S’mores Brownie Batter Cheesecake Dip

This is one of those dishes where, as I was doing the photo shoot I kept singing Whitney Houston’s “I will always love you” over and over in my head except that was the only line of the song I sang.  And let’s just say since I was home alone during this photo shoot I *may or may not have* sang it out loud…off key…and didn’t have a single care either.  LOL  Now I’m not a terrible singer.  I actually can sing quite well however let’s just say I won’t be trying out for The Voice anytime soon…orrrrrrrrrrrrrr in this lifetime. No I’m one of those karaoke rockers.  I can crush it but to go pro. Yeah know. I’ll leave that to my 2 girlfriends, Heather and Lori.  Seriously those 2 girls are truly UNBELIEVABLE!  I could listen to them sing for hours and never get tired.

Alas I am no Whitney therefore I must stick with what I do rock with.. kitchen stuff.  LOL  This dip rocks in a way that so satiated my sweet tooth and chocolate craving in just a few bites. See Mr. Fantabulous had a mid-day band practice which meant he would be gone most of the day. For me that means I can hurry up get the normal house crap done (laundry, dishes, beds made, foods prepped, TKW site updated, FB updated, Tweets sent out, Stuff Pinned) and have the rest of the day to myself to have “Me” time. Me time usually involves a movie that I know Mr. Fantabulous has zero desire to watch. And also one treat for me.  See I rarely make stuff like this as he is so not the dip fan.  He’ll eat French Onion dip but that’s about it.  The man doesn’t even like hummus!  I know, right!  I should get rid of him…orrrrrrrrrr not. I mean he is pretty damn sexy and he can lift super heavy stuff. Plus he eats all the stuff I make so I don’t.  And yeah, there’s that little fact that I’m head over heels in love with him. *wink*

I’ve made cheesecake dips before but this time when I went to make it I saw that I didn’t have any cream cheese in the fridge however I had a 5lb tub of mascarpone. I ♥ that stuff! Do you know the difference between the two?  Mascarpone is a buttery, double or triple-cream cheese made from cow’s milk. It is ivory-colored, soft, and delicate and can be either nearly liquid or similar to butter.  When fresh, it smells like milk and cream. Cream cheese was developed in America around 1872. It is a soft, unripened cheese made from cow’s milk and by law must contain at least 33 percent milk fat and not more than 55 percent moisture. Gum arabic is added to some cream cheese to increase its firmness and shelf life.

Now some people can’t taste the difference but for me I can pick them out blindfolded.  To me that have distinctly different tastes.  Both equally awesome, but definitely different tasting. If you can’t find mascarpone you can use full fat or low-fat cream cheese.  I wouldn’t go with fat-free.  It just tastes funky…at least it does to me.

Now this recipe makes a good bit, about 3-4 cups which honestly is enough for a nice size gathering. It’s sweet but not uber sweet thanks to the mascarpone. If you wanted you could also add mini chocolate chips in the mix if you wanted to add more chocolate.  In addition if you wanted to cut corners you could easily use 1 1/4 cups of boxed brownie mix as well.  It’s totally your call. Just make this.  Now it’s not diet-friendly but you know me, just because you are making a lifestyle change (it’s not a diet folks but you’re making a commitment to make a LIFESTYLE change) it doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice.  I believe everything in moderation. Now does that mean you only eat this for a day – no silly or even eat it every single day but if you do, be prepared to work it off and adjust the rest of your daily intake.

So back to this dish.  Since I was having a ‘me’ night I whipped this up, put some in a small bowl for me along with a few graham crackers and pretzels and curled up in bed to watch my movies.  For me I actually preferred the taste of the pretzels over the additional graham crackers.  Then again I’m all into that whole salty-sweet flavor profile.

It’s funny, the other day at work we had a huge debate over salty-sweet combos. See I am a HUGE fan of hot salted fries dipped into a chocolate frosty. Like that’s just food crack if you ask me.  A few other folks agreed however we had those that thought were nuts and that it was grossest thing on the planet.  They have since been kicked off our island of AWESOMENESS.  LOL

So what about you? Are you fan of the hot salted fries dipped in a frosty? Now Mr. Fantabulous thinks it’s disgusting. Normally I’d kick that kind of negativity off my island but he gets a pass cause I’m all kinds of sweet on him. HOWEVER if he said one day that he hated bacon… yeah we’d end up in divorce court. That’s just horrifically cruel. LOL Yeah, like I’d ever leave that man.  Please… I’d be lost without him!

Now with the SuperBowl coming up, this is a simple dish to make that will surely WOW your guests when you vote for your favorite team. Anyone can serve chips or salsa but you, if you serve this you will totally score huge with it! We’re talking total touchdown!

S’mores Brownie Batter Cheesecake Dip

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Ingredients

• 8 ounces mascarpone, room temp and softened (can substitute low fat or full fat cream cheese)
• 3 tablespoon butter, unsalted and softened
• 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon flour, toasted
• 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon chocolate extract
• 2–3 tablespoon whole milk (or cream)
• 2 cups mini marshmallows, divided
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (either crushed or left as smaller pieces)

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. Put the flour on the pan, spread it out and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven, transfer to a bowl and allow to cool completely.
2. Next, change put on the broiler with a rack on the upper third rack.
3. Place 1 cup of marshmallows on a metal tray covered in foil 1/2” apart.
4. Place the tray in the oven under the broil and broil keeping close eye on them. These do not take long at all!
5. Gently turn to toast all sides.
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
7. Beat together mascarpone and butter until smooth and creamy.
8. In a bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
9. Turn off the mixer and add in the flour mixture and the confectioners’ sugar.
10. Carefully/slowly turn your mixer on (and possibly off a few times to avoid everything blowing out) to combine.
11. The mixture will be super thick.
12. Add in the extract and milk until desired thickness (will thicken up once chilled).
13. Gently fold in graham cracker crumbs and 1 cup toasted marshmallows.
14. Place in a heat-safe bowl.
15. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
16. When ready to serve turn on the broiler with a rack on the upper third rack.
17. Place the remaining marshmallows on a metal tray covered in foil 1/2” apart.
18. Place the tray in the oven under the broil and broil keeping close eye on them. These do not take long at all!
19. Gently turn to toast all sides.
20. Take the toasted marshmallows and place on top of the dip.
21. If you have a kitchen torch you can place the marshmallows on top of the dip and CAREFULLY toast the tops of them without touching the sides of your bowl until they are toasted and just start to get melty.
22. Serve with graham crackers, pretzels….a spoon!

Notes

If you wanted to save time you could easily use 1 1/4 cup boxed brownie mix. Just omit the flour, cocoa, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.

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