Chocolate and Cheesecake Brownies

Name: Chocolate and Cheesecake Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 12 ounces semisweet chocolate; 1/2 cup butter; 6 tablespoons butter; 9 ounces cream cheese; 3/4 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 3 tablespoons flour; 1 tablespoons vanilla; 6 eggs; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoons vanilla; 3/4 teaspoons almond extract; Melt chocolate and 1/2 cup butter and set aside to cool.

Jul 26, 2026Jul 26, 2026

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Makes: 20 servings

Recipe from Gale Gand

Ingredients

12 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
For the cream cheese batter
6 tablespoons butter
9 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoons vanilla
For the chocolate batter
6 eggs
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoons vanilla
3/4 teaspoons almond extract
Melt chocolate and 1/2 cup butter and set aside to cool.

Method

To make the cream cheese batter, with a whip attachment cream 6 tablespoons butter than add the cream cheese and continue mixing. Add the sugar, beat until fluffy then beat in the eggs, then flour, and vanilla. Set aside.
For the chocolate batter, in a separate bowl whip the eggs and sugar until fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mix into egg mixture. Mix in the melted chocolate and butter, and the extracts.
In a rectangular pan, lined with parchment, spread half the chocolate mixture. Spread the cream cheese layer over that to cover, then drop remaining chocolate batter by spoonfuls on top then swirl with a knife. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.
Yield: 20 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy