Sinful Cheesecake Brownies
photo by buttercreambarbie
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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9 large brownies
- Serves:
- 9
ingredients
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for brownie
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips
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for cheesecake
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Line a 9-inch (23cm) square pan with foil, making sure it goes up all four sides. Use two sheets if necessary. Mist with non-stick spray or grease lightly.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180C).
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and beat in the 2/3 cup (130g) sugar, then the eggs.
- Mix in the flour, cocoa powder and salt, then the vanilla and chocolate chips. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
- In a separate bowl, beat together the cream cheese, the yolk, 5 tablespoons (75g) of sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Distribute the cream cheese mixture in eight dollops across the top of the brownie mixture, then take a dull knife or spatula and swirl the cream cheese mixture with the chocolate batter.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until the batter in the center of the pan feels just set.
- Let cool, then lift out the foil and peel it away. Cut the brownies into squares.
- Storage: These will keep in an airtight container for a couple of days. They also freeze well, too.
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Reviews
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This was a mixed result in our house. I thought the texture was strange and the whole thing not sweet enough but the DBF liked them. I did make a change that could have affected the outcome but it shouldn't have. I didn't have any semi sweet chocolate so I did the conversion with bakers chocolate so it should have been alright but who knows when you are baking. I definitely think you have to like dark chocolate (he loves it....I don't) to love these. They are easy to make and made him happy so thanks!
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This recipe was easy to throw together and delicious! I had modified the size of the brownie recipe to 12 servings thinking to use a 9x13 pan, but ended up still using a 8x8. I'm glad I did, the suggested amount of batter would have made too thin of a brownie for my liking! The adjusted 12 serving recipe called for 2 2/3 eggs so I used 2 whole and a white with the yolk leftover for the cheesecake (which I left unadjusted). This was just what I was craving and a huge hit at the picnic I took them to!
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