Strawberry Cheesecake Brownies

Very good and rich.  This makes a lot, so this is a great dish for a carry-in or party dessert.
Ingredients:

1 box brownie mix, your choice

½ C vegetable oil

¼ C water

4 large eggs

2-8oz packages softened cream cheese (I use Neufchatel, because it has less calories/fat)

1-14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 C lemon juice

1 tsp. vanilla extract

½ C seedless strawberry jam

¾ C walnuts (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*.  Spray 13 x 9 pan with no-stick cooking spray.

Combine brownie mix, oil, water and 2 eggs in bowl.  Stir.  Stir in nuts if desired.  Bake 20 minutes.

Beat cream cheese until fluffy.  Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk. Slowly mix in 2 eggs, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth.  Pour over warm brownies.

Stir jam until smooth.  Drop teaspoonfuls over cream cheese.  Use knife and swirl jam gently into cream cheese filling to create marbling.

Bake additional 35-40 minutes or until top is lightly browned.  Cool 1 hour.  Loosely cover and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours or more.  Cut into 16 bars.  Store in fridge.

Other suggestions:

Layer strawberry jam between brownies and cheesecake.  Do not marble.

Use caramel, either swirled into cheesecake or layered between, and add mini chocolate chips to cheesecake mix.  Top with caramel and nuts for turtle cheesecake brownies.