Cream Cheese Brownies
Try this sweet and decadent Cream Cheese Brownies recipe for a treat that will satisfy your chocolate cravings.
Try this sweet and decadent Cream Cheese Brownies recipe for a treat that will satisfy your chocolate cravings.
- Carbohydrate 12.855029918032 g
- Cholesterol 4.89445108834867 mg
- Fat 5.20465964281825 g
- Fiber 0.507717590934887 g
- Protein 1.86334768555365 g
- Saturated Fat 1.92671774466708 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (43g)
- Sodium 75.9245741256478 mg
- Sugar 12.3473123270971 g
- Trans Fat 0.336672466518167 g
- Calories 104 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9 inch square baking pan.
- In top of a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stirring frequently until smooth. Pour into a large bowl, and mix in sugar, cream cheese, and eggs. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Gradually mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Fold in almonds and pour the batter into pan.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan before cutting into bars.
Scaling Proportions
Doubling this recipe requires moving from a 9-inch square pan to a 9x13-inch rectangular pan to maintain consistent depth and prevent dense, unbaked centers. Halving the batch scales down cleanly into a loaf pan, though baking times may decrease by five to eight minutes. Weighing dry ingredients on a digital scale yields more reliable crumb structure than volume measurements when altering quantities.
The Marble Tradition
Swirled chocolate and dairy butter cakes trace their lineage to mid-century American baking innovations, where home kitchens adopted commercial cream cheese blocks for quick refrigerator desserts. Contrasting batters create visual patterns while balancing the bitterness of semisweet cocoa solids with lactic acidity. Folding chopped nuts into the base rather than scattering them on top prevents burning during the thirty-five minute bake.
Cooling Mechanics
Allowing the pan to sit undisturbed on a wire rack lets residual starches set fully before slicing. Chilling the bars for two hours firms the cream cheese ribbon for cleaner knife cuts. Stored in an airtight container at room temperature, these squares maintain moisture for up to three days.
