Swirls Gone Wild Cheesecake Brownies: Brownie Points!

It sounds too devilishly amazing, it can't possibly be real?! Well heck yeah they are real. I love desserts, and everyone I let try one of these thought they were amazing! And they aren't going to break the calorie bank. I got this recipe from HG's 300 Under 300 Cookbook.

Ingredients
Serving Size: 1 large Brownie (Yields 16 Servings), 133 Calories
One box Pillsbury Moist Supreme Reduced Sugar Cake Mix, Devil's Food
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
6 oz. fat-free cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1 tsp. Coffee-mate Fat Free or Sugar Free French Vanilla powdered creamer, dissolved in 2 tbsp. warm water
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix and pumpkin. Stir until completely blended (the mixture will remain very thick). This is a wicked awesome arm workout! Spread batter into a large baking pan (about 9" X 13") sprayed with nonstick spray, and set aside.

Combine softened cream cheese with Splenda, Coffee-mate mixture, and vanilla extract. Using a whisk, mix vigorously until completely blended, smooth and lump-free. Spoon cheesecake mixture over the brownie batter, and use a knife to swirl it in. (Don't worry if your swirl isn't perfect -- your brownies will taste delicious no matter what!) Place pan in the oven, and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Allow to cool, and then cut into 16 pieces.

Yuumy! I ate my brownies with fat free cool whip and sliced strawberries on top. These brownies are so moist, they basically never dry out because of the pumpkin, and they store really well in the fridge. Using pumpkin while baking instead of oil and eggs cuts out a ton of calories. This is also a staple concept of weight watchers with using pumpkin to bake cakes, and heck it tastes the same, sometimes even better!

Double Trouble: Comparison Brownie

Whosever idea it was to allow brownies and cheesecake to mate is slightly evil (admit it). Avoiding a regular old brownie isn't completely impossible -- or even necessary. But until recently, we'd found ourselves weakening around cheesecake brownies. Those decadent, fudgy, chocolate treats (complete with a thick layer of creamy cheesecake filling) seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Turn the corner, and BAM! There's another hunk of chocolatey cheesecake madness calling your name. But be strong, because that cheesy little chocolate critter packs quite a wallop -- 400+ calories and more than 20 fat grams! Thankfully, these Swirls Gone Wild Cheesecake Brownies are here to save us.

A normal Serving Size: 1 average regular cheesecake brownie- around 437 Calories
Yikes! Aren't you glad I posted this?! ;)