Cheesecake Swirled Brownies

At last! The long awaited Cheesecake Swirled Brownie recipe. Every time I make these, they are eaten in less than a day. My sister in law even decided she was going to talk one of her kids into having these instead of their next birthday cake.


 These are super simple to make. First you want to make any brownie batter you like. I used a box mix because I didn't have much time, but you can use these brownies substituting the coconut for chocolate chips.


After that you want to mix the sugar, egg and cream cheese with a hand mixer until very creamy. It took me about 2-3 minutes on medium speed. Mixing it a little longer helps incorporate a little more air making the cheesecake part even better. After the cream cheese mixture is smooth, mix in the vanilla.

Put in most of your brownie mix in the pan, dollop your cream cheese mixture on top, then put on the remaining brownie mix. Swirl with a bamboo stick or knife.





Don't worry if it is not evenly spread out, they even out when they cook.


Cook according to brownie directions making sure the cheesecake mixture and the brownies are done. Cool completely and cut with a plastic knife for best results.




Ingredients:
-1 pan brownie dough
-1/3 cup sugar
-1 egg
-8 oz cream cheese (room temp)
-1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Prepare the brownie dough and spread 3/4 of it into an oven safe pan. (I used a 7x11 inch glass pan). Mix the cream cheese, egg, and sugar together with a hand mixer until all the clumps are gone (about 2-3 minutes). Mix in the vanilla and make sure it is mostly smooth.

Dot the cream cheese mixture on top of the brownie dough. Dot the remaining 1/4 reserved brownie dough on top of the cream cheese dollops. This extra brownie dough makes the swirling look cool. Using a knife or a bamboo skewer, marble the doughs together. To do this put the skewer 1/2 way into the doughs and make a swirl design. Remember if you swirl too much it will mix in and just become light brown brownies!

Cook according to brownie directions. I usually have to add 5 minutes so the cream cheese swirls become light brown. Let cool completely in pan then cut with a plastic knife for best results.