THE EASIEST CREAM CHEESE SWIRL BROWNIES
Boxed brownie mix + a 3 ingredient cream cheese topping. It doesn't get any easier than this!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 box brownie mix
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare the brownies as directed by the box.
- Reserve about a cup of the brownie mix before pouring the rest into a greased 9×9 dish.
- In a separate bowl, blend together the cream cheese, egg and sugar mixture.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture across the surface of the brownie mix.
- Pour the reserved brownie mix over the cream cheese. It doesn’t have to be neat- you’re going to do the swirls after this.
- Using a toothpick or knife, gently swirl the cream cheese mix around into the mix.
- Bake for the amount of time directed on the box + 25 minutes*
RECIPE NOTES
I don’t like the cream cheese topping to be TOO sweet, so I used 1/4 cup of sugar. If you’re unsure, mix together the cream cheese and sugar FIRST, then taste it. Add more sugar if you’d like. Then mix in the egg.
It made 9 brownies because I used a 9×9 dish for majorly thick brownies. You can just as easily do it in a 13×9 dish, just use two brownie mixes and double the cream cheese mixture.
The cream cheese topping added about 25-30 minutes to the box recommended cook time because the brownies were so thick. I would cook it for a little over what the box says, and check it. If you’re worried about the top getting too cooked, simply tent some foil over the top.
Recipe Source:asimplifiedlifeblog.com