Description
Cream Cheese Brownies combine rich, fudgy chocolate brownies with a smooth, tangy cream cheese swirl. These easy homemade brownies are visually stunning, perfectly marbled, and deliver bakery-style flavor and texture in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 egg white
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment or foil.
- Mix melted butter and sugar and let sit briefly.
- Whisk in eggs, water, and vanilla extract.
- Fold in cocoa powder, flour, and salt until combined.
- Reserve one-third of the batter and spread remaining batter in pan.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth and mix in sugar, flour, egg white, and vanilla.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture and reserved brownie batter over the base.
- Gently swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect.
- Bake until set with slight jiggle in center.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Allow brownies to cool completely before cutting for clean slices and best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 198
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 141mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 44mg
Keywords: cream cheese brownies, cheesecake brownies, fudgy brownies