Description
An irresistible Strawberry Crunch Brownies Bar with layers of brownie, cream cheese frosting, and a crunchy cookie topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- Brownie Layer
- 430 g strawberry cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 113 g salted butter, melted
- 45 ml heavy cream
- 170 g white chocolate chips
- Frosting Layer
- 226 g cream cheese, room temperature
- 40 g powdered sugar
- 80 ml sour cream
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 227 g whipped topping
- Topping
- 36 vanilla sandwich cookies
- 60 ml strawberry syrup
- Fresh strawberries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C and lightly grease a 33×23 cm baking dish with non-stick spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine strawberry cake mix, egg, melted butter, and heavy cream. Mix until smooth and homogeneous.
- Gently fold white chocolate chips into the batter without overmixing.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared dish and bake for 18–23 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean and the edges are lightly golden.
- Allow baked base to cool completely to room temperature before proceeding.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with a mixer until smooth. Blend in sour cream and vanilla extract until just combined.
- Lightly fold whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Spread frosting evenly over cooled brownies.
- Pulse vanilla sandwich cookies in a food processor until coarsely crumbled. Add strawberry syrup and pulse briefly until evenly coated and tinted pink.
- Sprinkle the cookie crunch mixture generously over the frosted brownies. Cut into squares and garnish with fresh strawberries if desired.
- Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- Make sure the brownie base is completely cool before adding the frosting to prevent melting.
- The strawberry syrup can be adjusted to taste in the topping.
- Fresh strawberries add a nice touch but can be omitted if desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg