Dairy free cheese cake brownies

I love cheese cake brownies - and these are so simple to make. This recipe uses dairy free cream cheese and dairy free yogurt, it can be adapted to a dairy household by swapping in regular cream cheese and yogurt.

• One brownie recipe made pre usual, I used Live G Free Mix
• 8 ounce tub of dairy free cream cheese, I used Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese
• 1 5.3 ounce dairy free yogurt, I used Silk Vanilla
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg or flax egg substitute*
• 1/4 cup sugar

1. Preheat oven per brownie instructions.
2. In a stand mixer beat cream cheese until smooth add yogurt, sugar, vanilla, and egg. Beat until smooth and well combined.
3. In a large bowl mix brownie batter according to package directions.
4. Pour into a greased or parchment lined baking pan. I used an 8x8.
5. Pour or spoon cream cheese mixture on top of brownies. Swirl brownie mix with cheese cake topping. The cheese cake mixture may be runny in comparison to the brownie mixture, which was the case with my batch, just swirl using a butter knife - as the brownie bakes the brownie sections will rise up and make a swirl pattern.  int he picture above the brownies went in with only cheese cake showing.
6. Bake according to brownie recipe for pan size. test doneness with a toothpick - insert into center of brownie, if it comes out clean it's done, if it is goopy, add additional time until the brownies section poke test comes out clean.
7. Cool to room temperature, then loosely cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate at least 3 hours before digging in.

Notes:
* A flax egg will work well in this, so long as the flax seed meal is well gelled.

• Whisk together in a small bowl and let set for 5 minutes to thicken.
• 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
• 3 tablespoons water