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Cream Cheese Brownies (Gluten Free, Naturally Sweetened)

Delicious, fudgy brownies that scratch the sweet tooth itch every time. These brownies lean towards being fudgey, not cake-y. The cream cheese topping really puts these over the top.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 375kcal

Equipment

  • 1 8-9 inch baking pan

Ingredients

Brownie Batter

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup honey
  • ⅔ cup light-flavored oil
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. baking powder

Optional Ingredients

  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Swirl

  • 8 oz. softened cream cheese
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 325°F (163°C). Oil an 8-inch baking pan.
    A baking pan sprayed with oil.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients.
    Wet ingredient for Cream Cheese Brownies whisked together in a metal mixing bowl.
  • Add in all the dry ingredients and mix well. If using chocolate chips, you can fold those in once the batter is evenly mixed. Pour the batter into your oiled baking pan and set aside.
    Dry ingredients for cream cheese brownies added to wet ingredients in a metal mixing bowl.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, beat all the cream cheese ingredients together and whisk until smooth.
    Egg, honey, and vanilla extract added to cream cheese in a metal mixing bowl.
  • Dollop the cream cheese mixture over the batter.
    The cream cheese added over the top of the brownie batter in dollops.
  • Use a butter knife and gently move it in a cross-grid motion. Bake 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs, not wet batter from the center.
    Swirled cream cheese in brownie batter in a baking pan.
  • Cool in the pan 1 hour, then chill 45 to 60 minutes. Cut into 16 squares and serve.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 1square | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 218mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 274IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg