Remember the Oreo Stack Brownie from last week? The one I tried to copy based solely on appearance and what someone said about the flavor and texture? It was a nice try, but I've learned that the original recipe includes not only cream cheese in the filling, but white chocolate. Given the information, it was back to the old drawing board for a few more tries. I think I finally got it!
Here's the original. Fuzz and I took a few photos of it while sitting in the coffee shop.
So having tried it, I can say this new version is very similar and probably even better because I know exactly what ingredients went into it.
Here are a few notes....
-- the filling was really white, so I decided to only use the white of the egg.
-- I couldn't taste the white chocolate at all in the original version, so I only used a small amount
-- Consider the number of Double Stuffs a suggestion and use however many you want.
-- My ganache isn't as dark as the original, which was almost black. Not a big deal.
Recipe
Oreo Stack Brownies (Cream Cheese Version)
Ingredients
Filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ ounce melted white chocolate
- ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 3 Double Stuff Oreos
Brownie Batter
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder half Dutch, half natural
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cold large eggs
- ½ cup 2.3 ounces all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
Frosting
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened (or use 4 shortening, 4 butter)
- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- Tiny pinch of salt
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- 5 Double Stuff Oreos
Ganache
- ½ generous cup extra dark or semisweet chocolate chips
- ¼ scant cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8 inch square metal pan with nonstick foil.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the melted white chocolate and vanilla, then gently stir in the egg white and cream. Chop up the Double Stuff Oreos and add to cream cheese mixture. Set aside.
- Make the brownie batter. Melt the butter in a 2 or 3 quart nonstick saucepan. Stir in the sugar and the cocoa powder. Reduce heat to low and stir gently for about 30 seconds to warm the sugar. Turn off the heat and let the sugar mixture sit for 5 minutes. Stir in the salt and vanilla. Add the cold eggs, whisking or stirring just until mixed, then mix the flour and baking powder together in a little cup and stir them into the batter. Spread about half the batter evenly over the bottom of the pan.
- Spread the filling over the batter by dropping it on in little dollops and gently spreading. Drop dollops of remaining brownie batter over the filling, spreading gently to cover. It’s okay if you miss a few spots because the top will be covered with frosting.
- Pour into the pan and bake for 25 minutes or until brownies appear set. Let cool completely in the pan. When cool, transfer to the refrigerator to chill.
- Make frosting. Beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, scraping sides and beating until smooth. Beat in vanilla and salt. Slowly beat in the whipping cream beating and scraping until you have a smooth vanilla frosting. On a cutting board, chop Double Stuff and stir them into the frosting, “stuff” and all.
- Lift the cold brownie from the pan and peel away the foil. Spread frosting on top.
- Make the ganache. In a microwave safe bowl or large Pyrex measuring cup, combine chocolate chips and cream. Microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, then transfer to a heavy duty zipper bag. Cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag and squeeze lines of ganache over the cold bars. Break up remaining Double Stuff and press them into the top for garnish. Return to the refrigerator to set the ganache. Store in the refrigerator.
Anna
Thanks Tina! I contacted the seller and Etsy.
Tina Taylor
It looks like someone is trying to sell your recipe on Etsy. At the very least, it is your picture that they're using. Here is the link:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/106395066/homemade-oreo-stack-brownie-recipe
ppinky
you are amazing!!! thanks so much for sharing all these wonderful recipes! i love looking at this brownie but am wondering when i will finally make it :p
d
I made these today. I sampled when they were at room temp before putting in the frig. Pretty darn good even without the icing. I've never had the original so I can't compare but these are wonderful!! Thanks for another wonderful recipe!
Malia S.
This looks really good. Thanks I've been looking for something new to try.
Winnie
I cannot wait for the weekend to try this.
Anna
Glad you printed the new one out. The old one is still good, but the new one is more like its namesake. I think the only thing I changed was the filling.
Peggy
This is awesome! I had just printed out last weeks post, and wa-la! A new and improved one! Definitely making it this weekend!
Cookie Sleuth
Both versions look great to me! (And they're probably better than Starbucks!)
Ela
The brownies looks so good and even better with the filling and frosting! I also love doing different things with brownies, it's so versatile.
MassachusEATS
These look amazing! I love anything with Oreos - can't wait to try these out!
d
OOh - another amazing bar I need to try! You're amazing Anna.
Anna
Todd says they are his new favorite, and he's not a huge brownie fan.
Sue
These look so good!!
tanya schroeder
Love this! I love anything with oreo frosting, and the ganache really puts it over the top! My kind of dessert!