Brownies with Cream Cheese Swirl

Cheesecake-like filling enhances these already drool-worthy brownies!

And there's another recipe to use up sourdough discard! (Are you tired of seeing these discard recipes yet?) 

Ingredients:

Brownie Batter:

5 oz dark chocolate baking squares

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tbsps water

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup sourdough discard

Cream Cheese Swirl:

8 oz (225g) cream cheese, at room temperature

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

For the brownie batter heat the chocolate squares in a saucepan with the butter and vegetable oil until almost melted, then remove from heat and set aside.

Beat the eggs, salt, sugar and brown sugar together, then add the water and vanilla. Mix the cocoa powder and flour together along with the discard and combine with the egg mixture. Now blend in the chocolate from the saucepan.

For the cream cheese swirl beat the cream cheese, then beat in the sugar, egg and vanilla.

Pour the brownie batter into a lined 9 X 9" baking pan and drop spoonfuls of cream cheese on top.

Swirl through with the edge of the spoon going across and then up and down. Fancy schmancy!

Bake at 375°F for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Cool before lifting parchment out of the pan and cutting into 16 squares.

Then take a test bite!