Grab a drink in one hand and a pastry bag in the another, we are going to hit this Sandra Lee style. Objections? I don’t think so. Sometimes everyone needs a fancy semi-homemade treat. And if we are going to do it, lets do it with some ready-made brownie bites for the base, ready-made caramel for a filling and homemade brûlée meringue to finish.
Caramel Brownie Tarts
See—easy. You can do this while sipping on something. Well, maybe between sips—might be safer with the torch and all.
Carmel Brownie Tarts
Yield:
1 dozen 1.5 tarts
Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 dozen 1.5-inch brownie bites
- 6 oz. caramel dip
Instructions
- Combine egg whites and sugar in a stand mixer bowl and place it over (not on) simmering water. Heat mixture to 160 degrees F while whisking constantly.
- Transfer mixer bowl to stand mixer, fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on medium high speed (speed 8 on a KitchenAid stand mixer) until mixture cools, doubles in volume and forms stiff peaks; about 10-12 minutes.
- Transfer mixture to a pastry bag and pipe it along the perimeter of brownie. Torch meringue and fill center with caramel.
Notes
A few notes:
- For the torching the meringue, save yourself some money and just buy a Bernzomatic propane torch instead of one of these kitchen torches you usually see in William Sonoma and Sur la Table. They can be twice the price and aren’t nearly as strong.
- For the caramel filling I used Marzetti's Old Fashioned Caramel Dip. It's much creamier and thicker than regular caramel sauce.
I’m all about a partially pre-made dessert now and then. Sometimes the shortest past to a sugar rush is the best!
Definitely think we all need more recipes like this in our repertoire.. And thanks for the heads up on the torch! Mine is crap and I need a new one!
Oh I love the brûlée meringue!
Lovely lovely~
Nifty!! Which brownie bites brand did you use?
So simple and yet still super impressive! That’s how you roll, isn’t it? Well, maybe not always simple, but the impressive part for sure 🙂 Thanks for the torch advice!
I just want to pluck one from the page and pop it in my mouth! It’s a shame you don’t deliver 🙂
Is it weird that I use a gas lighter whenever I need to torch a dessert?
These are insaaaaane!! Love this idea!
Looks amazing!!!! Im craving one now.
Love These!!!!
And yes sometime we all need to do it Sandra Lee’s style ;)…
these look like beautiful flower… and I am so buying the torch from home depot…. Perfect!
Oh my gosh these looks so good!!
Carlee
Almost Endearing
These are adorable!
lol
sandra lee style
So pretty! Time to get myself a blow torch …
While I dont love Sandra Lee, I do love these. What a simple impressive dessert!
These are gorgeous!
I’m always up for semi-homemade… Especially when it looks as amazing as this! Also, just bought a torch from WE, but I had a gift card and it’d been on my list for a while. You’re right though. The regular propane torches are cheaper.
Um, yes. Semi-home-made perfection here. You’re right, sometimes, that is what everyone needs. All I needed to hear was easy+brownie+caramel. I’m sold!
These are SO CUTE!!! And I think if I bought that torch – my husband would be in the kitchen more wanting to help out just so he could play with it! ha ha ha
I can’t get over how pretty these are!
These are too cute, Naomi!! I’m all about easy peasy and delicious recipes 🙂
The dessert looks delicious..love chocolate and caramel…remember that, my darling Daughter In Law! I had to laugh at the vision of the danger of the torch and the drink! Laughter and sweets..I could get drunk on these alone! Carry on!
These are so cute and I love the little meringue crowns…..
Dying over the meringue! These are gorgeous, Naomi. xo
Aren’t these the cutest little tarts! So pretty!
Simply gorgeous! Work of art.
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