I wanted to make something special for my kids for Valentine’s day. I searched Pinterest and found a few recipes for different kinds of brownies. I decided to revise and combine a few to make them a bit healthier if that is possible! I came up with a lighter version of cheesecake brownies. This recipe combines two of my favorite foods… cheesecake and brownies! So here goes. I hope you find them as delicious as I did.
Ingredients:
Brownies:
1 box of brownie mix (I used Duncan Hines, you could also make your own
applesauce instead of oil. I used 3/4 cup because that is what the box required.
Cheesecake:
2 8 oz packages cream cheese
1/2 cup Domino Light (Stevia and sugar blend)
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
2 large eggs
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Make brownies according to package substituting applesauce for oil. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking pan. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Add vanilla and beat until combined. Pour over brownie batter.
Bake 45- 50 minutes until center is set. Cool completely on wire rack and then refrigerate overnight and until ready to serve.
Makes 18-20 brownies.
Enjoy!
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These look delicious! What a fabulous recipe!
Oh My Goodness!! This is the last thing I needed to see today! I need to get back to the gym!! Thanks for sharing and thanks for linking up!
These look fantastic!
These look positively delicious! I can’t wait to try out the recipe for myself! 🙂
These look great. Love the thought of sweets without all the guilt. #ThrowbackThursdaylinkup
Looks great. Love using apple sauce in cakes and I bet it’s just as good in brownies.
Ooooo, these look so delicious!!
these look delicious! love the header!
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these look delicious
Those look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I haven’t been super impressed with apple sauce brownies in the past, but it seems like you would not even notice with the wonderful cheesecake on top!
You actually could not tell there was applesauce in them. They were pretty rich.
These look fabulous! Have you tried making them with fat free cream cheese? Just wondering if that makes a difference in taste or texture?
These look really great!!
These look SO good!
Yuuuum!! What a nice way to have a treat and cut back on calories!! I love it!’ Thanks for sharing at the Sunday recipe wrap up!!
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Delicious treat with less calories. Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.