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Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies

Ingredients
  

Brownies

  • 8 T. butter
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 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.