I have enjoyed reading Taste of Home magazine since before I was married. My Mom introduced me to it and I know many who read it were also introduced to it by their Mom’s. A few years ago I became a volunteer field editor, or VFE, as we are affectionally referred to by the magazine. If you follow my blog, you know I often post Taste of Home Tuesday where I make recipes from the website or their cookbooks. Some of my favorites include mini cinnamon sugar muffins, hot Colby ham sandwiches and parmesan roasted asparagus, while my husband loves easy French dip sandwiches, but these creamy cantaloupe pops were a surprise hit and kids love hot dog breadsticks, which are easy enough for them to make.
You may remember my review of the fall special delivery box and the recipe for quadruple chocolate chunk cookies. Well, I don’t want to spill the beans about what the contents of this box are but let’s just say it’s comparable to the one in the review. While I will divulge there is a cookbook, that’s all I’ll say. This recipe for cream cheese swirl brownies is in the book. They are easy and delicious. Take them to a potluck party, tuck them in a lunch box or serve for dessert.

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Ingredients
- 3 eggs, divided
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup baking cocoa
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Separate two eggs, putting each white in a separate bowl (discard yolks or save for another use); set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat butter and ¾ cup sugar until crumbly. Add the whole egg, one egg white and vanilla, mix well.
- Combine flour and cocoa; add to egg mixture and beat until blended.
- Pour into prepared pan and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar until smooth. Beat in the second egg white. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls over the batter; cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
- Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until set and edges pull away from sides of pan.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Sue Lau says
So perfect for brown bag lunches!
Sam says
I have never had these before. I just love to find recipes of things that normally don’t go together but if made just right … they just fit. I love a taste of home and trying out new things for a single parent family is a big deal. I know that with a taste of home I cant go wrong they are professionals. Thank you for this chance!
Melissa Craig says
I have never had cream cheese brownies but they sound very good, I have had many taste of home cookbooks and even got the magazine for years, I love all there recipes!
Kelsey Vinson says
Definitely the mini cinnamon sugar muffins
donna porter says
I would love to try the Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies. They look delcious!
Ellie Wright says
The hot Colby ham sandwiches sound delicious!!
Kayla Klontz says
The cream cheese swirl brownies look amazing!
alice minx says
Oh those brownies look devine
Trisha Musgrave says
I would love to try the cream cheese swirl brownies! I love both cream cheese and brownies lol!
Julie Waldron says
I’d like to try parmesan roasted asparagus.
Amy Delong says
Cream cheese brownies,buy at the store all the time never made them
Lisa says
The Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies sound delicious!
Juanita May says
Thank you for sharing the recipe. Brownies are my weakness, and these are a must try!
anne lawton says
These look yummy and so easy to make too!
Lisa L says
I would love to try the cream cheese swirl browinies!
Heather Brickell says
I would love to try the Cream Cheese Brownies! That Kits looks like so much fun and I would love to win!
laura bernard says
Cream cheese brownies
stella methvin says
I would love to try the french dip sandwiches. That sounds yummy
Jenn eggert says
I am all about cream cheese brownies
Erin M says
I love anything chocolate so the cream cheese swirl brownies sound great.
Richa Gupta says
These brownies looks yum, I would like to have few slices right now!
Jennifer says
Yum!! The cream cheese takes these to a whole new level!
Siri says
My children would love the Hot Dog Breadsticks. They love to try their hand mixing and making things in the kitchen!
Megan Marlowe says
We LOVE French dip sandwiches so I would definitely have to try those first and then for dessert these cream cheese swirl brownies!
Meaghan Pantoni says
The brownies look amazing, but those creamy cantaloupe pops are callin’ my name! I can’t wait to give them a try!!
Hope Hill says
Would to try the mini cinnamon sugar muffins and easy French dip sandwiches. I have made the swirl cream cheese brownies and they are great.
Tim says
My favorite are the hotdog breadsticks, though the recipe is a little bit of a cheat when it used pre-made breadstick dough!!!
Charlene Canfield says
I am all about some cream cheese! I would love to try the Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies.
Hang Luong says
I will try the cream cheese swirl brownies!
Claire murden says
Quadruple chocolate chunk cookies sound absolutely devine.
Caron Twyman says
I really want to try this recipe for cream cheese swirl brownies!
Lindsay @ The Live-In Kitchen says
I haven’t had cream cheese brownies in so long, definitely going to make these!
Jillian Too says
I would love to try the mini cinnamon sugar muffins.
Carly Williams says
I want to try the Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies!
Shirley S says
I would love to try the mini cinnamon sugar muffins!
Megan says
Cream cheese in brownies is my favorite. The Taste of Home box looks so fun!
Rachel says
I would like to try the mini cinnamon sugar muffins.
Bec at It's Yummi says
I’m a sucker for brownies, but the cinnamon sugar muffins sound incredible, too!
Kayte CookWatts says
I am trying to “make” myself like cantaloupe more, since it is so good for your skin so I would try the creamy pops.
Pam Greer says
The brownies look amazing and the giveaway is wonderful!!
Jenny Ham says
Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies look wonderful I would love to try these
Melissa says
I’d love to try the French Dip sandwiches! Yum!
Sara Zielinski says
I would like to try the Mini Cinnamon muffins.
Will G says
I would like to try the mini cinnamon sugar muffins.
Sandy says
These brownies look so good. I love Taste Of Home too! For years I thought it would be fun to be a field editor but there is already someone from our town. I most look forward to trying the asparagus recipe you mentioned. I need spring and asparagus season to get here soon!
Jeffrey says
Count me in on the Quadruple Chocolate Chunk Cookies, I mean really…Oreos!
Alexandra Robertson says
These look amazing. Can’t go wrong with brownies. I think the cantaloupe pops would be a big hit with my kiddos!!
Lynnette says
Thank you for sharing the recipe. I’ll be buying the ingredients to try this one out soon!
Veena Azmanov says
I love cream cheese in my brownies!! This looks so good.. Love the swirl. Yum. Such an easy recipe..
linda spiker says
That is heaven right there! Yum!
Traci says
Ok, yummm! These sound like my weakness! And I always forget how few ingredients actually going to brownies! Thanks for this recipe!
Carlee says
Anything called quadruple chocolate has my attention! These look delicious too!
Jessica Robinson says
Love homemade brownies and ones that are swirled with cream cheese, oh yum!! Cannot wait to try these!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
YUM! I don’t think I’ve ever had brownies with cream cheese but they look so good!