Fudgy Homemade Cheesecake Brownies
Perfectly Fudgy Homemade Cheesecake Brownies, a decadent, triple-layer dessert featuring a cheesecake center topped with chocolate ganache.
Servings: 12
Equipment
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1¾ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder.
- 1¼ cup Butter. -Melted.
- 2½ cups Sugar
- 4 Egg -At room temperature.
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Cheesecake Layer
- 8 oz Cream Cheese -Full fat cream cheese that is softened.
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract
Ganache Layer
- 1½ cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- ½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
- Prepare. Prep your baking dish parchment paper that overhangs the sides of the dish. Also, preheat your oven to 325f.
- Dry Ingredients. In a medium sized bowl, us a whisk to combine together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, melted butter, and unsweetened cocoa powder until well combined. Then stir in the eggs and vanilla extract.
- Combine. Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl and then add the dry ingredients from the first bowl. Mix the ingredients until just combined.
- Transfer. Transfer the ingredients from the mixing bowl to your prepared baking dish, evenly spreading the batter out.
- Cheesecake Layer In a clean mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then stir vanilla extract and egg. Use a tablespoon to drop dollops of the mixture over the brownie batter in the baking dish. You can use a butter knife or toothpick to gently swirl the mixture on top of the brownie batter.
- Bake. Bake the brownies with cheesecake on top for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center. Then allow the brownies to cool to room temperature.
- Ganache. To make the ganache you can use the double boiler method or microwave method. In a microwave safe bowl, melt together the chocolate chips and heavy cream, stopping to stir every 30 seconds, until smooth and melted.
- Spread Carefully and evenly spread the creamy ganache over the cooled cheesecake brownies. Allow the ganache to fully cool.
- Serve. Once the brownies have fully cooled, you can use the overhanging parchment paper to lift the brownies out of the baking dish. Then slice the brownies into individual pieces and serve.
Recipe Notes
*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See DiyandFun.com for details on this recipe.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See DiyandFun.com for details on this recipe.
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Nutrition
Calories: 672kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 413mg | Potassium: 397mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 1101IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 4mg
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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