Hot Fudge Cheesecake Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1 ¼ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • ¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 2 cups Granulated Sugar
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 ½ cups Mini Chcolate Chips

Cheesecake

  • 8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
  • 16 ounces Hot Fudge Topping

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F; line a 9×13 inch pan with foil; spray with nonstick cooking spray
  2. Brownies: place the butter and 1 ¼ cup chocolate chips in a large microwave safe bowl; heat on high for 30 second increment, stir between each set until melted and smooth
  3. Stir in cocoa powder until completely incorporated; add both sugars, vanilla, and salt, stir to combine; stir in eggs, one at a time until completely mixed through; gently stir in flour until incorporated and no flour is visible
  4. Spread ⅔ of the brownie batter in the prepared pan; set the rest aside
  5. Cheesecake: beat together the cream cheese and hot fudge until smooth; spread over the bottom brownie layer; avoid mixing the layers together
  6. Layer the rest of the brownie batter on top of the cheesecake layer; avoid mixing the layers together; sprinkle with mini chocolate chips
  7. Bake for 30-38 minutes until the brownies are set with just a little wiggle in the middle; cool completely then chill at least 2 hours before cutting