Description
Delicious fusion of fudgy brownies and creamy cheesecake, enhanced with pistachio flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 160g unsalted butter
- 170g dark chocolate (50%–60% cocoa)
- 160g plain flour
- 40g cocoa powder
- 3 medium eggs
- 200g caster sugar
- 60g soft light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 60g dark chocolate (for topping, chopped)
- 230g full-fat cream cheese
- 80g caster sugar
- 1 small/medium egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 heaped tbsp plain flour
- 10 tbsp pistachio spread
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a square baking pan (about 9×9 inches).
- Melt butter and chocolate together in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Let it cool slightly.
- Add sugars into the melted chocolate, stir to combine. Mix in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, and salt into the mixture, fold until just combined.
- Beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Add egg, vanilla extract, and flour, mix until creamy.
- Pour half of the brownie batter into the pan, dollop pistachio spread, swirl it in. Spread cheesecake mix, top with remaining brownie batter and swirl in the rest of the pistachio spread.
- Sprinkle chopped dark chocolate on top. Bake for 35–40 minutes.
- Cool completely before lifting from the pan and slicing into squares.
Notes
Ensure butter is at room temperature for easier blending. For different flavors, try using almond or hazelnut spread instead of pistachio.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg