Marbled Brownies
These Marbled Brownies use a convenient boxed mix and an easy to prepare cheesecake batter to create a cheery holiday dessert.
Red and green are beginning to show up everywhere, aren’t they? From the store shelves, to holiday decorations, to table settings, and even in desserts those lively colors are proclaiming the arrival of the holiday season!
If you’re looking for a beautiful (and delicious!) recipe for a holiday party or just a tasty ending for tonight’s dinner, I have a fantastic recipe for you.
For these Marbled Brownies, you’ll use a convenient boxed brownie mix, swirled with an easy to make cheesecake batter, and topped with M&Ms® Brand Chocolate Candies.
This recipe comes from the Bright Ideas web site where you’ll find lots of holiday recipe and crafting help. I saw a recipe for Deck the Halls Biscotti over there that’s next on my to-do list.
How to Make Marbled Brownies
To start, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment and set it aside for now.
In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar. Add the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Set the mixture aside.
Prepare the brownie mix according to the package directions. Spoon 2/3 of the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan.
Next, spoon or pour the reserved cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter.
Finally, pour the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese mixture. Swirl the tip of a knife through the batter to make a marbled effect.
Press M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies into the batter. Bake for 45-50 minutes until slightly moist in the center. Cool completely before cutting into 1½-inch squares.
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Marbled Brownies
Ingredients
- 8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 18.3 ounces packaged brownie mix choose directions for the cake-style brownies
- 1 cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar. Add the egg, milk and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Prepare the brownie mix according to the package directions.
- Spoon 2/3 of the brownie batter into a parchment-lined 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
- Spoon the reserved cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter.
- Now scrape the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese mixture.
- Swirl the tip of a knife through the batter to make a marbled effect.
- Press M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies into the batter.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes in a preheated, 350 degree oven until slightly moist in the center. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
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— This post originally sponsored by M&M.
I’m Lana Stuart, an award-winning cookbook author, food blogger, and lifelong cook raised deep in Southwest Georgia. I started Lana’s Cooking in 2009 to share the tried-and-true recipes I grew up with. Around here, the food is full of flavor, the traditions run deep, and there’s always room at the table.
That’s the best combination of the day!! Any opportunity for M&M’s is a happy occasion around my house.
Miss P
M&Ms make everybody happy, don’t they?
Brownies + cream cheese + M&M’s = YUM! What a fun treat!!
Absolutely, Brenda! And such an easy recipe, too.
I love baking with M&M’S too. These brownies look too good!
Those pretty M&Ms just scream holiday, don’t they!?