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Savor holiday fun with seasonal sweets
Festive fun and baking holiday treats go hand-in-hand, and these Christmas Tree Cheesecake Brownies provide a perfect way to enjoy a holiday tradition in the kitchen with loved ones.
Decorate your own version using green and white frosting,
sprinkles of your choice and candy canes for “stumps” in the tree- shaped sweets. Visit milkmeansmore.org to find more holiday inspiration.
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Christmas Tree
Cheesecake Brownies
Recipe courtesy of Jenn Fillenworth of “Jenny with the Good Eats” on behalf of Milk Means More
Cheesecake Batter:
8 ounces low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
1⁄3 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
Brownie Batter:
Nonstick cooking spray 1 cup all-purpose flour 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
1⁄2 tsp. salt
1 cup granulated sugar 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
1⁄4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Decorations:
Green frosting
White frosting Assorted sprinkles Star-shaped sprinkles Candy canes
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Coat 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
To make cheesecake batter: Place cream cheese in bowl of stand mixer. Beat at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour and beat mixture until blended.
To make brownie batter: In medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder and salt until combined. In separate bowl, whisk sugar, oil, milk, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add wet ingredients to dry
ingredients and mix until blended.
Pour brownie batter evenly into
prepared pan.
Carefully pour cheesecake batter over
top, spreading evenly. Carefully swirl layers together using knife tip.
Bake 30 minutes until brownies are set.
Cool brownies completely in pan on wire rack before cutting into triangle pieces. Decorate trees by piping green and white frosting. Top with assorted sprinkles and star-shaped sprinkles. Place 3-inch candy cane pieces in bottoms of brownies for
stumps.
This is a perfectly dreamy dessert
Some desserts deliver sweet taste that satisfies taste buds while others provide a rich flavor that lingers long after you’ve finished that last delicious bite. When you’re pondering which type of dessert you’d like to make at home, it may be difficult to decide which direction to take.
Find more dessert recipes at Culinary.net
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Pie
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1⁄2 cup milk
1 container (8 oz.) whipped topping 1 graham cracker crust
Chocolate chips
Chocolate syrup
Caramel syrup
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In bowl of stand mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and peanut butter; mix until blended. Add milk; mix until blended. Fold in whipped topping.
Pour into crust. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and caramel syrup. Freeze until set.
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