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Swirled cheesecake brownies stacked up on a cooling rack.
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Cheesecake Brownies

These swirled cheesecake brownies are 100% made from scratch. Swirled and marbled with a cheesecake layer they're simply phenomenal!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories: 158kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

Brownie Layer

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 1 Pinch salt

Cheesecake Filling:

  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º
  • grease an 8x8 pan, you can also line it with foil or parchment paper to easily lift the brownies out of the pan
  • Whisk eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until well combined
    Eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • stir in butter
    Butter added to egg and sugar mixture.
  • Finally, whisk in flour, cocoa, and salt until well combined
    Added cocoa powder and flour to the butter mixture.
  • scoop out a 1/2 cup of the brownie batter and set aside
  • Spread the remaining batter into a greased, or parchment, or aluminum foil lined 8x8 inch baking pan
    Brownie batter in an 8x8 pan.
  • Beat together the cheesecake filling ingredients with a hand mixer
  • pour the cheesecake mixture over brownie batter
    Cheesecake Layer for cheesecake brownies.
  • Dot on the rest of the batter on top of the cheesecake batter
    Dotting brownie batter over the cheesecake layer.
  • swirl with a butter knife
    Swirled brownie batter with cheesecake bater.
  • Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 30 minutes
  • Remove from oven and let cool
  • cut with a plastic knife for easier cutting

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg