Brownie Cheesecake Recipe
Creamy, rich cheesecake with a brownie bottom and swirls of fudge brownie throughout. This Brownie Cheesecake is a decadent dessert that combines two classic treats into one indulgent dish.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Total Time: 11 hours 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Fudge Brownie Base & Swirl
- 56 g unsalted butter (4 tbsp.)
- 90 g semi-sweet chocolate chips (½ c.)
- 12 g dutch processed cocoa powder (2 tbsp.)
- 100 g granulated sugar (½ c.)
- 1 egg
- 40 g all purpose flour (⅓ c.)
- ¼ tsp. salt
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
- 450 g cream cheese, room temperature (two 8-oz bricks)
- 150 g granulated sugar (¾ c.)
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 110 g heavy whipping cream, room temperature (½ c.)
- 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice, fresh or bottled
Whipped Ganache
- 150 g heavy whipping cream (⅔ c.)
- 130 g semi-sweet chocolate (¾ c.)
Instructions
- Fudge Brownies – Preheat the oven. Melt butter and chocolate. Whisk in cocoa, egg, and sugar. Add flour and salt. Bake brownie base.
- Cheesecake – Beat cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch. Add eggs, cream, vanilla, and lemon juice. Layer cheesecake and brownie batter. Bake in a water bath. Chill.
- Whipped Ganache – Heat cream, pour over chocolate. Mix and cool. Whip until fluffy. Pipe over cheesecake.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
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