Description
Rich and gooey bars featuring fudgy brownie, tangy cheesecake, and creamy peanut butter, perfect for chocolate and peanut butter lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box brownie mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Combine the brownie mix, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, and 1 large egg in a medium bowl until smooth.
- Pour half of the brownie batter into the prepared dish.
- Beat together the softened cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla extract until creamy.
- Scrape the cheesecake mixture over the brownie layer and spread evenly.
- Drop spoonfuls of the remaining brownie batter over the cheesecake layer and swirl gently with a knife.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until set and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack and chill for cleaner slices before cutting into 12 bars.
Notes
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or chill for cleaner slices for parties and bake sales.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg