Marbled Cream Cheese Brownies
If your motto is "don't mess with a good thing," then you probably don't want to turn our brownie mix into cream cheese brownies.
But if you like to tinker, create, experiment, and explore in the kitchen, then this is a recipe you should try. Right now. Because if you put off baking this recipe then you will wonder what took you so long?
History of cream cheese brownies
Cream cheese brownies are a classic American dessert that date back to the 1960s when cheesecake was king. In those days, 3 ounce packages of cream cheese were easier to find — but not anymore!
Baker’s German chocolate baking bar promoted a cream cheese brownie recipe in newspapers and magazines for the next ten years.
Nowadays the idea of incorporating cheesecake into brownie batter seems downright decadent, delicious, over-the-top. It is. So save this recipe for those occasions that demand this sort of brownie. We all have them. And this recipe is a lot easier to pull together when you begin with a great brownie mix.
How to make cream cheese brownies
Open the package and dump the mix into a bowl and stir in a stick of melted butter and two eggs. It's that easy. Pour the brownie batter into the pan and make a quick cream cheese "goo" following the recipe. Swirl in the goo, bake, and what you get is a cross between brownie and cheesecake, which is always better than a good thing!
Marbled Cream Cheese Brownies
Ingredients
- 1 package (15 ounces) Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour Miller's Choice Unbleached Flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Place a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour an 8-inch square baking pan.
- Stir together the brownie mix, melted butter and eggs in a large bowl until well combined, about 50 strokes with a wooden spoon. Pour the batter into the pan, and smooth the top. Set aside.
- Place the cream cheese, butter, sugar, flour, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl, and blend with an electric mixer on low until smooth, 1 minute. Dollop this cream cheese batter by the spoonful over the brownie batter, and swirl with a fork to combine the two batters in a marbled pattern. Place the pan in the oven.
- Bake the brownies until they are just firm to the touch in the center, about 38 to 42 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes before slicing. For easiest slicing, chill firs