caramel

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp, cut into tablespoons
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, room temp
  • 2 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut

for the chocolate drizzle

  • 1/4 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate

Instructions

    for the brownies

    1. Prepare the brownies according to the directions and allow to cool.

    for the coconut caramel

    1. While the brownies cool, make the coconut caramel. In a medium saucepan, heat the sugar on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Use a spatula to occasionally stir the sugar, getting to the bottom of the pan. At first the sugar will be lumpy, but will soon melt and start turning a brownish color. Don’t stir too often, just enough to keep everything evenly cooking.
    2. After 5 minutes, the sugar should become fully melted. Once it becomes an amber hue, remove from heat immediately and stir in butter. The mixture will violently bubble. You’re doing it right.
    3. Use your spatula to stir the butter and sugar until they melt together completely. This can take 1-2 minutes.
    4. Next, pour in the heavy cream and sea salt. You can use 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons, depending on how much saltiness you like. Use your spatula to stir until everything is combined. Place back on the stove for about 30 seconds, stirring the whole time. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut flakes. Set aside until brownies are completely cooled.
    5. Run a knife along the edges so they don’t stick to the pan. Spread the coconut caramel on top of the brownies. Again, run a knife along the edges to prevent anything from sticking to the pan.
    6. Heat the chocolate for the drizzle in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments.
    7. Spoon melted chocolate into a small ziplock bag, creating a makeshift pastry bag. Cut a small (tiny!) slit at the bottom corner of the bag. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the coconut caramel. Set in the fridge to cool for about 1 hour. Cut into 9 brownies and serve!

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samoa brownie with bite taken out

So for those of you that don’t follow me on Instagram (which you should and we should be friends), yesterday I posted a ‘gram of these babies and said how excited I am. Excited why? BECAUSE TODAY IS NATIONAL BROWNIE DAY. I’m not sure who to thank for this glorious day of recognition of the best baked good out there, but to whoever you are: thank you.

I’ve loved brownies since I was a kid. To me, they are perfect. Chocolatey, fudgy, rich, and filling. Brownies don’t mess around. They’re like the dog of the dessert world. Almost everybody loves them, they’re outgoing, and they come in all shapes and sizes. They may not be the most complicated beast, but they sure make you happy every time you see them. 

Now, does everyone remember those beautiful Girl Scout cookies with a shortbread crust, caramel coconut top, and fudgy drizzle? Everyone has their favorite Girl Scout cookies, and these were always my sister Rebe’s. We were off and on Girl Scout in elementary school, and I can say think it was mostly for the cookies.

 samoa brownies on a baking tray

Every year we would buy at least 6 boxes of cookies, 2 for each of us. My mom was all about the Peanut Butter Patties (/Tagalongs? What’s with that?), I was obsessed with Thin Mints, and my sister was the Queen of Caramel deLites (aka Samoas). She was the smallest child, yet could eat Caramel deLites BY THE TENS. And she happily did throughout growing up. In addition, we’d totally have a box of Lemon Pastry Cremes for once everything else ran out.

So these are for you, Rebe! You can bet I’ll be making these for you over Christmas!

samoa brownies

How to make these Samoa brownies

The brownies themselves are super easy to whip up, but they do require some layering. To make the Samoa brownie base, you’ll first need to melt the butter. Then stir in the sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, and a teaspoon of coffee. You won’t be able to taste the coffee, but it’ll make the chocolate brownies taste even richer. (You can also throw in a little instant espresso powder!).

Once combined, fold in the flour and cocoa powder, then add the bittersweet chocolate. I used chocolate discs in this recipe, but bittersweet chocolate chips would also work! Bake the brownies for around 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

While the brownies are baking, make the caramel coconut topping. To make homemade caramel, you first need to heat the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat for about five minutes (don’t add water or anything else to the pan, just the sugar!). The sugar will begin to melt and will eventually turn a lovely golden brown.

Remove the melted sugar from the heat and stir in the butter. At this point, the caramel will begin to violently bubble, which is what you want. Stir in the heavy cream and salt, then return to the heat and stir until combined. Remove from the heat, mix in the shredded coconut, and allow the caramel to cool completely until the brownies are ready to frost.

The final step of this recipe is melting a little more chocolate and drizzling it on top of these rich Samoa brownies. Yum!

 

samoa brownies with chocolate drizzled on top

Also, I apologize for so many brownie posts in the last few weeks. I just can’t contain my excitement. Don’t worry, I’ll get to holiday cookies very soon (hello, Wednesday post!).

More homemade brownie recipes from Broma Bakery:

Blackberry Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Red Wine Brownies

Mocha Brownies with Coffee Frosting and Oreos

White Chocolate Brownies

Peppermint Bark Brownies

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  1. Just made these and they turned out great! Wish I could post a pic. Mine didn’t turn out the prettiest but they are yummy!






  2. I love love your red wine brownies so I’m always willing to try one of your brownie recipes. These were much too sweet for my taste though. The brownies alone were too sweet and not enough chocolate flavor and then the caramel topping just upped the sweetness. I cut my pan into 16 and then ate half of one and it was intense! I thoroughly enjoyed the process of making them, I think this one just isn’t for me.

    • Oh no! Did you use the new recipe for the Best Brownies ever or the original recipe that was posted awhile ago? This new recipe is much less sweet! So sorry about this Jenn! Keep on with the red wine brownies 🙂

      • I used the link from this recipe. But I will say that I made these for the ladies at the front office of my kids’ elementary school because I’ve come in every Wednesday this whole year to pick up my son’s cello after his strings class. I see them so much I just wanted to make them an end of year something! So I tasted them (I taste everything I bake. It’s, um, quality control…) and they were a bit much for me, like I said. Anyway, the ladies at the school RAVED about them. I told them they almost didn’t have the caramel topping because I messed it up twice and they said “it was WORTH IT!” So there you have it. Keep up the good work!!

  3. We were so confused as to how some days there are a lot of comments, and some days only a couple! Now it makes sense seeing that you guys are updating really old posts with new photos and content to keep the comments looking high. Super smart tactic! And love seeing the updates to old favorites! XOXO

  4. These were fantastic! The recipe was straightforward and easy to follow and the brownies came out great. I made them for a few friends and they were all raving about them. The only complaint I have (and it might be personal) is I found the brownies to be very dense and fudgey, when I prefer a more flaky brownie. They tasted delicious but the density kept me from eating more than one because they were so decadent. The caramel was outstanding! I want to make just a tub of this to have on hand! Thank you for sharing your fabulous recipes!