Cheesecake brownies combine rich, fudgy chocolate with a smooth, creamy cheesecake layer for the perfect dessert. This easy recipe bakes in one pan and always turns out delicious!
1box brownie mix and ingredientstypically vegetable oil, water, and eggs
8ouncescream cheesesoftened
⅓cupsugar
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1egg
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line an 8×8 square baking dish with parchment paper and set it aside.
Mix up brownie mix according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup brownie mix and pour the remaining batter into the prepared baking dish.
Beat together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Beat in egg gently.
Drop scoops of cream cheese mixture onto the brownie batter.
Mix a tablespoon of water into the reserved brownie batter to thin it out just a bit. Drop this remaining brownie batter over the top of the batter in the baking dish, between the scoops of cream cheese mixture.
Use a knife or spatula to gently swirl the cream cheese mixture and brownie batter.
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the brownies comes out with just a few crumbs on it.
Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting into them.
Notes
Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don’t end up with lumps in your cheesecake mixture.
A wooden skewer also works really well when swirling the batter together.
If you try to cut your brownies before they are cooled enough, you won’t get clean cuts. Try to resist sampling until they are cool.