Swirled Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Swirled Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies are a rich, cheesecake brownie recipe that is perfect for the holidays and ALL year long!

You get THREE delicious desserts in one in these beautiful brownies! These brownies are the marriage of red velvet, brownies and cheesecake! Plus their vibrant colors make for a stunning treat!

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Though red velvet desserts are ubiquitous these days, because of their festive red color, they’re perfect for the holidays. For Christmas a few years back, I whipped up some red velvet fudge that wowed the family. This year I moved on to red velvet brownies!

I was hoping these amped up, swirled red velvet cheesecake brownies would get the same reaction from my friends and family. Katie, my biggest red velvet fan (and my harshest critic!), sang her praises for these red velvet brownies.

As a non-professional “swirler,” I often cross my fingers and toes when running a knife through the batter! But, thankfully, the results were stunning. I use a knife tip to swirl, but if you like even more swirls, use a toothpick or wooden skewer.

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Thanks again to my lovely friend, Danielle, for another magnificent recipe! She is my go-to blogger for decadent treats. I promise you will love whatever you try from her blog!!! We share a recipe from each other’s sites every second Monday of the month.

Check out Danielle’s take on this recipe as well as her social media sites! Plus make sure to stop by her blog to see which of my recipes she made this month, too.

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More Red Velvet Recipes You’ll Love:

• Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake from CopyKat Recipes
• Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Icing
• Gooey Red Velvet Brownie Cake from Beyond Frosting
• Red Velvet Checkerboard Cake
• Red Velvet Crepes from TidyMom

Used to Make This Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies Recipe:

• 8×8-inch Baking Pan
• Non-stick Foil
• Small Offset Spatula
• Kuhn Rikon 10-Inch French Wire Whisk

Yield: 16

Swirled Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

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Red Velvet Brownies with a scrumptious swirled cheesecake topping!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

Brownies:

• 1 stick (4 ounces) salted butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup flour

Cheesecake Layer:

• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

 Preheat oven to 350 º. Line an 8x8-inch pan with nonstick foil and set aside.

To make brownies, add  the melted butter to a large bowl and mix in the sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, and food coloring. Whisk in the eggs.

Fold in the flour until combined. Spread in the pan and reserve 1/4 cup of the batter for the swirl.

To make the cream cheese layer, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a medium bowl.

Gently spread the cream cheese layer on top of the brownie batter in the pan. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer.

Using a the tip of a table knife, drag the tip through the cream cheese mixture to create a swirl pattern.

Bake the brownies for 30 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely. Chill and then cut into bars.

Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 197 Total Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 61mg Sodium: 109mg Carbohydrates: 22g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 16g Protein: 3g