Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Cinnamon Cheesecake Swirled Blondies

6 TBS butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup Hershey's Brand Cinnamon Chips (optional, white chocolate chips or walnuts would be good as well)

Cinnamon Cheesecake Swirl
5 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon (more or less to taste)
2 TBS flour
1 tsp pure Vanilla
1 egg yolk

Directions:
In bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, flour and vanilla beat until smooth. Add egg yolk and beat just until combined. Set aside.Preheat oven to 350.Line an 8x8 pan with foil and lightly spray with PAM.In a large microwave safe mixing bowl melt the butter. Allow to cool for 5 mintues.Mix the brown sugar with the melted butter and beat until smooth. Beat in egg and then vanilla. Add salt, stir in flour baking powder and cinnamon.Mix in Cinnamon Chips and/or nuts or other chips (if using)Pour into prepared pan and use a greased spatula to evenly spread mixture in pan and level the top. Dollup cinnamon cream cheese mixture over blondie batter in pan.Run a knife through the blondie and cheesecake layers to create a pattern or swirls.Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until set in the middle. (I baked for 27 minutes)Cool on rack before cutting.

4 comments:

bakingblonde said...

I am so glad you enjoyed them! Yours look great! My friends and family LOVED them as well!

Amanda B. said...

oh wow!!!!!!!!

Amanda B. said...

I made these today for our Easter dinner dessert and they were EXCELLENT!!!!! It got rave reviews from everyone! Will definitely make again.

nicole said...

I'm glad you liked them. They were good. I got the recipe from a fellow recipe blogger bakingblonde. She has good recipes on your site.