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    Home » Holidays » Christmas and Winter

    Best Ever Gluten Free Brownie Recipe {Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese!}

    Published: Jan 29, 2021 by Heidi. This post may contain affiliate links 52 Comments

    You are not going to believe this amazing gluten free brownie recipe.  If you love holiday flavors like chocolate oranges and raspberry sticks, I have a delicious gluten free dessert just for you:  Get ready for Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Sauce.  Are you drooling yet?

    Delicious Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Sauce -- You won't believe this amazing dessert is gluten free! {Start with a prepared mix to make these super easy!} OneCreativeMommy.com #Sponsored

    How about now?

    My extended family came into town last night--just in time to give these cream cheese brownies a try. (5 members of my family have to eat gluten free. The rest do not.) We had a little taste taste, and not only were these a hit with the gluten free crowd, but the rest of the family couldn't stop sneaking bites either! I call that a major hit.

    Orange zest added to the cream cheese layer gives these brownies just the right touch of Christmas flavor.  (Some of my favorite Christmas treats are chocolate oranges and raspberry sticks.)

    Delicious Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Sauce -- You won't believe this amazing dessert is gluten free! {Start with a prepared mix to make these super easy!} OneCreativeMommy.com #Sponsored

    If you are afraid of gluten free baking, have no fear.  This recipe starts with a mix, so you even beginners can do it.  Ready for the recipe?

    Delicious Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Sauce -- You won't believe this amazing dessert is gluten free! {Start with a prepared mix to make these super easy!} OneCreativeMommy.com #Sponsored

    Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies {Gluten Free}

    Prep Time: 15 min

    Baking Time: 48-52 min

    Makes 16 2" x 2" brownies, but you'll probably want to cut them bigger!

    Difficulty Level--Easy!

    Ingredients

    Brownie layer:

    • 1 box Krusteaz Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
    • ⅓ cup water
    • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 egg

    Orange Cream Cheese layer

    • 4 oz cream cheese
    • 1 egg white
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoon gluten free flour blend (Pick your favorite.  I use this one.)
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • zest from one medium orange

    Steps for swirling the layers together in gluten free cream cheese brownies

    Directions:

    1. Lightly grease your 8" x 8" baking dish, and preheat oven to 325°.
    2. Prepare brownies according to package directions, and pour into baking dish.  Set aside.
    3. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese orange zest, and sugar until blended.
    4. Add egg white, flour and vanilla, and blend until smooth.
    5. Carefully pour cream cheese mixture over the brownies and smooth to cover the entire top.
    6. Run a knife through the layers to marble.  You can make a pretty design, or just swirl the knife around.
    7. Bake 48-52 minutes.  (Add 5 minutes to bake time if using a glass dish.)

    Do not over bake.  Brownies may appear underbaked, but will cool to doneness.  Cool completely in the pan before cutting.

    Now, you could just eat these brownies as is.  They're pretty amazing already. But-why stop at amazing?  Add fresh raspberry sauce to really knock the flavor out of the park!

    Delicious Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Sauce -- You won't believe this amazing dessert is gluten free! {Start with a prepared mix to make these super easy!} OneCreativeMommy.com #SponsoredFresh Raspberry Sauce

    Ingredients:

    • 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries (slightly thaw if frozen)
    • 2 T sugar
    • ½ T lemon juice
    • fresh raspberries for garnish (optional)

    Directions:

    1. In high speed blender, layer berries, sugar and lemon juice and blend until smooth.  (For blendtec, use the dressing button.)
    2. Pour sauce through a fine mesh sieve and discard the seeds.  (If you want to skip this step, you can use the soup button on the blender.  It will pulverize the seeds, but it will also cook the sauce. That will change the flavor--making it more of a syrup than a sauce.)
    3. Drizzle sauce over brownies and garnish with fresh raspberries to serve.

    Enjoy!

    Delicious Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Fresh Raspberry Sauce -- You won't believe this amazing dessert is gluten free! {Start with a prepared mix to make these super easy!} OneCreativeMommy.com #Sponsored

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    Heidi

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    Comments

    1. Rachelle

      December 22, 2014 at 9:20 am

      Oh yuuuuuuum!!! Beautiful photos. <3

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:20 pm

        Thanks, Rachelle. They taste as good as they look!

