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my favorite cheesecake brownies recipe

Hello, my friends!

I’ve been making cheesecake brownies for. . . well, since I was around 9, I think! I shared a recipe for normal cheesecake last summer, but cheesecake brownies are really good but also simpler and different than normal cheesecake.

Even if you don’t consider yourself much of a baker, little 9-year-old me made them, so you can too, haha. 😉

Get out your baking supplies, and enjoy!

ingredients

for the brownie layer

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into cubes
  • 1 3/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips divided use, do not use Nestle
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • cooking spray

for the cheesecake layer

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 or 9 inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang of parchment on both sides. Coat the parchment lined pan with cooking spray.
  • For the brownies: Place the butter and 1 1/3 cups of chocolate chips into a large bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments until just melted. Stir until smooth.
  • Let the chocolate mixture cool for 5 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, then whisk in the eggs, one by one. Finally, whisk in the vanilla extract.
  • Add the flour, cocoa powder and salt to the bowl. Stir gently until just combined. 
  • Reserve 1/4 of of the brownie batter in a separate bowl. 
  • Fold the remaining chocolate chips into the larger amount of the brownie batter.
  • Spread the larger amount of batter evenly into the prepared pan.
  • For the cheesecake filling: Place the cream cheese and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a mixer for 2-3 minutes or until smooth and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract, then beat until smooth.
  • Pour the cheesecake mixture over the brownie batter in the pan.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of very hot water to the reserved brownie batter. Stir until smooth.
  • Dollop the brownie batter over the cheesecake. Use a skewer or knife to swirl the two batters together.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.
  • Cool the brownies completely.
  • Use the parchment overhang to lift the brownies out of the pan. Cut into squares, then serve.
*credit to this recipe goes to dinner at the zoo

your turn!

Have you made cheesecake brownies before? Do you like cheesecake? What is your favorite dessert?

I hoped you enjoyed this post and let me know if you made these brownies in the comments! Thank you so much for reading, my friends, and have a lovely day!

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Comments

  1. Wow these look delicious!! You really enjoy cheesecake 🙂 I love both, so these just got added to my TBB list

    (to be baked list…and yes, I have one of those 😂)

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  3. These look so delicious!!! I love brownies and I love cheesecake! Its the perfect pairing! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe! I NEED to bake these now! <3

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  8. lol I just had a cheesecake brownie the other day! XD Can’t wait to try this out! btw I am a friend of Annabelle Batie. She introduced me to your blog, and I love it! Nice job, Pearl!

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  9. Ahh these are making me hungry. XP I’ll see if I can’t try them sometime — I’m hoping to bake more this year, so I’ll add this to my list of recipes to try. 😋

    (Not sure if I can actually eat too much of these though, since cheesecake doesn’t usually sit that well with me. 😝)

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