These Hot Fudge Cream Cheese Brownies are loaded with everything a chocolate lover could want! Made with chocolate cake mix, toffee, peanut butter, chocolate chips and more, this dessert bar recipe is a real treat!
Hello people.
Today I traveled across the country.
Isn’t modern science amazing?
I woke up in New Jersey and I am currently sitting on a rather comfortable couch in the home of my friend Kristan. Who lives in Arkansas.
So yeah, across the country in a few mere hours.
Kristan lives in a super small town that grown up airplanes refuse to fly to…so I basically had to ride in a toy plane to get here. I literally had to duck when I got on the airplane. I am 5’2″.
Small planes are much more scary than big planes. One strong gust of wind and your complimentary airline beverage is all over your lap.
Speaking of that, why do people drink random drinks that they would never normally drink in their real lives on airplanes? Like tomato juice…3 people around me on the toy plane ordered tomato juice, straight up…no vodka or anything.
I mean, we are on an itty-bitty plane that could be knocked out of the sky at any second and people choose tomato juice as their potential last beverage. Or Cranberry juice. Or Ginger Ale.
Why are some beverages airplane exclusive?
So yeah, I traveled today.
But before I left I made treats. With hot fudge sauce. And cream cheese. And chocolate chips. And peanut butter. AND toffee…
You love me right?
Hot Fudge Cream Cheese Brownies for the win.
These Brownies Start With Cake Mix:
It all starts with a cake mix. Add some crushed graham crackers and peanut butter.
Then mix in a little egg and cream. That’s your crust.
Press it in a 9×13 dish, reserving 3/4 cup for topping later.
Here’s where the star of the show comes into play.
Come to mama.
Mix that up with some cream cheese.
Spread that on top of your crust. Then sprinkle some milk chocolate chips, toffee bits and your reserved crumb mix on top.
Bake it up and cool completely. Chill before cutting into squares.
There you go. Serve cold or at room temperature.
These bars are even better the next day, so if you have will power save a few.
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Hot Fudge Cream Cheese Bars
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 24 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Hot Fudge Cream Cheese Bars are loaded with everything a chocolate lover could want! Made with chocolate cake mix, toffee, peanut butter, chocolate chips and more, this dessert bar recipe is a real treat!
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 oz) package chocolate cake mix.
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp light cream
- 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (16 oz) jar hot fudge sauce
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee bits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl combine cake mix, graham cracker crumbs and peanut butter.
- In a small bowl whisk the egg and the cream together and add to the cake mix mixture. Stir until combined. Set aside 3/4 cup mixture for topping.
- Press remaining mixture into the bottom of prepared baking dish.
- With your mixer, beat together cream cheese and hot fudge sauce until smooth. Spread over the top of the crust.
- Now evenly sprinkle your milk chips, toffee bits and remaining crumb mixture on top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Transfer to refrigerator until ready to serve, at least 3 hours.
Notes
Store in refrigerator, but best eaten at room temperature.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 364
- Sugar: 31.3 g
- Sodium: 344.6 mg
- Fat: 15.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 51.4 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 24 mg
This is such a random question, but what program/website do you use for the photos that you group? Like how do you make that arrangement? I don’t have the brainpower to figure it out apparently.
also adore the site. want to eat everything on it. Thanks!
These look incredible-and I know what you mean with the toy planes, they are terrifying. I can only imagine what amazing things you and Kristan are going to come up with together!
Wow! These look amazing!
I sure hope you brought some of this on the plane, it would be one of those things I would be happy to have as a last meal!
WOW. i love all the flavors going into these bars and that it all starts with a cake mix. what could be easier? your recipes are genius! 🙂
I love every ingredient in these so this could get dangerous. Can’t wait to see what concoctions you and Kristan come up with:-)
These look heavenly!
Holy crap these look amazing. You are brilliant!
These bars seem to have it all! Yum!
If I want to fly out of/into my town, or even Santa Barbara(an hour away), a toy plane it is:)
This is amazing. You are my hero!