At 20 years old I’m never asked to bring anything to the family parties or get togethers (THANK GOD). I’m not a very good chef or anywhere close to a pastry master. The one thing I have going for me is a boyfriend with a sweet tooth. I am always looking for ways to do something nice for him and in most cases, sweets do the trick. I searched up and down and all over the internet for brownie recipes that would satisfy the brownie craving. Not only did I find a fudgy brownie, but it has CHEESECAKE on it… This was a game changer and made me no longer want any other dessert. When I make this dessert, my inner chef comes out. I have made this cheesecake brownie many times now for different people in my life and it has always been a hit … THANK YOU very much! Now that I have this platform to share this wonderful recipe, I gladly will allow you to taste this decadent dessert for yourself!

Okay so here is the gist, you will need…

CHEESECAKE

8 oz of cream cheese

1 egg

1 cup of chocolate chips

¼ cup of sugar

BROWNIE

1/2 cup of butter

1 tbsp of oil

1 cup of chocolate chips (maybe more depending how fudgy you want it)

1 cup of white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons of vanilla

½ cup of flour

½ cup of cocoa powder

¼ tsp of salt

½ tsp of baking powder

TOPPER:

Fresh strawberries

Whipped cream

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 400F

• In a big bowl mix together the cream cheese, egg and ¼ cup of sugar. Mix it until all the lumps are removed.

• Then take your white chocolate chips and add them to your cream cheese mixture and combine.

• Melt your butter, oil and sugar together and whisk well. Add 2 whisked eggs and vanilla to the mixture and stir until well combined.

• In a large mixing bowl add your flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together. Then gradually pour some of the dry mixture into the wet making sure it is all incorporated.

• Pour your ingredients into a greased baking pan of 9×9 or 9 x 13 depending how thick you want your brownie. Pour half the brownie batter in the bottom and spread evenly. Then pour full cheesecake batter over tops and spread evenly. Pour remaining brownie batter on top and then take a knife and gently swirl the cheesecake and brownie layer together on the top.

• Bake for 25- 35 minutes at 400F or until the centre is baked through. Check with a tooth pick if it comes out clean its ready!