Brownie Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (20 ounce) package fudge brownie mix
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 (2 1/2 ounce) jar prune baby food
• 1 egg
• 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese
• 2 (8 ounce) packages neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; stir well.
• 3 spread into bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• 4 bake at 350° for 25 minutes; let cool.
• 5 tear brownies into small pieces.
• 6 press half of pieces into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 preheat oven to 300°.
• 9 place cottage cheese in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until almost smooth.
• 10 add cream cheeses; beat until smooth.
• 11 add sugar, vanilla and salt; beat well.
• 12 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 13 stir in chocolate.
• 14 pour half of cheese mixture into prepared pan; top with remaining brownie pieces.
• 15 pour remaining cheese mixture over brownie pieces.
• 16 bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until almost set.
• 17 turn oven off and let cheesecake stand for 40 minutes in oven with door closed.
• 18 remove cheesecake from oven and let cool to room temperature.
• 19 cover and chill at least 8 hours.