CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES FROM SCRATCH

Cream Cheese Brownies from Scratch image

Enjoy these delicious cheese filled chocolate brownies - perfect dessert to impress your guests.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
1 cup butter or margarine
4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour*
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.
In medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; set aside.
In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
In large bowl, beat chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour and salt on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread 1 3/4 cups of the batter in pan. Spread filling over batter. Drop remaining batter in mounds randomly over filling; carefully spread to cover cream cheese layer.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack, about 2 hours. For brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Brownie, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g