Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Brownies - from Cara's Cravings

By Foodiewife

Ingredients

• Brownie Batter
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder - I used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• Cheesecake Batter
• 6 oz cream cheese, softened - I used 8oz
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar - I used 1/2 cup
• 2 tbsp flour - I used 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree - I used 2/3 cup
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract - I used 1/3 tsp
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon - I used 2/3 tsp
• 1/4 tsp each ground ginger and ground cloves - I used 1/3 tsp

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8" square metal baking pan.

Beat together melted butter, sugar, and vanilla, then beat in eggs one at a time. Combine dry ingredients and then gradually stir into butter mixture with a wooden spoon. In separate bowl, beat together cheesecake batter ingredients.

Spread about 2/3 of chocolate batter into prepared pan, and spoon cheesecake batter over. Dollop remaining brownie batter over cheesecake batter. Swirl the batters together by running a butter knife back and forth through the pan.

Bake for 40 minutes, or until center is set. Cool completely on wire rack and chill before cutting and serving.