Last Updated on December 18, 2020 by
I knew that Friday was going to be a rough day at school for my daughter. A good friend of hers was moving out of state and Friday was her last day at school. My daughter doesn’t handle goodbyes very well so I thought I would have a fun activity planned for us to do that night to keep her mind off of her sadness. She loves to bake so I found a delicious brownie recipe on Taste of Home for us to make together (and EAT) to make her feel better. Well, unfortunately she was too upset to even want to bake with me that night but I did get her to at least have one with a glass of milk. These brownies are really rich and decadent and I highly recommend that you have a big glass of milk to go along with it!
Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Brownies
Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Brownies
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- FILLING:
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs, butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to egg mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Spread remaining batter into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and milk on low just until combined. Carefully spread over batter. Drop reserved batter by tablespoonfuls over filling. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
- Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack.
- yield 3 dozen brownies
Never thought of adding cream cheese. Those look good!
Peanut butter and cream cheese, that is a very unusual combination but definitely worth trying. The brownie looks amazing though. Thanks for the share.
Do these have to be refrigerated?
I didnt but in my house they are gone in two days 🙂
Is the batter supposed to be SO thick? I feel like I’m missing something. Is that normal?
Mine was pretty thick but you could try adding a bit more liquid if they come out too dry.