Cream Cheese Brownies Recipe Foodcom

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 9 by 13 inch (3L) cake pan
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• Melt the chocolate, half the butter and half the vanilla over a double boiler or in the microwave, and let it cool to room temperature.
• Cream the remaining butter with the cream cheese, gradually adding in 1/2 cup of the sugar. Blend in two eggs, two tablespoons flour mixture and the rest of the vanilla. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the remaining four eggs with the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar until very light and fluffy.
• Fold in the chocolate mixture, followed by the dry ingredients and nuts, if using.
• Por the mixture into the pan, and spread into the corners.
• Spoon the cream cheese mixture in long lines, then using a knife or a toothpick swirl the batters together (do not over swirl or the cream cheese brownies will become leaden and beige).
• Bake for 30 minutes, or for fudgier brownies no more than 25 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing.

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Lightly grease a square 8X8-inch pan.
• To make the cream cheese layer, put the cream cheese in a mixer bowl and mix with the paddle attachment until it's smooth.
• Add the rest of the cream cheese layer ingredients, beating well and scraping down and of the batter that dares try to escape up the sides of the bowl.
• To make the brownie layer, melt the butter and the chocolate together until smoothly melted.
• Put aside and let come to room temperature.
• Be patient, it's worth it.
• In a separate bowl from the cream cheese mixture, mix the eggs and the sugar until it's thick and a gorgeous lemon color.
• Add the chocolate mixture and mix well until combined.
• Again, scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the flour, vanilla, baking powder, salt and the chocolate chips, mix well until combined.
• Pour half the chocolate mixture into the prepared pan.
• Dollop the cream cheese mixture over that.
• Don't worry if it doesn't cover the chocolate. It won't.
• Add the remaining chocolate mixture.
• Take a knife and gently draw it through the batters, from left to right and from top to bottom, making a checkerboard pattern.
• Don't allow the mixtures to combine, be careful.
• Sprinkle with the nuts.
• Bake in the oven until the sides, but not the tops, begin to brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Don't wait until a tester comes out clean, if you do then you have overbaked and basically murdered the brownies.
• Set aside to cool for about 10 minutes, cut into 12 or 16 brownies, cover and refrigerate.

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease 13 x 9 inch baking pan. In saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
• While mixture cools, make topping: Cream butter and cream cheese together then add sugar, eggs, and flour. Beat until fluffy and set aside.
• When chocolate mixture has cooled to the touch, wait about 10-15 minutes, then finish brownie base. Beat eggs, add sugar and mix. Then, mix in flour, baking powder and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture and stir, but do not overheat. Pour batter into prepared pan. Pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Swirl with knife edge to make marbled effect. Sprinkle pecans over top. Bake 45 to 50 minutes. When cool, cut into squares and serve.

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine butter, sugar, and cocoa in large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, one at a time. Blend after each addition.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix until just combined.
• In another bowl, combine ingredients for cream cheese layer. Mix until smooth.
• In 9 x 13 greased baking dish, pour half of brownie batter. Smooth to even.
• Spoon the cream cheese layer into the baking dish. This shouldn't be an easily spreadable layer--we just dollop and try to smooth it out for a more even distribution.
• Use butter knife to slightly marble into bottom layer.
• Top with remaining brownie mixture. Spread as evenly as you can, then tap pan lightly on counter to level batter.
• Bake 20-25 minutes (some ovens require a full 30 to completely bake), until the top is firm to the touch. Baking too long will result in dry brownies.
• Allow to stand 15 minutes before cutting.

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.
• In medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; set aside.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour and salt on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread 1 3/4 cups of the batter in pan. Spread filling over batter. Drop remaining batter in mounds randomly over filling; carefully spread to cover cream cheese layer.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack, about 2 hours. For brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
• You will need a square metal baking tin, 23 cm X 4 cm deep, greased and lined.
• Melt the chocolate and butter over medium-low heat in a heavy saucepan, then remove from the heat to cool slightly.
• Beat the eggs lightly in a bowl with the sugar and vanilla, then beat into the cooled chocolate.
• Add the flour and salt and beat until smooth.
• Pour half the mixture into the prepared baking tin, slice the cream cheese as thinly as you can and top the brownie mixture in the tin with these slices.
• Pour over the remaining brownie mixture, using a rubber spatula to make sure each bit of cheese is covered.
• Bake for 20 minutes; the top should be slightly paled and dry, but a cake-tester poked in the center should reveal a still-sticky center.
• Cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into little squares. The cooler they are, the easier they'll be to lift out.
• NOTE: The yield number depends on how big or small you cut them.

MAGNOLIA CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Microwave first 3 ingredients in a 1-quart glass bowl at HIGH 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once. Cool and set aside.
• Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating well.
• Add 2 eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup chocolate morsels; set aside.
• Beat remaining 4 eggs in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer. Gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add melted chocolate mixture and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat mixture until well blended.
• Combine 1 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; fold into chocolate batter until blended, and stir in remaining 1 cup chocolate morsels.
• Reserve 3 cups chocolate batter; spread remaining batter evenly in a greased 13- x 9-inch pan. Pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Top with reserved 3 cups batter, and swirl mixture with a knife.
• Bake at 325° for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool and cut brownies into squares.
• Caramel Sauce:.
• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; add sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Gradually add cream, vanilla, and salt, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Remove from heat.
• Yields 1 1/2 cups.
• Chocolate Sauce:.
• Bring cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan; remove from heat.
• Add chocolate, stirring until melts.
• Yields 1 3/4 cups.
• **Cook time is just for the brownies and does not include making either of the sauces.

CREAM CHEESE SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom of 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar with spoon until smooth. Add flour, egg white and vanilla; mix until well blended. Set aside.
• Make brownie batter as directed on box, adding reserved egg yolk. Reserve 1/2 cup brownie batter; set aside. Spread remaining batter in pan. Spoon filling by tablespoonful dollops evenly onto batter, making 3 rows by 3 rows. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the reserved brownie batter in center of each filling dollop. Draw knife through mixture in four straight lines horizontally, then vertically for swirled design. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool 30 minutes on cooling rack. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until chilled. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CREAM CHEESE BLONDE BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg whites, sour cream, 1 tablespoon of the flour, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.
• Beat until smooth; set aside.
• In another small bowl, stir together the remaining 1 1/4 cups flour, baking powder and walnuts; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine syrup, brown sugar, butter, egg, and the remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add flour mixture; beat until dry ingredients are evenly moistened.
• Pour two-thirds of the brownie batter into a lightly oiled 8-inch baking pan.
• Spread to make level.
• Pour cheese mixture from step 1 evenly over batter.
• Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over cheese mixture; swirl with a knife to blend batter slightly with cheese mixture.
• Bake in a 350°F oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean (about 25 minutes; pierce brownie, not cheese mixture).
• Let cool in a pan on a rack, then cut into 2-inch squares.