Amaretto Cafe Cream Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (19 1/2 ounce) package brownie mix
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1 1/2 tablespoons instant espresso or 1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; place oven rack in lower third of oven; spray the bottom only of a 13 x 9 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 in a big bowl, mix the brownie mix and softened butter with an electric mixer set on low for 1 minute or until crumbly.
• 3 reserve 1 cup of the mixture in another bowl for topping.
• 4 add milk and eggs to the remaining brownie mixture; mix with a wooden spoon until blended and smooth; spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
• 5 in another bowl, beat cream cheese, marshmallow creme, espresso powder, and almond extract with electric mixer set on medium until smooth; spread evenly over brownie mixture.
• 6 add walnuts to reserved 1 cup brownie mixture; mix well.
• 7 sprinkle evenly over cream cheese mixture.
• 8 bake 28-30 minutes or until pick comes out almost clean (do not overbake).
• 9 transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
• 10 cut into squares; store in refrigerator.