Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies- Perfect Valentine's Day Dessert!

Looking for a decadent dessert to make for your huny on Valentine's Day?  Look no further!   This dessert is easy and delicious!  I found the recipe on pinterest (of course) from Sweet Peas Kitchen .

I left the page up on my computer because I was trying to decide what dessert to make and the hubs saw the photo and said MAKE THAT!

Here is my version, I tweaked the recipe just a tad bit from Sweet Peas Kitchen because I LOVE chocolate and wanted them a bit more chocolatey.



Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Brownie Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter (I used salted-that's all I had)
• 1/2 bag of dark chocolate morsels (about 5 oz)
• 1 cup Sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp red food coloring
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp salt

Cheesecake Ingredients:

• 8 oz Cream Cheese Softened
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar

Preheat Oven to 350.   Prepare an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper-greased.  

Brownie Prep:  Melt Butter & Dark Chocolate in Small Bowl in Microwave.  Stir until smooth and set aside.

In a Medium sized Bowl, whisk together Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla and Red Food Coloring.  Add Chocolate Mixture- stir until smooth.  Add Flour & Salt and stir until smooth.  Put Brownie Mixture in prepared 8 x 8 pan.

Cheesecake Prep:  Beat cream cheese, vanilla, egg and sugar until smooth.  Put spoonfuls of mixture over brownie batter.  Use a knife- swirl the cheesecake mixture into the brownie mixture.

Bake in oven 35-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.   Let cool and then lift parchment out and cut them into squares.

Make sure you keep them refrigerated!