Cheesecake Brownies

These Cheesecake Brownies are made with my triple chocolate brownie recipe with a swirl of tangy cheesecake right on top! Such a decadent dessert, you really can't go wrong here.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword brownie recipe, brownies, cheesecake brownies

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings pieces

Calories 354kcal

Author Lauren Brennan

Equipment

1 9x13 baking dish

Ingredients

For the Brownies:

3/4 cup salted butter
1/4 cup canola oil or vegetable oil
4 oz. milk chocolate chopped
4 oz. dark chocolate chopped
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips optional

For the Cheesecake Swirl:

8 oz cream cheese softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray and parchment paper and set aside.
In a large pot over medium-low heat, melt butter, oil, chocolate, and cocoa together until fully melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
Pour in sugar and vanilla extract. Add in eggs, 1 at a time, stirring vigorously before the next addition. After all four eggs have been mixed in, the batter should be thick and smooth without that granular look to it. Add in the remaining dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Do not over mix.
Fold in milk chocolate chips if using and pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth the top. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese together with sugar, vanilla and egg until completely smooth.
Dollop the top of the brownies with the cheesecake mixture and use a butter knife or wooden skewer to swirl the cheesecake into the brownie batter. If your cream cheese was too warm, your cheesecake mixture might be a little loose (like mine shows in the photos). If this is the case, simply drizzle across the top and drag it through using a butter knife or wooden skewer.
Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool at least 15 minutes before cutting and serving. I prefer to cool my brownies to room temperature, then refrigerate before cutting and serving. I just prefer them cold :)

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