Gluten-Free Cheesecake Brownies

Name: Gluten-Free Cheesecake Brownies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons butter or dairy free butter; ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips; 2 large eggs; ¾ cup cane sugar; ¼ cup brown sugar (packed); 1 teaspoon vanilla; ½ cup gluten free all purpose flour with xanthan gum (we used GFJules (affiliate link)); ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (100% cacao); 1 8 oz bar cream cheese or dairy free cream cheese (room temperature); ¼ cup sugar; 1 large egg; 3 tablespoons milk or dairy-free milk (we've used 1%, 2% and whole milk); ¾ teaspoon vanilla

The most amazing chewy, fudgy chocolate brownie topped with a luscious creamy cheesecake and finished with some chocolate swirl. Each bite of this gluten-free dessert is perfectly balanced, decadent tasting and so delicious! A total crowd-pleaser, these cheesecake brownies are impressive looking but super easy to make!

An impressive looking but easy gluten-free dessert everyone will love!

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These Gluten-Free Cheesecake Brownies are a real treat!

Each bite is a perfectly balanced taste of fudgy chocolate brownie + luscious creamy cheesecake and the result is decadent-tasting and out of this world!

With a chocolate swirl topping the brownies are super pretty and festive making them perfect for any occasion, but…. they are super EASY to make!

Making them requires 3 simple steps and then they bake to perfection!

Make the brownie layer and spread it into the pan reserving some for the chocolate swirl
Whip together the cheesecake layer
Then add the chocolate swirl and bake!

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So let’s make them!

Before we get to the ingredients and each step, I want to point out that there is a cooking video on this page so you can see how easy it is to make these Gluten-Free Cheesecake Brownies!

And as with all our recipes, there is a printable recipe with exact measurements and directions at the bottom of the page.

First you’ll make the brownie layer, reserving some for the chocolate swirl.

For the brownie layer you’ll need 10 ingredients you probably already have in your pantry:

butter or dairy free butter

semi-sweet chocolate chips

eggs

cane sugar

brown sugar

vanilla extract

gluten-free all purpose flour with xanthan gum (we use GFJules, affiliate link)

baking powder

salt

cocoa powder (100% cacao)

There is not a lot of flour in these because the brownies are chewy and fudgy versus cakey, but there is a little and you may have noticed that we are affiliate for GFJules. To learn more about why we love GFJules flour and why we have used it for 10 years, click here.

Bonus: at the bottom of that post is a one-time use affiliate Discount Code.

And importantly, purchasing through an affiliate link does not change your cost at all. It generates a small percentage of the sale for me, and purchasing through an affiliate link helps me fund this website and all the recipes I share, so thank you!

Back to the Gluten-Free Cheesecake Brownies…

The brownie layer comes together quickly and in 5 simple steps:

First, slowly melt the butter and chocolate on low heat. Let me melt naturally and don’t rush the process so that the result is a silky smooth rich looking chocolate mixture.

Meanwhile,

beat the egg until like and fluffy.
add in both sugars and mix until well combined.
then add in the eggs, melted chocolate mix and vanilla
lastly, mix in the the dry ingredients.

That’s it!

Reserve 1/2 cup of the brownie mix to be used for the chocolate swirl and spread the remaining batter into a baking pan and set aside.

Now let’s make the Cheesecake layer…

For the Cheesecake Layer, you’ll need just 5 ingredients

cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese

cane sugar

egg

milk or dairy-free milk (we’ve used 1%, 2% and whole milk)

vanilla extract

The cheesecake layer comes together in 2 simple steps:

Mix the cream cheese and sugar.
Add in the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth and creamy.

Then pour the cheesecake right onto the uncooked brownie batter in the pan.

All that’s left is to make the swirl!

The chocolate swirl is simply the reserved brownie batter mixed with water to thin it out.

Then you use a spoon to drop some batter in dollops or swirls (it doesn’t matter) and use toothpicks to gently swirling the chocolate into the top of the cheesecake. The toothpick should just barely grab the cheesecake filling.

There is no right or wrong here, and it looks different every time, so have fun with it!

Then bake!

After baking the key is to really let the brownies cool and chill in the refrigerator before cutting into squares.

They will cut beautifully and you will have perfect layers!

Not only will they look impressive and gorgeous, but they will taste amazing!

A perfect bite of fudgy chocolate brownie + luscious tangy cheesecake, it’s melt in your mouth yummy!

Super decadent tasting and a real treat!

Hope you love them as much as we do!

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