Cream Cheese Brownies

Cream Cheese Brownies

from celebratingsweets.com
53 min

These swirled cream cheese brownies taste like two desserts in one - chocolate brownies and cheesecake. Rich fudgy brownies with thick swirls of sweet and tangy cream cheese.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted (still warm/hot)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon all purpose flour (see note)
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • 8 oz block cream cheese (softened)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1 large egg white
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the center of the oven. Line an 8x8* pan with foil or parchment paper, leaving a couple inches of overhang on two sides (this will allow you to lift the whole tray of brownies out of the pan for easy removal). Grease the foil/parchment.

  2. 2

    Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sugar, followed by flour, egg white, and vanilla. Beat until combined, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. Be careful not to overbeat.