Christmas tree cheesecake brownies recipe
Put a smile on everyone's faces with these delicious Christmas tree cheesecake brownie bakes. Everyone can get involved and help decorate using dark chocolate and festive rainbow sprinkles, too.
See method- Makes 20
- 30 mins to prepare and 65 mins to cook, plus chilling.
- 391 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the brownie
- 200g unsalted butter, cubed
- 200g dark chocolate (54% cocoa solids), broken into pieces
- 3 large eggs
- 250g caster sugar
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- 125g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
For the topping
- 400g cream cheese, at room temperature
- 300g caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 orange, zested
- 6 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 80g dark chocolate, melted
- 2 tbsp rainbow sprinkles
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1635kJ 391.0kcal
- Fat
- 23g
- Saturates
- 14g
- Salt
- 0.4g
- Sugars
- 37g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 43.6gProtein 3.4gFibre 0.9g
Method
- Heat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Line a rectangular baking tin (33 x 23cm) with baking paper. Melt the butter and chocolate in a heavy based saucepan over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth and glossy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 5 mins.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar and vanilla with an electric whisk until well combined. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and salt.
- Pour the cooled chocolate mixture into the egg mix and whisk until combined. Fold in the flour until just combined, then pour into the prepared tin. Set aside.
- Clean the electric whisk, then use to beat the cream cheese, sugar, salt and orange zest until light and fluffy (about 5 mins). Add the eggs, 2 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
- Gently pour the cheesecake mixture over the brownie layer, then transfer to the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 1 hr or until lightly golden. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack, then chill for 4 hours (or overnight if you have time.)
- Using a large, sharp knife, cut the cheesecake brownies in half along the length of the tray. Cut each long rectangle into 10 alternating triangles to make 20 triangles in total.
- Spoon the melted chocolate into a small piping bag or sandwich bag and cut a small hole at the end. Starting at the top of the triangle, drizzle in a zigzag pattern, overlapping the edges slightly to look like a Christmas light string. Scatter each brownie with sprinkles before the chocolate sets to look like lights/baubles. Store the brownies in the fridge in a single layer, in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
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Freezing and defrosting guide lines
Freeze in a single layer in an airtight container. Can be frozen for up to one month. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
