DECEMBER 1! It’s here. The start of a month where calories don’t count and cookie swaps are acceptable every day of the week! I figured we should kick things off with a bang and have some Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Brownies.
First – a few announcements! I’m hosting actual REAL LIFE cookie swaps on the 7th in Seattle and the 12th in New York City!! Stay tuned for Seattle details but the NYC deets are in the link! There will be cookies and champagne and it’s gonna be awesome! Come hang, eat some food, bring some cookies if you feel up for it, and let’s do this! Okay – not to these Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Brownies.
I used to make cheesecake brownies all the time in college – but for some reason I haven’t made them as obsessively recently. Never fear, this is no longer the issue! What I love most about cheesecake brownies is that the swirled cheesecake layer perfectly evens out the rich decadent brownies on the bottom making it a perfectly balanced bite. Add a few sprinkles of chocolate chips and your friends will be begging you to make more!
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients
- 4 ounces unsalted butter 8 tablespoons
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9 baking pan with parchment paper and then spray with baking spray. Set aside.
- For the Brownies: Melt the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over medium low heat, constantly stirring until completely melted. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the flour and carefully combine. Transfer to the parchment lined baking pan and set aside.
- For the Cheesecake: In a food processor, combine the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla and whip together until there are no lumps.
- Using a spoon, drop pieces of the cheesecake batter on top of the brownie batter. Then using a knife, swirl the two batters together until you have a marbled effect.
- Sprinkle with the chocolate chips.
- Transfer baking dish to the oven and bake for 30-33 minutes.
- Once baked, remove from oven and let cool for at least 2 hours. (Refrigerate to speed this process up if needed)
They are too cute! And I’m definitely trying the recipe!
Cute!
Love these! Thanks for the chance to win!
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So cute! I’m liking you on Facebook 🙂
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Omg the brownies look to die for!!! cheesecake AND brownies in one recipe…perfection.
And those little dishes scream food blogger!! I would LOVE one!
Those dishes are adorable, and I am going to have to try those brownies!
Cheesecake brownies are my downfall–two of my favorite baked good items, swirled together in one delectable bite! 🙂
And those dishes are absolutely adorable. Definitely consider me entered! I’m heading over to your FB page next…
So cute!!! And those brownies look amazing! Yes, please! 🙂
Very cute! And these look delicious!
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So Adorable!
Such beautiful and fun little dishes!
Yummy!
Love the cute dishes!
I am already a fan!! Cute cute cute!
Adorable little dishes! I would love to fill them with all sorts of yummy things!
Love those little dishes! Too cute!
Ohhh Gaby… FIRST you suck me in with those drool-worthy treats and then you HOOK me with those adorable dishes. YOU ROCK! 🙂
Awww the dishes are very lovely and cute! And cheescake with chocolate = <3
I’ve never really seen a cheesecake brownie recipe that looked appealing to me, but these look fantastic! And I’m LOVING the little dishes!
These are just to cute!
These are TOO cute! 🙂
Love that your mom made them–are you sure you want to part with them? I’ll share, I just need two for the whole dessert for two thing 😉
They are so cute 🙂 Your mom is so talented!
Thos dishes look lovely, just the thing to brighten up my brand spanking new house! Currently sans roof, but these dishes will make it all better 🙂
Your MOM made those?! She’s so talented! SOO cool, loove them!
The brownies look delicious! I’d love to have the little dishes…..Soooooo cute!
Adorable!
Your recipe looks luscious, can’t wait to try it. The dishes are perfect. Your mom sure has talent. Thank you for sharing with us.
those dishes are adorable!!! always looking for more kitchenware 🙂
I LOOOOVE these dishes! sO So cute!!!!!!! I will share too!
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Aloha! Those are the cutest little dishes ever — your Mom is quite the artist! The brownies looh killer! Mahalo and have a great weekend!
So excited to check out your mom’s on-line store! And I happen to have everything I need for these delicious looking brownies so I’ll be trying them out today.
So cute- love the polka dots!
Love the little dishes. I’m an email subscriber.
Very cute photo’s of this yummy recipe! Too bad I didn’t get the recipe earlier for my son’s school picnic party for today! I’m book marking this recipe!
Wonderful little dish! Love the poka dots!
Girl! What happened to our post-Austin fast?? ; )
Oh they are very cute…thanks for the chance to win and another great recipe.
This recipe is decadently divine! I’m definitely going to bake this, soon! Those dishes are just oh-so-precious! You and your mom are two incredibly talented ladies! Thank you both so much for sharing with us! 🙂
OMGOSH, yum! I recently married a brownie & cheesecake fenatic, he will absolutely LOVE these, thank you for sharing this recipe! Smiles!
What fun! Thanks!
These are adorable. Thanks!
Thank you for the great looking recipe too!
Sweet dishes and yummy looking recipe!
They really are cute. I already a fan.
What cute little dishes…with delicious looking treats in them to boot! I’ve always been a fan of polka dots 🙂
Love cheese cake brownies!
I want these for a dolly’s tea party!
Those are absolutely fabulous, and adorable, and your mom made them???? How talented is she??? : )