Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Brownie

Desserts, Sweets

Ingredients

Brownie:

5 tbsp melted butter

40 g (1/2 bar) Extra Dark Chocolate Bar, melted

3 eggs, room temperature

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup almond flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4 cup erythritol or monkfruit sweetener


Peanut Butter Cheesecake:

5 oz cream cheese, softened

3 tbsp unsweetened creamy peanut butter

1 egg, room temperature

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp liquid stevia

Topping:

40 g (1/2 bar) Extra Dark Chocolate Bar chunks

Directions

Preparing the brownie batter:

Preheat the oven to 350F / 175C. Prepare an 8×8 square baking pan with parchment paper.

1. In a large bowl, whisk wet ingredients (melted butter, melted Lily's Extra Dark Chocolate Bar, 3 eggs, vanilla extract) until well combined.
2. Add dry ingredients (almond flour, baking powder, unsweetened cocoa powder, and erythritol/ monkfruit sweetener) and whisk until fully incorporated.

Preparing the peanut butter cheesecake:
3 .For preparing the peanut butter cheesecake, mix the softened cream cheese, unsweetened creamy peanut butter, egg, vanilla extract, and liquid stevia in a small bowl until properly incorporated into a smooth mixture.
4. Prepare an 8×8 square baking pan with parchment paper. Scoop the brownie batter into the prepared baking pan leaving random open areas. Scoop peanut butter cheesecake batter into open areas.
5. With a butter knife, insert and drag in a zigzag motion left to right and top to bottom until a swirl forms. Top it with Lily’s Extra Dark Chocolate Bar chunks and place in the preheated oven at 350F / 175C for 35 minutes or until the center is set.
6. Let it cool for 30 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!














Top it with Lily's Extra Dark Chocolate Bar chunks and place in the oven for 35 minutes or until the center is set. Let it cool for 30 minutes before cutting. Enjoy!

Nutrition

An ounce (28 grams) of regular cream cheese contains 2 grams of carbs, 10 grams of fat, and 99 calories. Cream cheese is rich in fat and has a low carbohydrate and protein content.