Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

I wanted to make brownies for our company last night, but I wanted to dress them up a little! They turned out really well and I thought I’d share the (crazy easy) recipe with you all as well.
Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

1 box brownie mix
ingredients needed for box recipe (mine called for 2 eggs & 1/2 cup oil)
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
chocolate chips (optional)

Grease a round cake pan and preheat the oven to the temperature instructed on the box. Mix up the brownies according to the package directions (if there is a “fudgy” or “cake” option, make “fudgy”). Pour 2/3 of the brownie batter into your greased pan.

Beat together cream cheese, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Pour on top of brownie batter in pan. Add remaining brownie batter and swirl with a knife until it looks pretty.

Bake until done (toothpick will come out clean). These take longer to bake than standard brownies. (Mine ended up being a little gooey in the middle because I didn’t leave them in long enough.) If desired, sprinkle a few chocolate chips on the top when you take them out of the oven and swirl the chips around when they get soft.

Allow to cool completely before cutting into slices. I promise: this is RICH and your slices should probably not be this big. BUT these are soooo good…
Serve with great coffee & enjoy!

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