Cinnamon Cheesecake Brownies
Cinnamon Cheesecake Brownies have a Gooey Brownie layer with a creamy Cinnamon Cheesecake layer. What a perfect dessert combination !
These Cinnamon Cheesecake Brownies are seriously one of the most delicious combinations ever.
The Brownie layer is gooey and very chocolatey ! And the Cheesecake layer has just a hint of Cinnamon to it, but enough to make your taste glands go .. aah,,,yum !
This sweet treat actually starts off the upside down way – almost like an upside down Brownie, if you know what I mean?
The Brownie layer is made first, baked just a few minutes to firm it up very slightly.
Then topped with the Cheesecake layer and baked again. The end result is this delicious, upside down dessert.
My favorite part is anywhere between the very top, which is a little crusty, and the creamy Cinnamon Cheesecake layer on the bottom.
Not to say the Brownie layer is not as delicious ! It certainly is,,, I am merely trying to describe the different textures and degree of gooey-ness mixed in with the creamy Cheesecake.
The two layers do however run a little through each other, but not much. You might think the baked end result is a total failure (as I did the first time), but it does sort of push up on the sides of the oven dish, with a sunken center.
The top is also not even (see the different photos) – all this is normal. Let it cool, chill, slice and you won’t even worry about how it looked when it first came out of the oven.
I can only offer my opinion as to why the Brownie rises to the top. And that is because it is not a heavy (as in a lots of Flour) Brownie mixture.
By running a knife a couple of times through the Cream Cheese and slightly through the Brownie batter, it opens up and the lighter batter rises through and up.
More Sweet Treat recipes you might like:
- Mascarpone Filled Mini Pancake Stacks
- Cheesecake Swirled Pumpkin Brownies
- Banoffee Squares
- Turtle Cookie Cups
- One Bite Pecan Tassies
Cinnamon Cheesecake Brownies
Cinnamon Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients
BROWNIE LAYER:
- 1 cup Sugar
- ⅓ cup Cocoa Powder
- ½ cup Flour
- ¼ t Salt
- ½ t Baking Powder
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 t Vanilla Essence
CHEESECAKE LAYER:
- 250 g Cream Cheese softened ( 8 oz )
- 2 TB Unsalted Butter softened
- 1 TB Cornflour Cornstarch
- ¾ t Ground Cinnamon divided
- 1 can 397g Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 t Vanilla Essence
- Icing Sugar to dust (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 170 deg C (325 deg F) – spray a 20 x 30cm ( 9 x 12 inch ) oven dish with cooking oil
- BROWNIE LAYER: Mix the Sugar, Cocoa, Flour, Salt and Baking Powder in a medium mixing bowl
- In a separate small mixing bowl beat together the Oil, Eggs and Vanilla – add to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined – pour batter into the prepared oven dish – bake 8 minutes
- CHEESECAKE LAYER: Meanwhile, beat together the Cream Cheese, Butter, Cornflour and 1/4 teaspoon of the Cinnamon, until fluffy
- Add the Condensed Milk, Egg and Vanilla to the Cream Cheese mixture – beat until smooth
- Remove the (still raw) Brownie batter from the oven – pour over the Cream Cheese mixture
- Run a knife gentle over the top, breaking slightly into the Brownie batter, a few times (not too much, or you will end up with a totally marbled look)
- Sprinkle the remaining Cinnamon over the Cream Cheese – bake 45 – 50 minutes until filling is set and the Brownie Layer is now on top of the Cheesecake Layer
- Cool completely in oven dish, then transfer to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to fully set
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These sound amazing! Thanks for sharing it with us!
You always have such decadent desserts! I love to pair cinnamon with chocolate. Thank you for sharing, Linda.
Cinnamon adds such a lovely flavour to chocolate! Love these wonderful Cinnamon Cheesecake Brownies, Linda! Thank you for sharing them with us at the Hearth and Soul hop. Pinned and will tweet!
Oh wow, could you get any more delicious ingredients in this? Cheesecake and brownie with a cinnamon twist? You certainly have my attention!!
Thanks for linking up to Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
Oh yummy! Pinned and tweeted. Lou Lou Girls
OMG – brownies and cheesecake! I can't wait to try this! Thanks so much for sharing on Turn It Up Tuesday – we love having you! 🙂
These look so good. Love the combination of cheesecake and brownies! Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
This looks so yummy!
Yummy! These looks incredible. Two of my favorite treats brought together to make one delicious goodie! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Mmmmm – I would love one (or a few) of these! I love all of these flavors!
Ooohh! I love cheescake and brownies!! Can't wait to try these! Thanks for linking up to Snickerdoodle Sunday!
Wha-aaat? Cheesecake + brownie, and cinnamon too? Well this just seems too good to be true! Tucking this little gem away for baking day!
Thanks so much for linking up with us at The Makers link party!
These looks so delicious! I can't wait to try the recipe!
These brownies look so yummy. I'm certainly gonna make some this week. Thanks for the recipe!
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These look great. I love ooey gooey brownies!
Oh man, I am so pinning this one for my Mom. I'm the cheesecake girl, but shes the cinnamon and chocoholic. So yummy!!
~April
(visiting from The Scoop)
Oh my, these look and sound amazing 🙂 thanks for linking up…
Wow! These look great! Pinning!
Have a great day,
Steffi
tulipandlily.blogspot.com
An upside down brownie with cinnamon! So delicious! I love these bars! Pinned
These look delicious, I'm sure that the cinnamon taste mixed with the chocolate brownies is to die for, will definitely have to try this one out. Popping in from Creative Mondays.
The brownie layer looks so incredible gooey and indulgent! There's no way this dessert isn't absolutely incredible. Pinning 🙂
These look amazing! And what a great idea! I am totally making this tonight!
This brownie looks fabulous! I really like the addition of cinnamon to your cream cheese layer.
Oh my goodness this looks amazing.
Oh my! This looks so decadent and yummy! My 2 favorite things!! I would love if you would share this at my blog party, Celebrate It! It’s all about celebrating our wonderful everyday life! http://thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/11/celebrate-it-blog-party-17.html
Cheesecake and brownie?! Be still my heart. These look so delicious Linda, and I'm loving the addition of the cinnamon in here too.