My two favorite desserts are cheesecake and brownies. But my favorite favorite desserts are ones that combine the two. Cheesecake brownies? Oh yes! Cheesecake with brownie crust? I’m so there! But, as someone who is cursed with slow metabolism, I have to watch what I eat and it’s hard to find a dessert involving both cheesecake and brownies that’s also under 700 calories.
This is why I love Pillsbury’s new Brownie Cheesecake Sweet Moments. I was already a fan of the brownie version, but finding out that they’re adding cheesecake to the mix? Happy dance! I always need a little something sweet after dinner, so I like to have desserts like this on hand–just one little bite is enough to satisfy my craving and I don’t have to feel guilty or disgustingly full after indulging. It’s the happy medium between having fruit for dessert (because, really, I like a bowl of strawberries as much as the next person, but sometimes you need chocolate) and having a big honking slice of cheesecake.
Brownie Cheesecake Sweet Moments come in both Caramel and Raspberry varieties. The Caramel flavor has a layer of brownie on the bottom, a layer of cheesecake on the top, and smooth, sweet caramel in between the two. The entire bite is enrobed in chocolate, which makes it even better. My favorite was the Raspberry, though. Instead of caramel, a raspberry filling is in the middle. I expected something along the lines of raspberry sauce, but this is actually more solid. Have you ever had those raspberry gel stick candies that are covered in dark chocolate? The consistency was similar to those, which really delighted me because I absolutely love those candies, but they’re not exactly easy to find at the local grocery store. Even happier dance!
Although Pillsbury is known for its baking mixes and ready-to-make doughs and breads, Sweet Moments Brownies are in the refrigerated section of the supermarket and ready to eat right out of the bag–you don’t even need to let them warm up (in fact, they’re best served while still chilled). And at $3.19 for a 12-bite bag, they’re an affordable way to take a sweet moment from your hectic life and indulge a little. You deserve it!
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*Kiersten received the above product samples to facilitate this review. All opinions are those of reviewer only.
2 Responses
These look SO good… Bill loves raspberry, so I know he would love them and I like caramel so those would be mine – no arguing in this house. =)
I guess that would have been better than the pint of ice cream I had for dinner last night – OOPS!
Oh dear lord, I bow down to whoever thought of combining brownies and cheesecake! Seriously, they made a LOT of people do a little happy dance 🙂
Those look incredible! You’re one lucky, lucky duck to get to review them 😉