# Fudgy Cheesecake Brownie Recipe

A delightful dessert featuring a rich, fudgy brownie base topped with a creamy cheesecake layer, baked to perfection.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- oven
- 8x8 inch pan
- parchment paper
- saucepan
- heatproof bowl
- whisk

## Tips

- Dissolve sugar in eggs for crackly top.
- Avoid overmixing.
- Adjust baking time.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCH_HqQv49y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fa487afd-90c6-4b63-a141-34d45a9df3d6
- Extracted: 2026-03-01

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