Mint-Cream Cheese Brownies

• Total Time: 32 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 brownies

• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 6 ounces fat free cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions:

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir well.
2. Combine 4 egg whites and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl; add to dry ingredients, stirring well.
3. Spread batter in an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.
4. Combine cream cheese and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.
5. Beat at low speed of an electric mixer until smooth.
6. Spoon cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over cocoa mixture.
7. Cut through cream cheese and cocoa mixtures with a knife to create a marbled effect.
8. Bake at 350°F for 22 minutes.
9. Let cool in pan.
10. Cut into bars.

Reviews

[Gwen M.]

They turned out dry, but if you were making them for your kids they would dip well in Milk. I used half sugar and half splenda and it worked out great. I also doubled the recipe and used a raised cookie sheet for a thin brownie.

[UsagiCassidy]

It was good...I mean I enjoyed it...but it was just too dry for me to love it. Perhaps if next time I added 1/4 cup applesauce in addition to the 1/4 oil. Also, I didn't have peppermint extract, so I just used some Mint syrup. Had a nice, subtle flavor. My favorite part was, by far, the cream cheese top! So luscious and rich, and I couldn't believe that I had made it with fat-free cream cheese! If I can find a way to make these more cake-like brownies, and less dense, I will definintely be making these a lot!