Dulce de Leche Blondies

These Dulce de Leche Blondies are the perfect dessert. Thick and rich caramel oozing between two layers of soft and moist vanilla blondie batter for a delicious, ooey-gooey treat! Try serving these dulce de leche bars slightly warm, and for an extra treat, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of your blondies with caramel. Get the full dulce de leche blondie recipe at the end of this post (you can also get straight to the dulce de leche bars recipe by clicking the Jump to Recipe button above), or keep reading for step-by-step photos and cooking tips for making these caramel blondies.

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What you need to make these dulce de leche bars

Here are the tools and ingredients you’ll need for this dulce de leche blondie recipe:

• 8″x11″ baking dish
• Nonstick cooking spray
• Parchment paper
• Medium mixing bowl
• Stand mixer with whisk attachment
• Medium saucepan
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 14 ounces caramels, unwrapped
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk

How to make Dulce de Leche Blondies with caramel

To make these blondies with caramel, first preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8″x11″ pan with nonstick cooking spray, then line the pan with parchment paper (the nonstick spray will help keep the parchment paper in place on the pan). Coat the parchment paper with more nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together. Set aside while you work on the next step.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, use the whisk attachment to beat the brown sugar and butter on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.

Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, and mix on medium speed until just mixed in, about 2 minutes.

Gradually add the reserved flour mixture into the batter and beat on medium speed until fully blended, about 3 minutes.

Spread approximately two-thirds of the dulce de leche blondie batter into the bottom of the prepared pan, saving the rest for later. If you need to, use your fingertips to lightly press into the pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until just starting to set. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Note: Pre-baking the base is necessary to keep the caramel sauce from falling all the way to the bottom of the pan when baking, as the caramel weighs more than the uncooked blondie batter. 

While the pan is in the oven, place the caramels and evaporated milk into a medium saucepan over low heat to make the dulce de leche filling and topping.

Stir often until the caramels are melted and well mixed with the evaporated milk, about 5-6 minutes. Once melted, remove from heat.

Set aside a couple of tablespoons of the caramel sauce for drizzling later. Spoon the remaining caramel over the half-baked batter.

Dollop the remaining batter somewhat evenly over the top of the caramel sauce. It can be a bit random, as it will spread while baking and you will still see the caramel layer peeking through.

Bake the Dulce de Leche Blondies for another 25-30 minutes, or until the top is a deep golden brown and lightly crispy on the edges. Cool in the pan until slightly warm.

Remove the parchment paper from the pan with the caramel blondies and place on a cutting board. Use a knife or pizza cutter to slice the blondies into squares or bars. Drizzle the tops with the reserved caramel sauce.

Store any leftover blondies with caramel covered at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the fridge for up to 5 days. If storing in the fridge, allow the blondies to warm up to room temperature before eating. You can also freeze these blondies in an airtight container for up to 3 months. I like to slice them prior to freezing to make it easier when thawing. Thaw on the counter to room temperature before serving.

You have no idea how good these dulce de leche bars are! Buttery, caramely, and delish!!

Here’s the Dulce de Leche Blondies recipe! I can’t wait to hear what you think of these delicious caramel blondies!