Description
Rich, fudgy Heart Shaped Brownies with a creamy cheesecake layer and tangy raspberry swirl the perfect Valentine dessert.
Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
⅓ cup cocoa powder
½ cup flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
Cheesecake Layer:
8 oz cream cheese
¼ cup sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
Raspberry Swirl:
½ cup raspberries
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8-inch pan with parchment.
2. Simmer raspberries with sugar and lemon juice until thick; cool.
3. Whisk butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add cocoa, flour, salt, baking powder.
4. Pour ¾ batter into pan.
5. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla. Spread over brownie layer.
6. Add spoonfuls of raspberry swirl and remaining brownie batter. Swirl gently.
7. Bake 35–38 minutes. Cool, refrigerate 1 hour, cut into hearts.
Notes
Chill before cutting for clean heart shapes.
Store in refrigerator up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20
- Sodium: 140
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 65
