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Cheesecake sounded so gross to me when I was a kid. The whole concept was confusing. How on earth could cheese and cake ever intersect without bringing disaster?
Oh, irony. Many years later, I tried cheesecake, and well, you probably know what happened. I realized that I am a prize idiot. Who would ever argue with magic? Not me, I can tell you. Since that bright and shining day, I’ve had a very hard time not having cheesecake whenever it happens to appear in front of me.
Plain cheesecake can be resisted with difficulty. But add anything in there, particularly chocolate, and I’m a goner. So I made these cheesecake brownies with the full realization that I was undergoing a mission of highly addictive proportions.
One way to mitigate the feeding frenzy that accompanies a cheesecake brownie is to cut them into tiny squares. I did that. People got confused and thought it was fudge until they tried them, since my brownies happen to be very dense and fudgy. That’s the only way. But I will say that the tinier size was really perfect, since these are incredibly rich.
You want to be careful not to open the oven while these are baking. If you do that, you risk cracking the top. It’s hard, I know. But just follow the timing on the recipe and you’ll be hunky dory!
It’s my last day of work before winter break, folks, so I will take this opportunity to wish you a very happy holiday season. Make sure your celebrations include at least one sweet treat (preferably several). Cheers!
Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup flour
Cheesecake
8 oz. cream cheese, softened (I used low-fat)
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line an 8 x 8 pan with aluminum foil, leaving enough to hang over the sides. Coat with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the melted butter with the cocoa until smooth. Add the sugar and mix again. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Add the salt and flour, stirring until just combined.
- Pour 3/4 of the brownie batter into the prepared pan and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the sugar and vanilla, beating again. Beat in the egg until smooth.
- Pour the cheesecake batter on top of the brownie batter. Take the remaining brownie batter and drop in dollops onto the cheesecake, swirling gently with a knife.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Turn the oven off and open the door, allowing the brownies to cool gradually.
- When the brownies are cool, refrigerate for anywhere from 3 hours to overnight.
- Cut into squares. Store in an airtight container, chilled if desired.
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Triple Chocolate S’more Brownies
When it comes to baking, I have a rule: always up the ante.
If you’re not familiar with poker terminology, let me rephrase that. It’s never decadent enough. We can always do more to make our baked goods push glorious boundaries. Brownies are particularly conducive to letting the crazy out. They’re like the best chocolate canvas ever.
These fudgy guys are a lot of fun. The bottom layer is chocolate graham crackers, followed by brownie batter with chocolate chips inside. So there’s the “triple” in the title. And then the whole kit n’ kaboodle is topped off with jumbo marshmallow slices. Aww yeah.
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Strawberry Cookie Chips Icebox Cheesecake
It just hit me: July 4th is a few short weeks away. How did this happen?
Well, that’s a dumb question. It’s not like I didn’t work hard for July 4th to become a reality. Months of commuting to work in the dark, sometimes in the ice, often in the rain. Months of teaching teenagers the difference between “it’s” and “its.” Months of wrapping myself up in a blanket at my desk when the heat in my classroom, once again, failed to deliver.
I mean, it dang well better be July 4th. And it better be icebox cheesecake weather. Because no-bake is definitely the way to go right now! Especially when this holiday-themed, easy dessert is filled with delicious Hannah Max cookie chips!
These look delicious – I can imagine the frenzy they created! Cheesecake and brownie together -perfection! Merry Christmas!
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar recently posted…Blackberry Champagne Bellini
Nothing is better than a cheesecake brownie frenzy, Lindsay!
Cheesecake brownies are the best, so much goodness in one square! I felt the same way about cheesecake when I was younger, it just seemed weird, but was definitely on board with it once I tried it! Merry Christmas! Hope you have a great holiday!
Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. recently posted…Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookie Dunkers
Yep. Whoever thought of combining cheese and sugary goodness is a genius, Stacey!
Cheesecake Brownies are sooo good! Can’t resist 🙂
Matea recently posted…THE Best Hot Chocolate
Ditto, Matea!
These cheesecake brownies!! I need them in my life STAT!! 🙂
Jocelyn@Brucrewlife recently posted…Peanut Butter Balls
Don’t we all, Jocelyn…don’t we all!