Cream Cheese Brownies are the perfect mix of rich chocolate and creamy frosting! These caramel brownies with cream cheese frosting are so delicious and so easy to make too. You’re going to love this cream cheese brownie recipe!
Cream Cheese Brownies
Caramel Cream Cheese Brownies are such a great dessert to make for any occasion. Rich chocolate brownies with cream cheese frosting is the perfect blend!
Brownies are one of my favorite desserts to bake, mostly because I love eating them afterwards. Who can resist a beautiful little square of chocolate? I know I can’t!
These Caramel Cream Cheese Brownies are such an easy brownie recipe, and they’re great for any occasion. They are the perfect chocolate brownies with cream cheese frosting! I mixed some caramel into the frosting to make these tasty caramel brownies, and it was such a great addition to the recipe.
I’m baking these caramel cream cheese swirl brownies for Valentine’s Day because I think they’re the perfect way to say “I love you” to all the special people in your life. Chocolate does equal love after all! So bake these caramel brownies up for your favorite people and enjoy!
Make these easy Caramel Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies for Valentine’s Day, or any special day. They’re rich, chocolatey, and just so delicious!
Caramel Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Brownies are one of my favorite foods on the planet. Cream cheese brownies take them up a notch. CARAMEL Brownies with cream cheese frosting take them up a BIG notch. You just cannot go wrong with a brownie, whether it’s a thick, fudgy brownie or a thin, cake-like brownie.
The recipe for the brownies alone is so rich, so good. They taste just as good without the frosting! But I mean, the caramel cream cheese frosting is really the whole point, so might as well add that in. I just used a caramel ice cream topping to mix into the cream cheese frosting, and it worked beautifully!
How to Make Caramel Cream Cheese Brownies
I don’t bake unless it’s easy, so trust that these cream cheese brownies are super easy to make! It’s a simple recipe for the perfect chocolate brownies with cream cheese frosting, and just a bit of caramel to really make them extra tasty.
How to Make Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Beat together the eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
- Combine the flour mixture with the egg mixture, and then stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour brownie mixture into prepared 9×9 dish and smooth it out.
- In a bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and caramel topping to make the caramel cream cheese frosting.
- Spread the caramel cream cheese in an even layer over the brownies. Use a knife to create a little swirl between the frosting and brownies.
- Bake the brownies for 40-44 minutes at 350°F.
- Let them cool before serving.
These caramel brownies with cream cheese frosting are just so tasty! Everyone will absolutely love them, guaranteed.
Lucky for those of us who aren’t the best bakers, caramel brownies are easy to make and the recipe is fool-proof. I hope you love these brownies with cream cheese frosting as much as I do!!
See the recipe card below for details on how to make Caramel Cream Cheese Brownies. Enjoy!
If you like this caramel brownies recipe, try some of our other favorites brownies:
- Homemade Brownies from Scratch
- Pumpkin Brownies
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies
- Peppermint Cheesecake Brownies
- Deep Fried Brownie Bites
- Mint Chocolate Brownies
- Best Gluten Free Brownies
- Strawberry Brownies
- Fudgy Brownie Cookies
Caramel Cream Cheese Brownies
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs 200 grams
- 2 cups granulated sugar 400 grams
- ¾ cup unsalted butter 170 grams, melted (1½ sticks)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour 180 grams
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 42 grams
- ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 grams
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips 85 grams
Caramel Cream Cheese Layer
- 16 ounces low fat cream cheese 454 grams, room temperature (2 bricks)
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100 grams
- 2 large eggs 100 grams
- 3 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping 60 grams
Recommended Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Using a whisk or hand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla together until completely combined.4 large eggs, 2 cups granulated sugar, ¾ cup unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.1½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and carefully stir until fully combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.½ cup chocolate chips
- Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared baking dish. Smooth out the top and spread the mixture to the edges. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and caramel topping together for the cream cheese layer.16 ounces low fat cream cheese, ½ cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 3 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
- Pour the cream cheese layer over the brownie layer. Use a knife to swirl together the two parts.
- Bake for 40-44 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out completely clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely before serving.
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Becky’s tips
- Use whatever kind of chocolate chips you like, such as milk, dark, semisweet, or even white!
- You can use full fat cream cheese for the cream cheese layer.
Nutrition Information
These turned out incredibly delicious! Its hard to eat just one!
Definitely can’t eat JUST one brownie. Glad you like them Krissy. :)
LOVE these brownies. My girls gobbled them up!
Yes! Love to hear that! :))
I am loving everything about these brownies! YUM!
They ARE pretty good, aren’t they? Maybe I’m biased. :)
These are dangerously delicious and I shouldn’t even be thinking about them this late at night! ;)
haha there’s nothing wrong with a little late night brownie baking :)
These are the ultimate sweet treat!
Can’t go wrong with a brownie!
Turned out amazing! I didn’t have caramel typing, so I made caramel. After it had cooled from baking, I melted semi sweet chocolate and drizzled on top. Mage a tiny batch of caramel again and drizzled that on as well.co-workers were very happy. Thank you!
Great idea!
These are in the oven as I type. Making them for co-workers. cannot wait for them to try these. They smell so darned good!
I hope they turned out great!!!!
I’d store these in the refrigerator…do you agree?
Looking at this on March 21 and the cocoa powder is still showing a question mark. Just letting you know. Will definitely make these soon!
Your are showing ? instead of measurement for the cocoa.
So sorry Bonnie! I just updated to a new recipe card system and there have been a few hiccups. I fixed it now, it should read 1/3 cup cocoa. Thanks for stopping by!