Decadent Mocha Cheesecake Brownies

This prize-winning recipe combines a dark, moist mocha brownie with a thick and creamy cheesecake layer to create a decadent and beautiful dessert.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 264 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅔ cup butter
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped almonds
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• cooking spray

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a square 9-inch baking pan with foil. Grease foil with cooking spray.

Step 2

Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl until smooth and light. Add egg; beat until smooth. Set cheesecake layer aside.

Step 3

Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cocoa powder and coffee granules.

Step 4

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together onto a large piece of waxed paper. Add all at once to the chocolate mixture; stir until blended. Add vanilla extract. Set 1/3 cup of batter aside in a small bowl; stir in milk. Fold chocolate chips and almonds into the remaining batter.

Step 5

Pour larger portion of batter into the prepared pan. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture on top. Drop teaspoonfuls of reserved batter over the cream cheese layer. Run a clean knife through the batter and cheesecake to create swirls.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is set and a toothpick inserted halfway to the center of the pan comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.