====== Caramel Pecan Skillet Brownie ======
  *1 cup coarsely chopped pecans - toasted (lightly toast in dry skillet)
  *1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  *1/2 cup whipping cream
  *1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  *1 cup flour
  *1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  *2 tsp instant coffee crystals
  *3/4 tsp baking soda
  *1/2 tsp salt
  *4 eggs - lightly beatened
  *6 Tbsp butter - melted
  *1/4 cup whipping cream
  *6 oz dark chocolate - coarsely chopped
  *ice cream for serving (optional)
  
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  - In 10x2 heavy oven going skillet heat 1/4 cup butter until melted. Add pecans and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Cook and stir until mixture bubbles and sugar begins to melt. Remove from heat and carefully add 1/2 cup cream to skillet. Return to heat; cook and stir until combined and sugar is melted. Set aside.
  - In medium bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, coffee crystals, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, 6 Tbsp melted butter and 1/4 cup cream; stir until combined. Fold in chopped dark chocolate. Carefully spoon batter over nut mixture in skillet.
  - Bake in 325 deg oven for 35 min or until just set.(Do not overcook). Cool brownie slighly on a wire rack. Serve warm, and if you like, with ice cream.
  
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  Serves: 8-10      Total Cook Time: 50min. 
  Source: Midwest Living Recipes for all Seasons vol 4
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