Samoa Brownies begin with my favorite, from scratch, fudge-y brownie. The brownie is followed by the traditional Samoa layers of caramel, toasted coconut, and a milk chocolate drizzle. Brownie, caramel, toasted coconut, and melted chocolate- why wouldn’t they be good?
I love brownies. If you haven’t noticed, I post a lot of brownies in various forms. Girl Scout Samoa cookies are also a love of mine. These two loves of mine combined is a lot of happiness for my taste buds. Plus, let’s take a look at the hard facts. If I could only enjoy Samoa’s when the Girl Scouts are selling cookie boxes, then I wouldn’t be a happy camper, because it’s only a certain portion of the year. BTW…if you wanna enjoy Samoa Cookies all year, check out these Homemade Samoa Bars.
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I hope you love these brownies.
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- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 cups shredded coconut
- 2 (11 oz) bags Kraft caramels or caramel bits
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons shortening
- 1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Make the brownies by combining melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until just incorporated. Do not over-mix! Bake 30-35 minutes. I prefer brownies a touch underdone rather than overdone. Let cool completely.
- 2. To prepare the Samoa filling, preheat oven at 375 degrees F. Stir every 3-5 minutes for about 10-15 minutes or until the coconut is browned. Watch closely so it doesn't burn. Remove from the oven and allow to cool while you melt the caramel. Place caramels and milk in a microwave safe bowl. Place in the microwave, stirring every 60 seconds. It takes about 3-4 minutes for the caramels to melt completely. Immediately toss in the toasted coconut. Stir until coconut is completely coated with caramel. Spread over cooled brownies.
- 3. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl with the shortening. Reduce power to sixty percent. Microwave in 30 second increments until melted. Stir in between each thirty second increment. Drizzle melted chocolate on top of caramel and coconut mixture. Let the Samoa filling and chocolate topping harden. Enjoy!
