| 1 | For ice cream: place ice cream in medium bowl and soften slightly at room temperature. |
| 2 | Stir in chopped heath bars. |
| 3 | Cover bowl with plastic wrap and freeze. |
| 4 | (can be prepared 3 days ahead) for caramel sauce: bring whipping cream to simmer in heavy small saucepan. |
| 5 | Set aside. |
| 6 | Combine sugar and 3 tablespoons water in heavy medium saucepan. |
| 7 | Stir over medlium heat until sugar dissolves. |
| 8 | Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until caramel is deep amber color. |
| 9 | Brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush if sugar crystals form and occasionally swirling pan, about 8 minutes. |
| 10 | Remove from heat and slowly add warm whipping cream (mixture will bubble vigorously). |
| 11 | Return sauce to low heat and stir until smooth. |
| 12 | Remove from heat and mix in butter. |
| 13 | (can be prepared 3 days ahead. |
| 14 | Cover and refrigerate). |
| 15 | For brownies: preheat oven to 350°F. |
| 16 | Butter 9" square baking pan with 2" high sides. |
| 17 | Combine butter and both chocolates in top of double boiler set over simmering water; stir until melted. |
| 18 | Remove from over water and cool mixture slightly. |
| 19 | Using electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. |
| 20 | Beat in chocolate mixture. |
| 21 | Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined. |
| 22 | Stir in 1 cup chopped heath bars. |
| 23 | Transfer batter to prepared pan. |
| 24 | Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons chopped candy. |
| 25 | For fudgy consistency, bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist batter still attached, about 27 minutes; for cakelike texture bake until tester inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 35 minutes. |
| 26 | Cool. |
| 27 | (can be prepared 1 day ahead. |
| 28 | Cover and store at room temperature). |
| 29 | Rewarm sauce over low heat. |
| 30 | Cut brownie into 9 pieces. |
| 31 | Spoon warm caramel sauce onto 8 plates. |
| 32 | Place 1 brownie in center of each (reserve extra brownie for another use). |
| 33 | Surround each with 3 small scoops of ice cream |
