I love rich, gooey, decadent brownies, but I don’t always have the time, energy, or desire to whip them up entirely from scratch. Which is why I love this recipe. It uses a box brownie mix, but punches it up by adding in a peanut butter cheesecake swirl! Yum! And so easy.

If you haven’t noticed I have been on a bit of a peanut butter kick lately, making Monster Cookies, Peanut Butter Banana Oat Muffins, and more. But this takes the cake…or..eerhhm…brownie, when it comes to peanut butter goodness. Yummy. It made a ton, which is just what I wanted. Enough to enjoy now, and freeze for later. But if you don’t want as many as 48, please feel free to cut the recipe down, it works just as well cut in half.

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

These easy brownies use a box brownie mix but punch it up by adding a yummy peanut butter cheesecake swirl!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brownies, cheesecake, Peanut Butter

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 55

Total Time: 1 10

Servings:

Ingredients

3 boxes of brownie mix of choice or homemade brownie recipe

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Swirl

1 cup creamy peanut butter
8 ounces whipped cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup ricotta

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325
Mix brownies together, I used Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie Mix
Line a full-sheet pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray
Pour brownie mixture into full-sheet pan
Mix all cheesecake swirl ingredients together, blending with hand blender until incorporated.
Spoon lumps of peanut butter cheesecake mixture over brownie into pan
Use a fork, toothpick, or skewer to swirl the cheesecake and brownie mixture together to get a marbled look.
Bake 45-55 minutes
Do not overbake, they will appear underdone, but will cool to doneness

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The key to really good brownies in my opinion is exercising enough patience to let them cool all the way. You don’t want to over bake them, or they will be hard, but if you don’t wait long enough, they will be too gooey to enjoy (or at least enjoy without making a mess).

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