306 brownies cream cheese recipes

Taffy apple pizza on a giant sugar cookie crust topped with peanut butter cream cheese, sliced Granny Smith apples, caramel drizzle, and chopped peanuts. A party-size dessert.

Three-layer cranberry cheese bars with a buttery oat crumble crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and whole berry cranberry sauce on top. Makes 24 bars for holiday baking trays.

Mini chess cake tarts in cream cheese pastry shells with a choice of pecan brown sugar filling or coconut filling. Bite-sized Southern tea-tray classics.

Mini pumpkin pie cookie cups with a cream cheese pastry shell, spiced pumpkin filling with rum and vanilla, and a crunchy pecan-brown sugar topping.

Layered oatmeal bars with a buttery cinnamon-butterscotch crumble, tangy cream cheese filling, and a golden crumb topping. Cut into squares for a crowd-pleasing treat.

Orange-butterscotch cheesecake on an oat-and-brown-sugar crust, scented with orange zest and crowned with homemade butterscotch sauce. Bright citrus and deep caramel in one dramatic dessert.

Cheesecake squares with a brown sugar and walnut crumb crust that doubles as a streusel topping, a creamy cream cheese center, and M&M's tucked in for chocolate crunch and color. Easy bar-form cheesecake, no springform needed.

Cherry cheese coffee cake on a yeasted bread base with cream cheese filling, cherry pie filling, raisins, and a brown sugar streusel top. Uses frozen bread dough for the shortcut.

Pumpkin cheesecake with a praline pecan-graham cracker crust, brown sugar filling, and warm spices. A rich Thanksgiving dessert that chills overnight for clean slices.

No-bake apricot cheesecake on a toasted oat crust with brandy-laced cream cheese filling, folded with chopped apricots and whipped cream. Glazed with warm apricot preserves and brandy.

Rum raisin cheesecake with crunchy oat-nut streusel topping and crumb crust. The textural contrast between creamy filling and crispy topping makes every bite interesting.

Sour cream potato casserole with frozen hash browns, cheddar cheese, cream of chicken soup, and a crunchy buttered cornflake topping. The classic funeral potatoes everyone fights over.

Munich cheesecake with a shortcrust base, vanilla bean cream cheese filling, poppy seed-raisin layer, and brown sugar streusel topping broiled until crisp.

Ring-shaped venison meatloaf glazed with brown sugar ketchup, topped with melted Monterey Jack, and served with buttery poppy seed noodles piled in the center.

Rice kugel with cream cheese, cottage cheese, orange and lemon zest, topped with crispy rice cereal and brown sugar. A creamy, custard-like Jewish holiday side dish.

Hungarian tarts with a cream cheese pastry shell and five filling options: almond, pecan, walnut, coconut, and farmer's cheese. A traditional holiday baking project.