Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Layers of chocolate chip-loaded brownie batter and sweetened cream cheese are swirled together and baked to chewy deliciousness to make these perfect cream cheese swirl brownies.
Servings: 12 brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup (125 g) all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (43 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder optional, but enhances the chocolate flavor
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar divided
- 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (270 g) semisweet chocolate chips
Cheesecake layer
- 8 ounces (227 g) cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup (50 g) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C) and line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder and espresso powder).1 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- Add the butter to a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until melted. Whisk in ½ cup of the sugar.1 cup unsalted butter, ½ cups sugar
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla extract and remaining sugar, then whisk in the butter mixture.2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 cups sugar
- Stir in the flour mixture until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips. Set aside ~⅓ - ½ cup of the batter.1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- Pour the remaining batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it into an even layer.
- Add the cream cheese to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth, then beat in the sugar, egg and vanilla extract until smooth.8 ounces cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cheesecake mixture, then use a toothpick to swirl the two batters together.
- Bake for 38-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the comes out mostly clean (it’s ok if some moist crumbs are attached - you don’t want it to be completely dry). Let cool before slicing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 brownie | Calories: 515 kcal | Carbohydrates: 52 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 33 g | Saturated Fat: 19 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 116 mg | Sodium: 200 mg | Potassium: 251 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 38 g
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