Almond Cheesecake Brownies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 13" by 9" baking pan. In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.
• In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, add cocoa powder. Remove from heat. Beat in 1 1/2 cups of sugar with a wooden spoon. Add 4 eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla, Beat until well blended. Stir in flour mixture until just combine.
• In a medium bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1 egg, almond extract and remaining 1/2 vanilla extract, until just blended.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups of brownie mixture in to your prepared baking pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture in 6 large dollops on top of brownie mixture. Spoon the remaining brownie mixture on to and around the cream cheese.
• With the tip of a knife cut and twist through the mixture to create a marbled effect.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out almost clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• When cool, cut lengthwise into 4 strips and then cut crosswise into 6 strips. Make 24 brownies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9x13in pan.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a large saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until smooth. With a wooden spoon, beat in 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Add 4 eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla, beat until well blended. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
• In a small bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese until smooth, gradually beat in remaining sugar. Beat in remaining egg, almond extract and vanilla until just blended.
• Spread 1/2 of the chocolate batter in prepared pan. Spoon creamcheese mixture in large dollops on top of chocolate. Spread remaining chocolate batter over cream cheese mixture. "Marble" with a butter knife by swirling the knife in broad strokes.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean, about 35-40 minutes.
• Cool completely before cutting.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, almonds and sugar; stir in the butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in extracts. Pour into crust. Place on a baking sheet., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from the oven; let stand for 5 minutes (leave oven on). Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spoon around edge of cheesecake; carefully spread over filling. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight., Just before serving, sprinkle with almonds and remove sides of pan. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar until light. Beat in one egg until creamy. Set aside.
• Cream butter with remaining sugar. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time, until fluffy. Beat in cocoa and coffee.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt on waxed paper. Add, all at once, to chocolate mixture. Stir until well blended. Add vanilla, set 1/3 cup of batter aside.
• Fold chips and almonds into remaining batter; pour into a greased 9-inch square baking pan. Spoon cheese mixture over batter. Stir milk into reserved batter.
• Making four rows, spoon 12 teaspoons of reserved batter on top of cheesecake mixture; run knife through each row to create heart-like shapes.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.