Orange Cheesecake Brownies
The best of both worlds by combining cheesecake and brownies into one delicious decadent chocolate dessert.
Servings: 32 people
Calories: 246kcal
Ingredients
Brownie Batter Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon orange extract
- orange zest from 1 orange
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 5 oz. 86% cacao chocolate rough chopped
Cheesecake Batter Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
- 2/3 cup marscapone cheese
- 1/3 cup Ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons orange extract
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a brownie pan, 9x13, with non stick spray.
- In a saucepan, melt butter.
- Add sugar and stir until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
- Remove from the heat and add the espresso powder, orange extract, cocoa powder, salt, orange zest, cayenne pepper and baking powder. Mix well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add flour and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped chocolate.
- To make the cheesecake batter, beat cream cheese, Ricotta and marscapone until smooth and creamy.
- Add sugar and flour. Mix well.
- Add orange extract, heavy cream and eggs. Mix well.
- Pour half of the chocolate batter into the brownie pan and smooth the top.
- Add cheesecake batter on top. Add remaining chocolate batter on top by the spoonful and swirl into the cheesecake batter.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan.
- Flip over onto a plate and cut into 32 pieces.
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
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