Vegan Cheesecake Brownies

Time: 30 mins.

Servings: 16

Ingredients

Brownie Mix

• ¼ cup vegan butter
• melted ½ cup cane sugar
• divided ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup non-dairy milk (we used oat)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup Hemp Yeah! Max Fiber Chocolate
• ½ cup gluten-free flour
• ½ cup cacao powder
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ cup vegan chocolate chips

Cheesecake Mix

• 1 cup vegan cream cheese
• ¼ cup cane sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegan milk, we used oat (check texture of 2 before adding 3rd Tbsp)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8x8" pan with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, sugar, applesauce, milk and vanilla until combined.
3. Add Hemp Yeah! Max Fibre Chocolate, flour, cacao, baking powder, and salt, stirring together until just combined.
4. Stir chocolate chips into brownie mixture.
5. In another large bowl, combine cheesecake ingredients and mix until smooth.
6. Spread 2/3 of the brownie batter into lined pan then top with cheesecake mixture.
7. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining brownie batter onto cheesecake layer then use a butter knife to swirl the batters together until you like how they look.
8. Bake 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out half way clean.
9. Let cool completely then use parchment to lift brownies out of pan.
10. Cut into 16 squares and enjoy!