        Reply
    2. Camille

      December 22, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      I LOVE the topping idea! Really makes this dessert stand out. Thanks for the idea! Pinned it for sure!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:21 pm

        Thanks, Camille. The topping really did make the dessert. Raspberry and chocolate is a great combo!

        Reply
    3. Kendra

      December 22, 2014 at 5:37 pm

      These look delicious! I love the raspberry on tip. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:22 pm

        Thanks, so much, Kendra. I wish I had another batch right now!

        Reply
    4. Kendra

      December 22, 2014 at 5:37 pm

      *top

      Reply
    5. Celeste

      December 22, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      You had me at double chocolate. (and then again at orange and cream cheese :)

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:22 pm

        Thanks, Celeste. It's a really yummy flavor combination. I'll definitely be making it again (and again).

        Reply
    6. Jess

      December 23, 2014 at 5:50 am

      These look SO delicious! And so pretty! Yummy!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:23 pm

        Thanks so much, Jess. My desserts don't usually look pretty, but I was very happy with this one.

        Reply
    7. Leandrea

      December 23, 2014 at 6:27 am

      I love, love, love easy holiday ideas. Gluten free orange cream cheese brownies sound delicious and I can't wait to make them!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:23 pm

        Thanks so much, Leandrea. I've added a gluten free mix giveaway to this post, so if you eat gluten free, be sure to pop back and enter!

        Reply
    8. Michelle

      December 23, 2014 at 5:00 pm

      Can you overnight me a slice? Cream cheese and raspberries? Yes!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:24 pm

        Wish I could, Michelle! (If there were any leftovers, I might give it a try!)

        Reply
    9. Dr. Jennifer Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE

      December 24, 2014 at 3:25 pm

      What a nice flavor combination!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:24 pm

        Thanks, Jennifer. It's a combo of all of my favorite flavors.

        Reply
    10. Nina

      December 26, 2014 at 10:34 pm

      This recipe has so many of my favorite ingredients and elements! LOVE brownies :)

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:26 pm

        Thanks, Nina. I'm just glad I had lots of helpers when it came time to taste it. I would have eaten the whole batch by myself!

        Reply
    11. Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog

      December 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm

      These look amazing! Love the raspberries too. I almost made something similar for one of my Christmas parties, now I'm regretting not making it!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:27 pm

        Thanks, Sharon. There's always New Years! I just added a Krusteaz Gluten Free baking mix giveaway to this post. Since you're gluten free, I thought you might be interested in entering.

        Reply
        • Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog

          December 30, 2014 at 11:32 am

          Thanks for letting me know!

          Reply
    12. Heidi

      December 29, 2014 at 4:44 pm

      My mouth is watering! Those brownies look so delicious! Raspberries are irresistable for me.

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:28 pm

        Me, too, Heidi. I'm kicking myself that I left the raspberries in my fridge when my family went away for Christmas. They were buried in mold when I got back. Big bummer.

        Reply
    13. Fabgrandma

      December 29, 2014 at 7:27 pm

      I would love to try these mixes. And I really want to try the raspberry sauce. I love raspberrry anything.

      Reply
    14. Melanie

      December 29, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      The blueberry Muffin mix!

      Reply
    15. Jill

      December 29, 2014 at 7:41 pm

      I tried the brownie mix the other day and it was really good. It'd be fun to try this recipe using the mix as well. The muffins would be great for something to have ready to be able to eat whenever I'm hungry!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:29 pm

        If you try it, get ready to eat the whole pan in one sitting, Jill! Good luck.

        Reply
    16. Katie @ Clarks Condensed

      December 29, 2014 at 7:51 pm

      I LOVE the Krusteaz gluten free mixes. I'm really excited to try the blueberry muffins though - those sound delicious.

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        December 29, 2014 at 9:29 pm

        Do you have a gluten free eater at your house, Katie? I didn't realize you ate gluten free.

        Reply
        • Katie @ Clarks Condensed

          December 29, 2014 at 9:38 pm

          Yep! My son is on a diet called low FODMAP, and it's wheat free. Our doctor recently put him on it, and it has really helped. It's helped a lot of my health problems, too, so I guess we'll be gluten free for the long run at this point. I'm glad there's so many great recipes and companies out there to cater to it, though!

