Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies (Dairy-Free!)
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
14-16
ingredients
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Filling
- 1 (9 ounce) package silken tofu (I use Mori Nu Lite)
- 1⁄3 cup plain soy yogurt (I use Whole Soy)
- 2 egg whites (or 1/4 cup Egg Beaters)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
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Brownies
- 1 1⁄2 cups white flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon canola oil (or vegetable oil)
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Crumble tofu into a sieve lined with several layers of paper towels; add soy yogurt.
- Cover sieve with plastic wrap and place over a bowl to drain overnight, or for up to two days (the longer this drains, the thicker and creamier your filling will be).
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a small bowl with an electric beater, beat the drained tofu/yogurt with other filling ingredients until smooth and creamy (or blend ingredients in a blender); set aside.
- In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, soda, and salt; whisk dry ingredients until well blended.
- Whisk in water, oil, applesauce, vinegar, and vanilla just until batter is blended.
- Lightly spray a 9 x 13" baking pan with cooking oil.
- Pour chocolate mixture into pan and spread evenly.
- Spoon large dropfuls of the filling mixture in 12 even spoonfuls across the batter (you should have three rows of four dropfuls of filling).
- Take the flat side of a butter knife and gently pull it through the batter and filling to make a marble pattern.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in a brownie portion comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool on rack.
- I would recommend allowing these to cool completely before serving; I think they have the best texture that way!
- They're also fantastic topped with vanilla soy ice cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup!
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