- Hey guys, today I'm gonna share one of my favorite recipes
for a really delectable little treat
known as a cream cheese brownie.
Now, brownies as a dessert, I mean,
who doesn't love a brownie, right?
They're pretty spectacular.
But add a little cream cheese to them
and they're even better.
Let me show you how quick and easy
this recipe comes together.
So, the first thing you wanna do
is prepare your cream cheese mixture.
So, in a large mixer, you wanna put together
eight ounces of cream cheese
and one-quarter cup of powdered sugar.
You can beat that up
until everything is nice and incorporated.
And then you're gonna add two eggs, one at a time,
making sure you're scraping down the bowl
in between each addition.
And then, you're also gonna add
a half a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
And lastly, you're gonna add two tablespoons
of all-purpose flour, and then you can give that a beat.
That's all you have to do.
Your cream cheese mixture is ready to go,
so you can set that aside
while you prepare the brownie mixture,
and this is also really easy to do.
In a large saucepan, you're going to add one cup of butter
and then three-quarters cup of semisweet chocolate chips,
and then 12 ounces of bittersweet chocolate.
You wanna go ahead and melt the butter and the chocolate
until everything is nice and smooth,
just whisking all the while until incorporated.
And then, to that you're gonna add a cup of sugar,
one-and-one-half teaspoons of vanilla extract,
and then I also like to add
a half a teaspoon of instant coffee.
Now, if you don't drink coffee, you can leave it out.
In fact, the brownies are not gonna have a coffee taste.
It's really just to punch up the flavor of the chocolate.
It really does add just a little bit more richness.
And then we're gonna add three eggs,
one at a time, mixing in between each addition.
And then, in a smaller bowl,
you're gonna prepare your dry ingredients,
which is just one cup of flour,
a half-teaspoon of baking soda
and a half a teaspoon of salt.
Give that a whisk and then just add those dry ingredients
to your brownie mixture right there in the saucepan
and mix that up until you have
a nice brownie mixture on your hands.
Okay, so here comes the fun part.
We are going to put together the marbling
of these cream cheese brownies.
So, what you wanna do is take your brownie mixture
and reserve one cup of the batter.
This we're gonna use on top.
And then take the rest of it
and pour it into a brownie pan
that's been fitted with some tinfoil.
And this will really help those brownies
come out a lot easier once they're baked.
And then, go ahead and smooth
that brownie batter out with a spatula.
Put the cream cheese mixture on top.
You just wanna fill in that whole center area.
And then take a offset spatula
and smooth out that cream cheese mixture
to all of the outer rim, so that the whole thing is covered.
And then, taking a spoon or mini ice cream scoop,
you're gonna parcel out that brownie batter
on top of your cream cheese mixture.
You're gonna do about 12 dollops,
so three going vertically and about four going horizontally.
And then, once that's done, you wanna take a long skewer
and you're gonna take a trip down brownie road.
And I say that because you only wanna pull this skewer
through the brownie part.
So, you're gonna take it
and you're gonna go through each brownie dollop,
almost like a little railroad, all the way to the end.
And then, once you get to the end, you wanna go up.
So then, you're gonna take your skewer
and go up the brownie road and down the brownie road,
and up the brownie road and down the brownie road.
And then, you will have this beautiful marbling.
And the reason you wanna stay on the brownie road
is if you go too much into the cream cheese lake (laughs),
you're gonna end up with too many swirls
and you're not gonna get that beautiful design.
So, do stick to the brownie road.
Then you're gonna take your pan
and pop it in a 350-degree oven
for anywhere from 25 to 30 minutes,
just until those brownies are set.
And then you can remove them from the oven,
allow them to cool completely.
And then you're gonna place them in the fridge,
similar to a cheesecake.
These do need to set up a bit.
Anywhere from an hour to two hours
or even overnight is fine.
And then, once they're ready to go,
you can remove them from the tin
and then you're gonna cut them into squares.
And then, what I like to do,
just to make them a little bit more elegant,
is take those squares and cut them into triangles.
This is also really good for kids (laughs)
because then they don't ingest
this entire big, rich dessert
and they still feel like they're getting something fancy.
And then, I like to put them on a platter
and they look really great once you see all that marbling.
And I think even cutting them into triangles
makes the pattern even more interesting.
It's a great one to bring for a potluck or a barbecue
or if you're just doing some casual entertaining at home.
People are always impressed by a cream cheese brownie.
I hope you guys give this one a try
and let me know what you think.
And I'll see you back here next time
for another delicious and easy recipe.
Until then, bye.
("Some Day" by Annie Drury)