          Reply
          • Heidi Fowler

            December 29, 2014 at 9:44 pm

            Going gluten free was pretty emotional for me at first. It made me sad that my daughter wouldn't be able to eat her favorite things any more. But, once we started, it wasn't so bad. We found a bread recipe we like, we found lots of great products, and we found a way to make pretty much anything my daughter wants. (Grandma is a great experimental gluten free cook.) I'm glad we're doing it now and now five years ago when there was nothing! Good luck with the new diet.

            Reply
    17. Jeannie Buechele

      December 29, 2014 at 8:08 pm

      I am a chocolate freak and the double chocolate brownies sound sooooo gooooood :) I love breakfast and would love to try the pancake mix, I haven't had good luck finding gluten free products that taste good and these look delish :)

      Reply
    18. Chandi Robertson Wilde

      December 29, 2014 at 10:05 pm

      YUM! The brownies sound delish!

      Reply
    19. Courtney from A Life From Scratch

      December 30, 2014 at 8:15 am

      OMG! These brownies sound downright decadent. Yum! Made my way here via the Real Food Recipes link party. I'd love it if you took a minute to visit my blog sometime. Thanks! Have a wonderful day!

      Reply
    20. Marilyn

      December 30, 2014 at 1:03 pm

      OMG I can't stop drooling! YUMMO! :D

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        January 03, 2015 at 10:34 pm

        Thanks, Marilyn. They're as good as they look, and they don't taste gluten free.

        Reply
    21. Brianna @ Flippin' Delicious

      December 31, 2014 at 12:35 pm

      Those brownies look amazing! I am looking forward to trying all of Krusteaz's mixes. I need shortcuts in my life right now!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        January 03, 2015 at 10:33 pm

        It's so nice to find quick and easy gluten free that actually tastes good. Thanks, Brianna.

        Reply
    22. Diana Rambles

      January 02, 2015 at 9:05 am

      Looks fantastic!

      Reply
    23. Jennie

      January 02, 2015 at 1:57 pm

      Oh my! My mouth is watering! These look so great! Chocolate and cream cheese is amazing. I love that it is gluten free, I will have to make this one for my mother in law. I'd love if you would stop by and share on my linkup.
      -Jennie
      http://www.thediaryofarealhousewife.com

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        January 03, 2015 at 10:21 pm

        Thanks for the invite, Jennie. I'm all linked up!

        Reply
    24. KarenH in OK

      January 05, 2015 at 5:13 pm

      I just bought a big box of the GF brownie mix at Sam's Club! Can't wait to try it, Krusteaz makes some of my most favorite mixes.

      Reply
    25. Carissa

      January 06, 2015 at 12:21 pm

      Now only if there were good dairy free ones as well! These look amazing!

      Reply
    26. Bonnie @ The Pin Junkie

      January 08, 2015 at 7:08 pm

      Yum! These brownies look good! Thanks for sharing them at The Pin Junkie. They were featured at this week's party!

      Reply
    27. Linda Kinsman

      November 08, 2016 at 11:11 am

      I know most all of my family would love these brownies. I am slowing warming up to gluten free baking, just simple cookies, nothing as gorgeous as this. Well done!

      Reply
    28. Leah

      November 08, 2016 at 1:00 pm

      Being that I have to eat gluten free, I can't tell you how much I love the sounds of this recipe! I will be making this for sure!!!

      Reply
    29. Annemarie LeBlanc

      November 08, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      My boys would go nuts over these brownies! The orange-cream cheese topping is so unique. That and the raspberry syrup surely made this brownie recipe a winner! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

      Reply
    30. Rosey

      November 10, 2016 at 3:47 am

      Oh my goodness those brownies. Yes, I could be happy giving those a taste test, I already know!

      Reply
    31. Rebecca Swenor

      November 13, 2016 at 7:14 pm

      Double Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Brownies with Raspberry Sauce sound amazingly delicious. I don't like cream cheese but these brownies I would love to try so I will have to make them. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

      Reply
    32. Anna Powell

      December 27, 2016 at 3:33 pm

      This looks awesome :) Found this looking for GF brownie recipes. Thanks for the recipe and wonderful pictures.

      Reply
    33. Donna

      January 16, 2018 at 10:23 pm

      These brownies really look so good. The frozen raspberries and vanilla flavor add so much flavor to it. Raspberry Sauce is my most favorite. Thanks for putting them together.

      Reply

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