brownie cheesecake hearts

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 15 small heart-shaped baking molds
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 (19.8 ounce) package chocolate chunk brownie mix
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 egg
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• butter the heart-shaped molds.
• beat brownie mix, vegetable oil, water, and 1 egg together in a bowl until smooth and well mixed.
• pour the batter into the prepared heart molds.
• beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. the mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. beat in 1 egg until smooth.
• spoon a dollop of the cream cheese mixture into each heart mold and mix slightly with a knife to make decorative swirls of cream cheese filling in the brownie batter.
• bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• while brownies are baking, place chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring after each time, until the chocolate is warm, smooth, and melted.
• stir heavy cream into the chocolate. mixture will be clumpy.
• remove hearts from oven, and immediately spread about 1 tablespoon of chocolate mixture over each heart.
• return the hearts to the oven and bake until the chocolate topping spreads out, about 5 minutes. cool before serving.