Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies

This is a delightful dessert. A rich brownie gets topped with a creamy cheesecake and swirled with strawberry jam. Decadent, delicious and worth every calorie. These also freeze very well so you can make them ahead for parties. Who doesn’t love a shortcut like that! Storing them in the freezer also comes in handy when company just drops in or you have that late night sweet tooth urge! I hope you try out these strawberry cheesecake brownies soon! Imagine these with homemade strawberry jam? Oooh and it is strawberry season!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies

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Ingredients

  

Brownies

• 8 T. butter
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour

Cheesecake

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• ½ cup seedless strawberry jam

Instructions

 

Brownies:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 8 inch pan with nonstick foil
• In saucepan on low, melt the butter with the chocolate until smooth.
• Whisk in the cocoa powder.
• Remove heat and whisk in sugars.
• Keep whisking while you add eggs.
• Fold in flour.
• Spread in pan and set aside.

Cheesecake layer

• Beat cream cheese smooth.
• Add sugar and vanilla.
• Add the egg and mix well.
• Carefully pour this over the brownies and spread with offset spatula.
• Stir jam so it is spreadable.
• Drop in dollops over cheesecake and swirl with toothpick just through the cheesecake-not the brownie layer.
• Place another baking dish with hot water in oven on bottom rack to add moisture.
• Place brownies on middle rack and bake 45 minutes.
• Shut oven and leave brownies in another 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool.
• Chill in pan overnight or several hours.
• Cut into bars.

Adapted from Pioneer Woman

*note: original calls for 40 mins of baking. I felt they needed 5 more minutes in my oven.