Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
These Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies feature tasty brownies swirled with a layer of cheesecake. They're a great dessert for Valentine's Day or Christmas!
Servings: 16 brownies
Calories: 419kcal
Ingredients
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
For the Brownies
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate chopped
- 1¾ cups semisweet chocolate chips divided
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp red food coloring
- ½ Tbsp white vinegar
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ Tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
For the Cream Cheese Filling
- Using a microwave, heat cream cheese for 30 seconds, or until soft. Add sour cream, brown sugar and flour; whisk until well combined. Set cheesecake mixture aside.
For the Brownies
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Line a 9”x13” baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, allowing 2” of overhang on all sides. Set pan aside.
- Using a medium saucepan, add the butter, unsweetened chocolate and 1 cup of chocolate chips. Place over medium-low heat, stirring often, until butter and chocolate have fully melted; set pan aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, vanilla, red food coloring and white vinegar. Stir the egg mixture into the warm chocolate mixture.
- Using a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture.
- Fold the remaining ¾ cup of chocolate chips into the batter.
- Remove 1 cup of the batter; set aside. Pour remaining batter into prepared pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over batter.
- Microwave reserved 1 cup of brownie batter for 15-20 seconds, or until pourable. Using a large spoon, drop dollops of the brownie batter on top of the cream cheese layer. Using a knife, swirl batter into the cream cheese layer to create a marbled pattern.
- Bake at 325°F for 53-55 minutes, or until top of brownies is just set and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Let cool completely before slicing. (Tip: If you refrigerate these brownies, they’ll be easier to slice.)
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 689IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg
