Samoas Brownie Parfait with Salted Caramel Sauce
It’s almost that time of year again – Girl Scout Cookies are almost here! I maintain that they are probably the next best indicator of the incoming spring – other than Punxatawny Phil being torn from his little den of slumber to tell us if there will be 6 more weeks of winter or not. And to a blessed relief we will actually have an early spring this year! Now if Girl Scout Cookies could come out to a store near us, like now, that would be uber spectacular! But instead of chowing down on them in the traditional way, this year I went a little over board with a Samoas Brownie Parfait with Salted Caramel sauce and Coconut Whipped Cream.

I know. I’m a horrible person. Right? Let’s just collectively pick ourselves up off the floor and shake this one off. Let me tell you, there were no words.
I grew in the Girl Scouts, looking forward every year to camping trips, arts and crafts, horse camp (E.v.e.r.y. YEAR), and of course – Cookie Season. At the time being a Girl Scout was great fun, but it was also a chance to grow and be apart of a group that revolved around being a kid, developing a curious mind and learning to be proud of who I was and would turn out to be. It never really sank in until I became and adult and realized what an impact those times really had on my life. They weren’t just memories made of being a kid, they were experiences that made me more outgoing, more understanding, well rounded and best of all adventurous in all the things I do – teaching me there was nothing I couldn’t accomplish with gumption and tenacity.
This year the Girl Scouts of Western Washington have teamed up with local Seattle bloggers, like myself, for a recipe contest where we get to flex out muscles and really reach for the stars in creating fun and different recipes with our favorite cookies. Voting will be taking place from February 19th to March 1st here on the Girl Scouts of Western Washington Cookie webpage. Stop by for a visit and vote on your favorite – even mine if you’re so inclined – there are bound to be some amazing creations!
My favorite from the dawn of time has always been (and will always be) Samoas. Between the shortbread cookie, toasted coconut, sticky caramel and the drizzled chocolate – is it any wonder this is the. perfect. cookie?! I thought so!
Baked into the brownie base was lots of rich cocoa and melted chocolate, toasted coconut and you guessed it – chopped up Samoa cookies. Then dolloped on top was sweetened whipped cream laden with coconut flavor and toasted coconut pieces. All topped off with copious amounts of salted caramel sauce to fill in all of the bits that the whipped cream didn’t fill in the first place. Naturally more Samoas were sprinkled all over the place .
Naturally.

Samoa Brownie Parfait with Salted Caramel Sauce
Girl Scout Cookies are back and this dessert is chock full of them, along with coconut whipped cream and salted caramel sauce.
Ingredients:
Samoa Brownies:
8 ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped and melted
8 Tbsp Butter, cut into cubes
3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
3 Eggs
3/4 cup Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup Flour
1 cup Samoas Cookies, chopped
1/3 cup Toasted Coconut Flakes
Coconut Whipped Cream:
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tbsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Coconut Extract
Salted Caramel Sauce:
1 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Water
1 Tbsp Corn Syrup
1/2 cup heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tbsp Butter
1 tsp Sea Salt
Extras:
8-10 Samoa Cookies for garnish, some chopped/some whole
Extra toasted coconut for garnish
Directions:
Samoas Brownies:
Adjust oven rack to the lower middle position and turn oven to 250 degrees. Line a 9x9 baking sheet with two pieces of aluminum foil to form a sling for easy removal of brownies. Spray foil with non-stick spray. Melt chopped semi-sweet chocolate and cubed butter until smooth. Set aside.
Whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt together. Whisk in warm chocolate into the egg mixture until just combined. Using a spoon, pour in flour and combine batter. Add in toasted coconut and chopped Samoas cookies, stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly. Bake for 35 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the brownies comes out nearly clean, with just a few crumbs hanging on. Allow to cool on a wire rack for at least 90 minutes before removing and cutting into 1" cubes for parfaits. There will be leftover brownies from this recipe.
Coconut Whipped Cream:
Place 1 cup heavy whipping cream into a large bowl or stand mixer bowl. Beat on medium until cream turns frothy. Beat continuously until the cream starts to thicken, slowly whip in sugar and coconut extract. At the very end just before stiff peaks form, add in additional coconut flakes if desired.
Set aside or chill until you are ready to assemble parfaits.
Salted Caramel Sauce:
Stir together sugar, water and corn syrup in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring mixture to a boil, gently stirring to ensure all the sugar has melted. Boil until the mixture turns a dark golden brown, About 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and VERY carefully and very slow stir the cream into the mixture, being sure to stir constantly. BE VERY CAREFUL, the sauce will sputter and expand - but keep stirring. Once combined, add the salt and butter and continue stirring until both are completely melted and combined. Cool to room temperature.
To Assemble:
In bowls, ramekins or stemless wine glasses, dollop a bit of whipped cream into the bottom. Top with cut brownies and bits of chopped Samoa cookie. Drizzle with salted caramel sauce. Repeat process again until parfait reaches the top of the dish. Top with extra toasted coconut and one whole Samoa cookie. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
Salted Caramel Sauce adapted from Bakingdom and Brownies adapted from America's Test Kitchen
*fine print* I was given 5 boxes of cookies by the GSoWW to create this recipe. I was not compensated for this post.
Oh my goodness, this sounds amazing! Samoas always were my favorite. ^_^
Question… do you think one box of Samoas would be enough to make this recipe?
Owuh mah guhd. {thud}
I have no words. Samoas are by far my favorite Girl Scout cookie. You’ve outdone yourself for sure.
Samoas are the best aren’t they? I mean why buy any other GS cookie, ever?
oh my! i have no words….
