If you’ve got a box of brownie mix and a block of cream cheese in the refrigerator, then you have the easiest dessert on the planet earth: Cheesecake Brownies. And let me tell you Bob, they are crazy good.
If you are not into boxed brownie mixes but have a favorite homemade brownie recipe, simply prepare them as you normally would and follow the directions below.
Seriously. What are you still doing here? GO. MAKE. CHEESECAKE. BROWNIES. NOW.
~Mavis
Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients
1 standard box of brownie mix
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 large egg yolk
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Prepare the brownie mix according to the package directions. Pour into a lined 9- inch square pan and set aside.
Using a mixer, whip combine the cheesecake mixture until creamy and smooth. Drop spoonfuls of cheesecake mixture {2 tablespoons at a time} over the brownie mixture. Using a butter knife gently swirl the cream cheese on top of the brownie mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-40 minutes, or until done.
Cool for about 30 minutes and then serve with a big, fat, scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Then promptly adjust your belt. Ha! 🙂
Jill W says
Oh yum!!! I had to try this, they are in the oven right now!!!
Ashley Bananas says
Looks amazing!!!
Dawn says
I make these all the time! Sometimes I mix either peanut butter or pumpkin into the cream cheese before I dollop it onto the brownie batter.
Linda Practical Parsimony says
I have both. I have never made cheesecake brownies, but I love them.
Tracey says
anyone have an opinion on using tub Philadelphia here if you haven’t got block cream cheese? After a family reunion I am still on the hunt for a way to use this Costco sized tub in recipes before it goes moldy.
Kayla says
Tub is just whipped cream cheese with more air in it. If you weight the tub cream cheese, then 8 oz is the same as a brick and they should have no difference in baking. Good luck.