This chunky cheesecake brownie recipe has gotten me through mountains and miles, thick and thin, extraterrestrial encounters and existential crisis. Okay, maybe not the mountains. Think I’m exaggerating? Well, think again. These brownies have served the usual functional:
- Potluck desserts
- Get-together snacks
- Gifts
However, they have also served rather less usual functions (or still typical, depending on your habits), including:
- Bribery
- Excuses to meet people (and it works!)
- A full two days’ worth of lesson plans for my Academic Writing class
That last one is my most recent excuse for whipping up a batch of this recipe, and probably the

