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Sliced cheesecake brownies in an 8x8 pan.

Cheesecake Brownies

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Chilling Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 9 Servings
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cheesecake Layer
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1/4 Cup White Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice half a lemon
Brownie Layer
  • 6 tbsp Butter we use unsalted
  • 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder unsweetened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3/4 Cup White Sugar
  • 9 tbsp Flour 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
  • 3/4 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
  • 3/4 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Method
 

Make The Brownie Layer:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F / 180 C.
  2. In a saucepan, melt the butter.
  3. Add the cocoa powder to the saucepan and stir until completely incorporated.
  4. Take the saucepan off the heat and allow it to cool for several minutes.
  5. To a medium bowl, add the eggs, sugar, flour, and salt. Mix.
  6. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the dark chocolate chips. Microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until the dark chocolate chips are melted.
  7. Add the melted chocolate chips to the medium bowl and begin to stir.
  8. After a few stirs, add the butter and cocoa powder mixture. Now, mix until everything is combined.
  9. Mix in the semisweet chocolate chips.
  10. Pour the brownie batter in a greased 9x9 baking pan.
  11. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 F / 180 C.
Make The Cheesecake Layer:
  1. While the brownies are baking, combine the cream cheese, white sugar, egg, and lemon juice in a bowl.
  2. Using a beater, beat the cream cheese mixture until the ingredients are well combined and the batter is smooth.
Bringing It All Together:
  1. After the brownies have baked for ten minutes, take them out of the oven.
  2. On top of the brownie layer, add the cheesecake mixture as 9 large dollops, evenly spaced.
  3. Get out a butterknife. Stick the butterknife into your brownie batter and flip some brownie batter on top of your cheesecake mixture. From there, run your butterknife in horizontal and/or vertical lines to make swirls. Flip up more brownie batter as needed!
  4. Bake at 350 F / 180 C for 30 minutes.
  5. Let the cheesecake brownies cool at room temperature for 30 minutes before transferring to the fridge. Let it chill at least 3 hours before serving.
  6. Enjoy!