Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
These Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies are the best moist brownies for Valentine’s Day and easy to make too. You’ll love the resulting flavour from the red brownie cake layer swirled with the cheesecake layer.
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I thought it was the perfect time to dust off my recipe box and feature a recipe from my favourite red velvet desserts collection to join my Red Velvet Cake Milkshake recipe.
Don’t forget to check out my other Valentine’s Day recipes, these red velvet cupcakes are classic and for good reason.
I made this Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies Recipe for the first time right before Valentine’s Day, and packaged small bundles for family and friends. It was just a tasty way to say thanks and show appreciation.
Now I make this sweet treat all the time and all through the year. These decadent red velvet brownies are now my favorite brownie recipe ever.
Yet you guys. These Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies are the best of everything I love and need to be made more than once a year. That rich red cake fudgy brownies base and tangy cheesecake frosting is an excellent combination.
*swoon* I love this best red velvet brownie recipe! These homemade red velvet brownies with a beautiful and tasty cheesecake swirl are the most perfect brownies ever.
Best of all, while they are homemade brownies, they are also one of the most simple and easy desserts to make.
If you want to make a delicious chocolate brownie recipe, try our Snickers Bar Brownies.
How to Make Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
This easy chocolate brownies recipe consists of making the red velvet brownie layer and a cheesecake mixture layer, swirled together. Here are the simple ingredients you’ll need, and the full detailed instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
- all purpose flour
- granulated sugar / white sugar
- cocoa powder
- baking powder
- eggs
- vegetable oil
- whole mil
- vanilla extract
- red food coloring
- white vinegar
- cream cheese
To Make:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder (the dry ingredients). Set aside.
In another medium bowl whisk together eggs, vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons milk, vanilla extract, red food colouring and white vinegar.
Combine the wet ingredients to the dry, until combined. This batter will be very thick, it’s exactly what you want. Remove 3/4 cup of the batter and place it into a bowl. Into this separate batter, mix the remaining 3 tablespoons of milk and set aside.
Pour the original thick batter into the prepared baking pan. Using a spatula, smooth the batter to all edges and flatten to an even layer.
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer (electric mixer), beat the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed, until it is fluffy. Then add the eggs and vanilla, and continue beating until the frosting is combined with no lumps.
Pour the cream cheese mixture onto the top of the red velvet brownie batter, and smooth the cheesecake batter until it reaches all of the edges. Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer and use the tip of a knife to drag it through the cheesecake frosting, to create a swirl pattern.
Bake for 35 minutes, or until the center is set. Let the chewy red velvet brownies cool completely on a cooling rack (wire rack) before cutting and enjoy!
Red Velvet Brownies Recipe Tips:
Once cooled, you can either cut the delicious red velvet brownies into sections right in the pan or take it all out to cut. To do this, simply place a cutting board onto the top of the pan and quickly turn the entire pan over.
Once turned, gently pat all sides of the pan until the brownie comes loose and falls onto the cutting board.
To turn the huge brownie right side up, place another cutting board on top and quickly flip in the same fashion. It’s now the right way up and ready to be cut.
You can always cut into heart shaped brownie bites as well, they will still have the gorgeous cream cheese swirl. It IS Valentine’s Day after all!
How to Store Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies:
Cover leftover red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container. They can be kept at room temperature for 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
Freezing Instructions: These marbled red velvet brownies will freeze well, for up to 2 months in fact. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, and enjoy.
How to Make a Double Batch: To make more of these delicious brownies, double the ingredients and bake in a larger pan. The oven temperature will be the same yet bake for about 45 minutes or until the center is set and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
These easy red velvet cheesecake brownies are a fun treat for the kids and can be packaged nicely for loved ones as a gift. They’ll go crazy over these yummy homemade red velvet cheesecake brownies.
I’m sure (like us) this red velvet brownie recipe will become one of your all time favorite desserts and start an obsession to gather more delicious red velvet recipes.
For naother twist on cheesecake, try our Easy Coffee Cake Cheesecake.
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients
RED VELVET LAYER
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 5 tablespoons milk (divided)
- 1.5 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
CHEESECAKE LAYER
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla { I used clear vanilla for the frosting}
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder {set aside}.
- In another bowl whisk together eggs, vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons milk, vanilla extract, red food colouring and white vinegar.
- Combine the wet ingredients to the dry, until combined. This batter will be very thick, it’s exactly what you want.
- Remove 3/4 cup of the batter and place it into a bowl. Into this separate batter, mix the remaining 3 tablespoons of milk and set aside.
- Pour the original thick batter into the prepared pan. Using a spatula, smooth the batter to all edges and flatten.
- Using a mixer {stand or hand}, beat the cream cheese and sugar until it’s fluffy. Then add the eggs and vanilla, and continue beating until the frosting is combined with no lumps.
- Pour the cream cheese frosting onto the red velvet layer, and smooth until it reaches all of the edges.
- Dollop the remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer and use the tip of a knife to drag it through the cheesecake frosting, to create swirls.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until the center is set.
- Let the brownies cool completely before cutting and enjoy!
Just made these this week, OMG, so good! We have them warmed up with a scoop of ice cream ?
Been up all night looking for the perfect red velvet brownies with cream cheese recipe… found it!!! Can’t wait to make these. Is there a reason for using oil instead of butter? Thank you!
These look delicious I love the swirls
What a cool looking icing!! I am so gonna have to try as I just love brownies and cream cheese!! 🙂
These look absolutely scrumptious! Definitely pinning for later. Thank you for sharing at Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in this week’s issue.
Your Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies will be perfect for a Valentine treat. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week.