There really aren’t. It just means you HAVE to make one hahah To confirm that there are no words. It’s like science.
um. holy sh!t
I KNOW!! I’m a terrible person. I had to split one of these parfaits with Ben. It was so good, I almost had to unbutton my jeans with one!
Woman. I love you.
The end. 🙂
Right back at cha doll face!! 🙂
I might have fallen out of my chair when I saw this. Holly Molly! I want a Samoas Brownie Parfait for dinner.
I might have fallen out of my chair when I ate this. haha It’s a common side effect of eating these.
Soooo. I feel like this is the type of dessert only a single girl on Valentine’s Day could get away with eating. But crap. I’m not single. Maybe we could pretend for 7 minutes, while I inhale both servings?!
OK. This wins the prize for most mouth-watering thing I have seen on the internet all day. And trust me, I have looked at a lot of internet.
ooooooo.mmmmmmmm.gggggggggg.
I love the Girl Scouts (Girl Guides in Canada) program! It really helps girls to grow up and learn how to be self-sufficient.
I could totally dive into this parfait head first and wouldn’t even bother coming up for air. Yummmo!
I want this for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.
o.m.g.
These look like heaven.
Why have you done this …. whhhhhyyyyyyy ..now I’m looking all over for those girl scouts!!!!
This parfait looks amazing! We just got a few boxes of Girl Scout Cookies and I’m dieing to transform them into something. Good luck on the contest!!!
These look incredible! I am so happy a friend is bringing her daughter over tomorrow to sell cookies!
This is like my husband’s ultimate Valentine’s Day gift. ohmyfreakinggoosness
HOOK A SISTER UP! that’s all I have to say. Except Happy Valentine’s Day. Now I’m done. 😡
SO MUCH COOKIE. Ah. I want to curl up next to that and cuddle.
Holy parfait, these are goooooooorgeous! I sure hope you win sweet lady! Can I just lick the whole thing clean for you?
Now this is all I can think about.
You bitch 😉
I bought my first box last weekend – those cute little girls stopped me on my way out of the grocery store and there was no hope for me, had to get a box, brought them home and made some cupcakes with them. I LOVE these parfaits!
Until I saw this parfait, I never thought of doing anything other than eat Girl Scout cookies straight from the box. Now this parfait is all I can think about! What a fun contest….but it seems you have already won 🙂
DAMN!!! THIS is why I love you!
I need to get my hands on a box of Samoas. This looks incredible!
I can’t tell you how much I want one of these parfaits. There are no words. No words at all.
Oh guuuuurrrrl, no you didn’t!!
Girl Scout cookie season should be considered a real season…and the best season. It’s no mystery that samoas are the best and putting them in a brownie is an instant life-improver. Where you get your ideas, I don’t know but your ideas and I should hang! 😉
Oh man. these are my favorite cookies. This looks incredible.
I seriously want to hide in a closet and stuff my face with these. No sharing allowed! I’ll be hunting girl scouts soon!!! I hate that the rest of the country already has cookies.
Samoas lovers unite! This parfait looks absolutely amazing, Megan. I can’t think of a more delicious, decadent dessert!
Girl, you have outdone yourself again! This is the ultimate girl scout dessert. Samoas cookies are the BEST and paired with brownies, cream and extra caramel it’s out of this world good! I’d hide in the closet and eat them alone
Thanks for sharing Megan
Thanks Roxana!! And thanks so much for pinning the samoas recipe, too! XOXO!! 🙂 You’re the sweetest!
Is there anything better than a parfait?? so many great treats in one dessert…great job on the contest!
As far as I’m concerned, there’s no better cookie than a Samoa. They’re truly the bomb diggity! I could go craaaaazy over these parfaits and would def. not be trustworthy around one or all of them.
holy moly, this looks incredible! too bad i can’t find any girl scouts around here
I think I want this for dinner tonight…and tomorrow…and the next day… and maybe the next twelve or so. 😀
I’m seeing this in my trifle bowl… thank YOU!!!!
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unfortunately, Keebler makes “Coconut Dreams” which you can buy year round. Yay and DAMMIT! I concur that they are very close and tasty.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2011/03/do_the_keebler_elves_hate_girl.php
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I absolutely love the Samoas cookies too…the coconut and caramel just gets me every time. But this parfait? Holy cow!!! It is absolutely fantastic looking! I’m dying over here!!!
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OMG, I cant wait to try this at the dinner party that Im hosting next week!!!
I tried to make these but they did not turn out right. Did you mean to put 350 in stead of 250? I had mine in the over well over an hour trying to cook them on 250. Also how much salt?
I might have died into dessert heaven. That just looks amazing. I MUST share this!
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with this recipe do you have to keep the recipe cold or will it thaw really quickly.
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this looks DELICIOUS!! this may sound like a strange question but i am wondering where the spoon in the picture was purchased? i am looking for new flatware and am obsessed with hammered looks.
Hi Elizabeth!! We got that flatware at Target a few years ago, I’m not sure if they still carry it, but we do like them. They’re heavy and sturdy. Good luck! And thanks for the compliment on the parfait as well 🙂
SERIOUSLY ?!? Just about 1,800 calories PER SERVING.
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I’ve read through these remarks and find it odd no one questions when to pu the cocoa in. It’s listed in ingredients but never in the directions! I went back through your pictures and figured it was added with eggs and such. Well, that’s when I added it. Brownies are baking so we shall see if they turn out. When is cocoa added??
Sorry Julie, I’ll get that added in!! Typing too fast! But yes, you add it in with the eggs, or you can always whisk it in with the flour when it’s dry. I’ll make the changes. I hope they turned out!
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