Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 41

Hi Everyone! We hope everyone has had a great week so far. This week's recipe is just the trick for coffee and chocolate lovers.

This week's recipe can be found in Pamela and Brenda Waterman's "The Braces Cookbook", (pg 73).

Mocha Swirl Brownies

Ingredients:

-Base:

 1 large (20-23 oz) package brownie mix

 As called for in mix: eggs, oil, water

-Topping:

 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened

 1/3 cup sugar

 1 egg

 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules

 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35 to 38 minutes.

In a large bowl, stir together the brownie mix according to the package directions. Grease a 9'X13" pan and pour in the brownie batter. Set pan aside.

In a small bowl, with an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg, coffee granules, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly mixed, though bits of cream cheese will still show. Spoon the topping onto the unbaked brownie batter. Use a knife to swirl the topping over and partly into the brownie batter, just so you see a nice half-mixed effect.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 38 minute, so the topping is thoroughly set. Makes 2 dozen.

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