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Cream Cheese Brownies with Toffee and Pecans
With a cream cheese filling, nuts, toffee, and plenty of chocolate, there's no shortage of flavors in these Cream Cheese Brownies with Toffee and Pecans!
Ingredients
For the cream cheese filling:
- 8 ounces (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons (15 g) all-purpose flour
For the brownies:
- 1 ¼ cups (150 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter
- 4 ounces (113 g) unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup (90 g) coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
- ½ cup (80 g) toffee bits
- ½ cup (85 g) semisweet chocolate chips
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Instructions
To make the filling:
- Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg and flour, and continue mixing until well-combined. Set aside.
To make the brownies:
- Place the butter and chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at half power in 30-second increments until butter has melted and chocolate melts when stirred. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour a 9"x 13"x 2" baking pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Add the sugar to the butter/chocolate mixture. Stir until blended. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat well, either by hand or with an electric mixer. Add the flour mixture in 3 or 4 portions, mixing until blended.
- Stir in half of the pecans, half of the toffee, and half of the chocolate chips. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the brownie mixture.
- Spread the remaining brownie mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Drop the cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over the top of the batter. Drop the reserved brownie mixture by teaspoonfuls between the dollops of cream cheese mixture. Use a thin knife to swirl together the cream cheese mixture and brownie mixture.
- Sprinkle the remaining pecans, toffee, and chocolate chips over the batters. Gently press the toppings into the batter.
- Bake 45-55 minutes, or until a pick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached. Do not overbake.
- Cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars.
Notes
- Recipe adapted from At Home with Magnolia.
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