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Cheesecake Brownies

Servings 16 brownies

Ingredients

For the brownies:

  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup dutch processed cocoa
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. baking powder

For the cheesecake:

  • 4 oz room temp. cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

For the brownies:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease your brownie pan- you can use an 8x8 inch square cake pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, oil, sugar, and brown sugar until well combined. Add in all 3 eggs and the vanilla extract, and whisk together until well combined. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder, and then stir this mixture into your large bowl. At this point you want to whisk the batter for a full 5 minutes by hand. It's going to seem like a really long time to mix this batter, but trust me! It helps create the perfect texture.
  3. Once you've mixed the batter well, pour the batter into your prepared pan, reserving about 1/4 cup of the batter, and spread it evenly.

For the cheesecake:

  1. Whisk all your ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth. Pour the cheesecake filling over the top of the brownie batter and spread it evenly over the top. Then, drizzle on the reserved brownie batter. Use a knife or skewer, swirl the batter together gently.
  2. Bake the brownies for 35-38 minutes. The brownies should have a shiny top, set edges, and toothpick inserted about 2 inches from the edge of the pan should come out with a few crumbs on it. The center may be slightly jiggly- that's ok. Cool the brownies, slice, and enjoy!