No need to stock the kitchen with fancy ingredients to make a special dessert. These tasty brownies can be made with ingredients that you likely already have in the pantry. In fact, we make these brownies almost every time I have guests because they are so easy and impressive to serve. In summer, I serve them cold with ice cream and in winter we have warm brownies with ice cream. So you see, they are a great treat any time of the year.
Cream cheese swirl brownies
Preheat oven 350°F/ 177°C/ Gas Mark 4.Prep pans – Line a 13 x 9 baking with cooking spray, parchment paper, or aluminum foil. (I used a 9 x 9 square baking pan in the video)Pro tip – Make sure to leave an overhang of parchment paper along the edges so you can pick the baked brownie out for easy slicing.
Melt – In a large microwave-safe bowl, add the butter and chocolate. Melt it on high at one-minute intervals until smooth.Pro tip – Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in a saucepan over low heat.Combine – Add sugar to the chocolate-butter mixture and stir until the mixture is almost cooled. Then, add the eggs, one at a time, making sure each one is well incorporated before adding the next. Then, add the vanilla extract and combine well.Pro tip – Combine the sugar well so it cools the chocolate mixture. Otherwise, it will curdle the eggs.Dry ingredients – Add the cocoa powder, flour, and salt. Combine well with a whisk to ensure no dry flour is visible. Set aside.
Cream cheese mixture – In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, yogurt, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.Pro tip – Use a whisk to ensure there are no lumps.Assemble – Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and smooth it with a spatula. Using a spoon, drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture on top of the brownie batter. Then, use a spatula or spoon to create cream cheese swirls in the batter as shown in the video.Pro tip – A simple method to create swirls would be to use a spatula and draw the number 8 all over the batter until you have enough marble effect.
Bake – Transfer the pan to the oven and bake on the middle rack for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.Pro tip – Brownies are best undercooked rather than overcooked, so make sure not to overcook the brownies.Cool – Place the baking pan on the wire rack for a few minutes. Then, pick the whole slab of brownies out of the pan with the help of the parchment overhang and cool further. Then, cut into 16 squares.
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