Brown Butter Cheesecake Brownies

Name: Brown Butter Cheesecake Brownies
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese; 1 large egg; 0.25 cup granulated sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup unsalted butter; 0.5 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 0.5 cup light brown sugar; 1.75 cups powdered sugar; 0.75 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 0.33 cup semi-sweet chocolate; 3 large eggs; 0.5 cup all-purpose flour; 1 pinch salt; 3 tbsp olive oil

1h 5m

Serves 16

tiktok.com

Brown Butter Cheesecake Brownies

tiktok.com

1h 5m

Serves 16

Directions

1Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F. Grease and line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper.
2Prepare cream cheese layer: Whisk cream cheese, egg, vanilla, and sugar until smooth.
3Prepare brownie layer: Brown butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring every 10 seconds. Once milk solids from butter sink and turn golden brown, transfer to heatproof bowl.
4Add cocoa powder, oil, vanilla, and chopped chocolate; mix until dissolved. Let the mixture cool at room temperature for 15-20 mins
5Whisk eggs and light brown sugar for 4-6 min until dissolved and mixture turns into light pale in color.
6Add powdered sugar; mix until combined (1-2 min).
7Combine with browned butter mixture; mix until combined.
8Add flour and chocolate chips. Mix until just combined; don’t overmix the batter.
9Transfer half of brownie mixture to prepared pan.
10Reserve 30g / 2-3 tbsp cream cheese mixture; add remaining to brownie mixture.
11Top with remaining brownie batter; add reserved cream cheese mixture. Make swirls.
12Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the edges are golden and center is a little fudgy.
13Let cool completely before cutting.

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese
1 large egg
0.25 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup unsalted butter
0.5 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
0.5 cup light brown sugar
1.75 cups powdered sugar
0.75 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
0.33 cup semi-sweet chocolate
3 large eggs
0.5 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
3 tbsp olive oil

Equipment

8x8 inch baking panwhisksaucepanspatula

Brown Butter Cheesecake Brownies

1h 5m

Serves 16

tiktok.com

Brown Butter Cheesecake Brownies

tiktok.com

1h 5m

Serves 16

Directions

1Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F. Grease and line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper.
2Prepare cream cheese layer: Whisk cream cheese, egg, vanilla, and sugar until smooth.
3Prepare brownie layer: Brown butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring every 10 seconds. Once milk solids from butter sink and turn golden brown, transfer to heatproof bowl.
4Add cocoa powder, oil, vanilla, and chopped chocolate; mix until dissolved. Let the mixture cool at room temperature for 15-20 mins
5Whisk eggs and light brown sugar for 4-6 min until dissolved and mixture turns into light pale in color.
6Add powdered sugar; mix until combined (1-2 min).
7Combine with browned butter mixture; mix until combined.
8Add flour and chocolate chips. Mix until just combined; don’t overmix the batter.
9Transfer half of brownie mixture to prepared pan.
10Reserve 30g / 2-3 tbsp cream cheese mixture; add remaining to brownie mixture.
11Top with remaining brownie batter; add reserved cream cheese mixture. Make swirls.
12Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the edges are golden and center is a little fudgy.
13Let cool completely before cutting.