Fudgy "moist" brownie muffins swirled with a creamy cheesecake that tastes like heaven. You'll never guess this dessert is low in carbs and actually good for you!
Equipment
- 1 Whisk Or hand mixer
- 1 Saucepan
- 12 Muffin parchment paper liners
- 1 Silicone muffin cups or muffin baking tray
Ingredients
CHEESECAKE LAYER
- 200 g cream cheese
- 1/4 cup Swerve icing sugar
- 1 egg at room temp**
- 1 TSP vanilla extract
BROWNIE LAYER
- 130g 130 g unsalted butter
- 3 TBSP Swerve
- 1/4 cup honey I used Peace River creamed honey
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder I used Camino brand
- 1/2 TSP Celtic sea salt
- 2 eggs at room temp**
- 1/4 cup almond flour
Instructions
- Preheat to 325°F/ Line your muffin pan with muffin cups. Set aside.
- Make the cheesecake layer first. Add all 4 ingredients and mix manually using whisk or use hand mixer until evenly combiend. Set aside.
- Place butter in a sauce pan and fully melt on a very low heat.
- Then add the honey, swerve, and salt (one at a time), mixing vigorously with a whisk.
- Take the saucepan off the heat and let the mixture cool slightly before adding in the eggs. Again, one at a time, and continuing to mix thoroughly until combined
- Finally add in the almond flour and mix vigourously for about a minute until everything is combined.
- Pour 2/3 of the brownie mixture into prepared pan, followed by the cheesecake layer (about 2 TBSP of cheesecake bater in each muffin.
- Add the remaining brownie batter on top of each muffin and bake for 15 minutes.
- Take the muffins out and use a toothpick to swirl the top brownie layer to get a marble effect. Put back into the oven and bake for another 5 to 8 minutes or so until centre is just set and still jiggly
- THE KEY TO FUDGEY BROWNIES is to not over bake !!! Aim to ever so slightly undercook them and let them fully cool on a rack + continue setting in the fridge for an hour or so before serving.
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Notes
WHY WE LOVE THESE BROWNIE?
The predominant ingredient is unsweetened organic cocoa powder which is loaded with:
- Magnesium - a super mineral that relaxes your muscles, supports better sleep, and helps create ATP (our bodies energy currency), thereby combatting fatigue.
- Copper - also an incredibly important mineral that's involved in creating ATP and also helps to prevent anemia!
- Polyphenols (if you want to reap the benefits of polyphenols, opt for the cocoa powder that doesn't say "DUTCH PROCESSED" as polyphenol content is significantly lower).
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