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Cheesecake Brownies

Krista · 30. March 2015 · Leave a Comment

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Cheesecake BrowniesHere’s my version of the Cheesecake Brownie. I’ve been making these since I was a teenager. Back then we called them “Zebra Brownies.” 🙂 You can also call them Cream Cheese Brownies or Cheesecake Swirl Brownies if you want to.

This is not the recipe I used for Zebra Brownies when baking in the ‘80s. (Yes, I was a teenager in the 1980s! The Reagan administration, Cindy Lauper, Pretty in Pink.) I’m pretty sure that I used a doctored-up brownie mix for the brownie part then.

In order to make my favorite treat here in Austria, where brownies and brownie mixes didn’t used to exist, I had to slowly experiment my way to a good approximation of brownies in Minnesota. It was totally worth the effort because these Cheesecake Brownies are the bomb!

Cream cheese mixture.Cream cheese mixtureBrownie batter.Brownie batterSpread two-thirds of the brownie batter into the baking pan.Brownie batter in panSpread all of the cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter.Spreading cream cheese mixture in panDistribute spoonfuls of the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese mixture.Dropping brownie batter onto cream cheese layerThey can be just randomly placed – mine looked like this.Brownie batter on cream cheese layerNow, start swirling. First this way.Swirling brownies 1Then turn the pan and swirl the other way.Swirling brownies 2Swirl just a couple more times.Swirling brownies 3My advice on swirling is to stop while you’re ahead. Too much swirling and there’s not much cheesecake left in the brownies. They won’t look pretty – mine looked like this when I was done swirling.Cheesecake brownies before bakingThis is what they look like when they’re done baking. You want the cheesecake part to be set but the brownies should still be moist.Cheesecake Brownies in pan

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Cheesecake Brownies

Course Brownies
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 36

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 14 oz. (400 g) cream cheese
  • ½ cup (100 g) sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 packets vanilla sugar
  • 1 egg

Brownie Batter

  • 1 cup (240 g) butter room temperature
  • 2 cups (400 g) sugar
  • 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 packets vanilla sugar
  • 1 ½ cups (210 g) flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (165°C). Grease 9x13 inch (25x40 cm) pan.
  2. Beat the cream cheese filling ingredients together at medium speed for one minute. Set aside.
  3. Cream sugar, cocoa and butter. Add beaten eggs and vanilla. Add flour and salt.
  4. Spread 2/3 of brownie mixture in pan. Pour cream cheese mixture over batter, spreading to cover the whole surface. Place spoonfuls of remaining brownie batter on top of cream cheese. Pull knife through pan in wide curves to create swirls. Bake at 350°F (165°C) 30-35 minutes. The cheesecake should just be set and the brownies still moist. Allow to cool completely then chill in refrigerator for 2 hours before cutting into squares. Store in refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Recipe Notes

Use restraint when swirling the cream cheese and brownie layers together. Big swirls.

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Filed Under: Brownies & Bars, Holiday Recipes, How To, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: cream cheese brownies, cream cheese swirl brownies

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