Triple Berry Brownie

My mom and I found a picture of this dessert in an insert in the newspaper a couple of weeks ago. We thought that it would be the perfect dessert for the 4th of July.

Triple Berry Brownie (Courtesy of Betty Crocker)

Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker® fudge brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on brownie mix box
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 1/3 cups halved fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup fresh raspberries

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350° F (325° F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 12-inch pizza pan. Make brownies as directed. Spread in pan.
2. Bake 20 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out clean. Cool completely.
3. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until smooth and creamy. Fold in whipped topping; spread on brownie. Arrange berries over cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate 1 hour. Store covered in refrigerator.

This was so good and not overly sweet, which I liked. The fruit really balances out the sweetness of the brownie and cream cheese mixture.

Here's how it turned out...





I love how it looked all festive for the 4th. Brandon came up with the design of the fruit, so I have to give him credit for that. :) It tasted as good as it looked and I'll definitely be making this again.