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Philadelphia Cream Cheese Brownies

These Philadelphia cream cheese brownies might become your favorite brownies: soft and squishy with a cheesecake filling.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16
Calories: 307kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • Cream cheese mixture:
  • 400 g Philadelphia cream cheese 14 oz/ 1 ¾ cup
  • 125 g granulated sugar 4.4 oz/ ⅔ cup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • Brownie:
  • 200 g plain chocolate 7 oz
  • 200 g unsalted butter 7 oz/ ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons
  • 225 g granulated sugar 8 oz/ 1cup + 2 tablespoons
  • 3 eggs
  • 125 g all-purpose flour 4.4 oz/ 1 cup

Instructions

Cream cheese mixture:

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter and line a 20x30 cm/ 8x12 inch tin with parchment paper, leaving the paper slightly overhanging.
  • Cheese mixture: Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until well mixed. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth and creamy. Set aside.

Brownie mix:

  • Melt the chocolate: Chop the chocolate finely. Place it in a small metal bowl together with the butter, place the bowl over a pan with water. Make sure the water doesn't touch the bowl with the chocolate. Heat the water, but don't let it come to a boil. Melt the chocolate and the butter while stirring very frequently. Set aside.
  • Batter: In another bowl, whisk together the sugar with the remaining 3 eggs until creamy. Slowly add the melted chocolate mixture and whisk well. Sieve the flour over the mixture and fold it in carefully.
  • Assemble: Pour about ¾ of this mixture in the prepared pan and level. Spoon the cream cheese over the brownie mixture carefully. Add the remaining brownie mix in dollops all over the place, level, and marble the cake with the help of a skewer.
  • Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes until just set in the middle. Leave to cool completely in the tin and lift out with the help of the overhanging parchment paper. Cut into small squares.

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g