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Miz Helen
These look beautiful! And delicious! Thanks for linking up to the Creative Exchange.
These look AWESOME Tammi! Congrats – you are one of our Featured Guests at Inspire Me Monday #160 at Create With Joy!
Thanks so much for linking this yumminess up to the Friday Frenzy – Im sharing this on my FB page!
These look amazing, I love the heart shape one! Going on my to do list for Vday!
So So good! I love the cheesecake part on top, love the red velvet, love the heart shaped one! These are perfect! Saying hello from Freedom Fridays!
Cathy
I love Red Velvet desserts. This looks so easy to make. I had no intention of doing any baking for Valentine’s Day but I may be changing my mind.
The looks really, really awesome! I love red velvet and cheesecake! 🙂 Visiting from Create and Share DIY Party and pinning! 🙂
These look so Yummy!! Hey I would love if you stopped by My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party, and share your stuff!! http://www.cookinandcraftin.com/my-2-favorite-things-on-thursday-link-party-3/
Omg! These look so delicious! 🙂
Very delicious! I cannot wait to make this for my husband and boys, we love RED VELVET desserts. I’ve pinned yours in my Pinterest :-). I found yours from #WhipItWednesday Party. Thank you for sharing.
Woah wow okay,these look insanely good!
Tammi these brownies look so amazing I must make some! Visiting from Mix it up Monday!
Hi these look wonderful. Question: you have salt being mixed into the brownies but not listed in the ingredients, How much salt?
I’m in the process of making these now and just noticed that there is no measurement for the salt. Is there no salt in it and that was a type-o? or was the measurement just forgotten?
how much salt do you use?
Tammi, these look amazing and I am in the process of making them to take to work, but I just noticed that, in the directions for making the cake part, you mention adding in salt but I’m not seeing salt in the list of ingredients. How much salt should be added?
Is this with all purpose flour?
Is this all purpose flour?
These are delish! Made them on my snowday off! Absolutely a keeper, thanks for sharing 😉
These look so good. I’m a little confused on the cream cheese, is it 12 oz of cream cheese?
Pinning this one too! 🙂
Wow these look so good…. I think when we go grocery shoping I’ll have to pick up ingredients to try this out!!
These look fabulous! I can’t wait to try them. Maybe for the kid’s ‘hundreds day party’ at school, which is 2 days before V day
Yummy
2 of my fav’s in one YUM
These look great, gotta try them,
Brownies and cheesecake ~ Red Velvet!! Sounds like heaven for my KitchenAid this weekend!! 😀
Yummy looking. I am going to try these
You simply do such a nice job with both the item itself and the photographs. Thanks so much.
These look yummy, thank you for sharing the recipe.
OMG! I drooling now. These could become my new addiction.
mmmm, these look so good and I love cheesecake and red velvet, think I might make these for my husband to take into work if there’s any left lol
Oh my! those look yummy!
These look delicious. I wish I had one right now.
These are beautiful! What a great Valentine’s dessert!
Thanks Jessica!
I’m so going to have to try this recipe! They look awesome
These sound delicious and I love the marbling – it’s so pretty! I will have to make these for my friends this year and serve them with some bubbly!
omg I neeeed this right now
Quick, run into the kitchen and start baking! So worth it!!
Do you use all purpose flour or self rising?
I used all purpose. 🙂
These are quite the showstopper! Everyone would be very impressed if I made these!
yum!
there is nothing I love more than cheesecake…except brownies! Thanks for the great recipe. can’t wait to try this!
The perfect combination!!
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These look AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Amy, happy baking!
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These Red Velvet Cheesecakes Brownies seem to be easy to make and they are certainly ‘eye-Candy.’ Thank you for such a delicious and timely recipe.
You are so welcome!
These look delicious!
I have never tried Red Velvet but these look amazing and I love them cut out with the heart shaped cookie cutter, will have to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing it!
they not only look pretty they look delish!
Thanks Chandra!
Oh these look really awesome,thanks again for a great recipe
oh my goodness….these look absolutely delicious!! so perfect for Valentines day! gotta try these. thanks for the recipe
You are most welcome!
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Oooohhhh.. These look amazing! WOW! 🙂 They are perfect for valentines day
Now these look amazing for Valentine’s Day! I think my husband and I will make these for our grandkids!
Thanks so much for the recipe!
You should Anne, what a great treat for the family!
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Not only do these sound delicious but they look lovely!
Thanks Heidi!
WOW! Always impressed Tammi. This is something I have never baked, but definitely need to try!!!!
You need to Kristen!
This dessert sounds so heavenly and perfect for Valentine’s day!
You are not right for this, these look amazing!
So pretty and festive! My husband is a big fan of red velvet so these just may make the list!
Oh my that looks so good and so pretty!
Thanks Sarah!
Red Velvet is my favorite kind of cake, so I know I’d really enjoy these brownies. Thanks for sharing.
Me too Tiffany, it’s soooo good!
I love the heart shaped one. I might just have to try these. My hips say no but everything else says yes. These look delicious!!
I know right? Just close your eyes and don’t think of the calories. Don’t even try to count!
These look delicious must try
these look so good! Yum! I never would have thought to make all three of my faves (cheesecake, brownies and red velvet) into one. Brilliant!
Thanks!
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These are gorgeous and sound scrumptious!!! I am so gonna have to make these, cheesecake and brownies are always the best, and I have never had red velvet brownies!!
No? Well then, you just have to try these then!
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YUM! So festive too and perfect for Vday. I love anything cheesecake.
Me too!
Oh these look really good. Thanks for sharing once again.
Thank you Elizabeth!
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