These easy cheesecake brownies are made using boxed brownie mix baked with a delicious cream cheese swirled topping.

Easy Cheesecake Brownies

These easy cheesecake brownies really are the best of two delicious worlds.

They combine all of the chocolaty goodness of a traditional brownie mixed with the rich creaminess of cheesecake. It really doesn't get much better than that!

I just love this easy dessert. I always get tons of compliments from friends and family whenever I make them.

The swirling design make them look super impressive, too. They're "fancy" enough to make for an important holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas but easy enough to serve as a sweet after dinner treat at home.

The truth is, this dessert couldn’t be easier to make and I sincerely mean that.

All you need is a box of brownie mix and a couple of other simple ingredients.

That’s perfect for me because I’m not a great baker and never was. I mention that often because its always been something that I struggle with.

Any dessert I make needs to be easy peasy and this one sure is!

I hope you give this easy dessert recipe a try. I know if you do that you’ll love them just as much as my family and I do.

Easy Cheesecake Brownie Variations

• Brownie Mix- Any brand of brownie mix would be ok to use here.
• Nuts- Add some chopped walnuts into the brownie mix to add a little crunch.

Other Easy Dessert Recipes

If you like super easy to make desserts that use boxed mixes just like this one, here are some others that I know you'll love, too.

• 3 ingredient blueberry cobbler
• Caramel apple dump cake
• Peach cobbler dump cake
• Pumpkin pie dump cake

Easy Cheesecake Brownies Ingredients

• Ghirardelli Boxed Brownie Mix and all of its ingredients to make it
• Cream Cheese, room temperature
• Sugar
• Egg, room temperature
• Sour Cream, room temperature
• Vanilla extract
• Pinch Of Salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°

First, Make the brownie batter as directed on the package and place all but ¼th of a cup in a greased 8x8" baking dish. (save that extra batter for later)

Now, In a medium sized bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth.

Then, add the cheesecake mixture to the top of the brownies.

Next, randomly dollop the remaining brownie batter on top of the cheesecake layer.

Now, using a knife or a toothpick, swirl the cheesecake and dolloped brownie batter together.

Then, place it into the center rack of the oven for 35 minutes.

Next, let the brownies cool completely then place them into the fridge to set for at least 4 hours.

Finally, cut into individual portions and enjoy!