Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Brownies

I make desserts that can be handed out on a regular basis. The kids take them to school, I place them in gift baskets to give to neighbours, even hand them out to friends when I can. I was given a huge bag of chocolate chips and was thinking of what to do with them. These chocolate chip cheesecake brownies came to mind. And I have to say, they were perfect. My husband was raving about these for days. He was hoping I would make another batch that week.

 I love how this is a combination of 2 desserts, so you don’t have to choose which one you want. It really doesn’t get better than that. 

Preparation Time 10 minutes 

Cook Time 30 minutes 

Yields 9 brownies 

Ingredients 

Brownie Layer 

1/2 cup / 113 grams butter- room temperature 

1/2 cup/ 85 grams chocolate- chopped 

1 cup sugar 

2 eggs- room temperature 

2/3 cup flour

1 teaspoon vanilla 

Cheesecake Layer 

225 grams cream cheese- room temperature 

1/3 cup sugar 

1 egg yolk 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips 

Instructions 

1. Preheat the oven to 180c. Line a 9x9 inch pan with parchment paper. Set it aside. 

2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a saucepan. Remove it from the heat and pour it into a bowl. Cool for 2 minutes then add the eggs, sugar and vanilla. 

3. Add the flour and fold it in. Transfer the batter to the lined pan. 

4. For the cheesecake layer: combine the cream cheese, sugar, yolk and vanilla. Mix it in until smooth. 

5. Use a spoon to drop batter on top of the brownie batter. 

6. Use a knife to swirl the batter together for a marbled effect. Sprinkle with chocolate chips . 

7. Bake at 180c for 30 minutes. 

8. Cool and chill for 2 hours then slice and serve.