February 10, 2022

National Cream Cheese Brownie Day

Nothing screams yum when you're looking for an easy and delicious start to your day than a brownie.

Brownie or Chocolate Brownie has been around since the end of the 19th century when the legendary Bertha Palmer from Chicago, Illinois asked a pastry chef to come up with a cake-like confection smaller than a piece of cake. This led to the culinary creation of the Palmer House Brownie that contain walnuts and apricot glaze. 

Since it's inception, the Brownie now comes in a variety of forms, texture and ingredients like nuts, marshmallows, fruits and frosting. However, one variety of Brownie that became very popular was when cream cheese was added to the mixture combining both the sweet taste of chocolate and gooeyness of white cheese. This resulted in a perfect fusion that pleased those who preferred to eat their chocolate dessert with dairy.

Here are the basic ingredients used to making Cream Cheese Brownies. 

• Flour
• Sugar
• Cocoa Powder
• Salt
• Baking Powder
• Vegetable Oil
• Eggs
• Vanilla Extract
• Cream Cheese

For the DIY, here are websites I have found that I think you're going to want to check out if you're interested in making Cream Cheese Brownies.

Betty Crocker Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies (bettycrocker.com)

Cream Cheese Brownies (celebratingsweets.com)

Cream Cheese Brownies (bakedbyanintrovert.com)

Then again, if you're short on time and prefer a quick and super-easy way to make brownies check out the many varieties of Brownie Mix from our shop.