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Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Fudge Brownies with Salted Caramel

Blogger Angie McGowan of Eclectic Recipes shares a decadent brownie idea.

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 15 min
Servings 12

Ingredients

Brownie

1: box Betty Crocker® ultimate fudge Premium brownie mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box

Cheesecake

1: package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

2: eggs

1: vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped (discard bean)

Topping

1/2: cup caramel sauce

1: tablespoon coarse sea salt

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 9-inch square or 11x7-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
2 In large bowl, beat Brownie ingredients with whisk as directed on box until smooth. Pour batter into pan; spread evenly.
3 In small bowl, beat cream cheese, eggs and vanilla seeds with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Spoon over brownie batter in pan. Use knife to cut cheesecake mixture into brownie batter, creating slight swirl pattern.
4 Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until brownies pull away from sides of pan. Cool 10 minutes.
5 Spread caramel sauce over brownies. Sprinkle with sea salt. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
6 For bars, cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.

EXPERT TIPS

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This recipe can also be made with Betty Crocker® Original Supreme Premium brownie mix.

One-half teaspoon ground vanilla bean can be substituted for the vanilla bean seeds; you can also substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla.

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Posted 12/31/2012 4:01:33 AM REPORT ABUSE juzwiak77 said:

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I'm not sure about the other reviews that say they had to cut the cheesecake in a lot more than slightly to get it to swirl. The recipe specifically says to cut in the cheesecake to MAKE (create) a slight swirl. NOT to slightly cut it in. Two different things. (The swirl is suppose to be just a little swirl, not really swirled like a marble cake.) Yes the salt should be added to taste, not everyone is use to a lot of salt, especially a coarse salt. Otherwise enjoy!!!

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Posted 12/28/2012 11:29:45 PM REPORT ABUSE LadiiLuck said:

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I like the concept of this recipe, but the amount of salt called for is way too much. It was too salty & my family couldn't even eat them. I had to scrape off the caramel & salt completely and add more caramel without the salt. They liked it that way much better. If you want to try the recipe with all the ingredients, I highly suggest drastically reducing the amount of salt to 2 tsp or just to taste. To get the cheesecake to swirl I had to cut the knife through more than slightly. I would make this again, just without the salt.

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Posted 6/20/2012 2:07:11 PM REPORT ABUSE emivance said:

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The cheesecake didn't really "swirl" for me, so much as form a top layer, so I would recommend pouring half the brownie batter in, then half the cheesecake swirl, then repeat. Overall, this was way more trouble than it was worth, in my opinion. It tastes exactly the same as a box of ready-made cheesecake brownies would, with salted caramel topping. If I want to repeat this recipe, I'll just go that route next time.

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