Description
Luxurious pistachio cheesecake brownies merge rich chocolate with nutty pistachio perfection. Silky layers create a dessert that delights senses and promises pure indulgence you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup pistachio butter or pistachio paste
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ drops green food coloring (optional, for color)
- ¼ cup chopped pistachios (for topping)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper for seamless extraction.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Whisk melted butter with granulated and brown sugars until glossy, then integrate eggs and vanilla extract, creating a smooth, unified mixture.
- Prepare Dry Components: Sift flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder together, ensuring a lump-free, silky texture.
- Create Brownie Base: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, maintaining the batter’s lightness and avoiding overmixing.
- Initial Layer Placement: Spread brownie batter evenly across the prepared baking dish, establishing a uniform foundation.
- Craft Pistachio Cheesecake Topping: Blend cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and ground pistachios until achieving a creamy, nutty consistency.
- Decorative Swirling: Artfully distribute pistachio cheesecake mixture across the brownie base, creating intricate marbled patterns.
- Baking Process: Bake for 25-30 minutes, monitoring until a toothpick inserted near the center reveals minimal, moist crumbs.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan, then extract using parchment paper and slice into elegant squares, showcasing the delectable pistachio-chocolate swirls.
Notes
- Manage Moisture Levels: Avoid overmixing batter to prevent dense, tough brownies; mix just until ingredients combine for a light, fudgy texture.
- Control Swirling Technique: Use a knife or toothpick to create delicate marbled patterns without fully blending cheesecake and brownie layers, ensuring distinct flavor zones.
- Optimize Nut Integration: Finely grind pistachios to distribute flavor evenly and prevent large chunks that might disrupt the smooth cheesecake consistency.
- Temperature Precision: Use room temperature cream cheese and eggs for smoother cheesecake mixture and more consistent baking results; cold ingredients can cause uneven texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg