cream cheese brownies

Name: Cream Cheese Brownies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 box(es) ghirardelli double chocolate brownie mix; 2 - eggs (slightly beaten ); 1/2 cup(s) water; 2/3 cup(s) oil ( i used canola); 1 cup(s) nuts chopped, i used pecans; ## CREAM CHEESE FILLING; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese room temp; 4 tablespoon(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) flour; 1 cup(s) low fat sour cream (silly right); 1 tablespoon(s) nutella ( optional )

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JM Avallone

earth, VA

Updated on Jul 30, 2015

I got the idea of the sour cream addition from the cooks illustrated site it offsets the strong chocolate, some suggest adding instant coffee which I would have but forgot. when I tasted these warm I hated them room temp still was not sure but after a day in the fridge I could not stop eating them. I think the bite of the sour cream might take a minute to get used to but when you do look out. I do suggest only using the double chocolate mix because of the sour cream addition. they also say you must end with the brownie so the mixture cooks correctly to insure no dry edges & not soggy.

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when you check to see if it is done make sure you test part of the brownie mix not the cream cheese, mine did stick even with the parchment paper but when cooled I used my off set knife and it came up fine so it really needs to be cooled

prep time 30 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 boxes ghirardelli double chocolate brownie mix
2 - eggs (slightly beaten )
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup oil ( i used canola)
1 cup nuts chopped, i used pecans
CREAM CHEESE FILLING
8 ounces cream cheese room temp
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup low fat sour cream (silly right)
1 tablespoon nutella ( optional )

How To Make cream cheese brownies

Step 1

preheat oven to 325 deg. I lined a 9 x 13 glass pan with parchment paper

Step 2

beat in a bowl the room temperature cream cheese nutella, sugar, flour, add vanilla. set to the side
Step 3

into the brownie mix beat in the two room temp. eggs, water, oil, fold in nuts ( if using )
Step 4

in pan spread about a little more then half of the brownie mixture, on top of that spread all of the cream cheese mixture. this photo does not show how I spread out the cheese
Step 5

on top of that dollop the rest of the brownie mixture
Step 6

then with a knife run the top brownie mixture thru the layers
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