Easy Recipes-Brownie Sundae Cheesecake Recipe

It’s just been in the last year or so that I have begun to like cheesecake. I was just never a fan of the dessert. I remember arriving at my sister-in-law’s wedding reception years ago and finding nothing but cheesecake on the cake table and being very disappointed. 🙁 Anyway to date my favorite cheesecake was a Red Velvet Cheesecake sample from The Cheesecake Factory that I had at Sam’s at one of their holiday events almost 2 years ago.

I know I like flavored cheesecakes more than I do plain cheesecakes with fruit toppings so that is what I usually gravitate to. I have collected a few delicious sounding cheesecake recipes on my Tasty Treats Pinterest board so I decided it was time to give cheesecake a try. First, I needed to get a springform pan. A friend of mine was having a Pampered Chef party so I got my pan from there. It comes with a glass bottom and is a really nice pan. Then I had to decide which recipe to tackle first. I chose the Brownie Sundae Cheesecake from Justapinch.com.

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Brownie Sundae Cheesecake Recipe

Prep Time

1 hr 30 mins

Cook Time

55 mins

Total Time

2 hrs 25 mins

 

The prep time includes the time to make and cool the brownies.

Servings: 10

Author: cindy

Ingredients

For the Brownie Chunks

• Brownie Mix
• Eggs as called for on the box
• Oil as called for on the box

For the Crust

• 1 1/2 cups crushed Nilla Wafers about 45-50 cookies
• 6 TBS Powdered Sugar
• 6 TBS Cocoa Powder
• 1 stick of Butter-melted

For the Cheesecake

• 32 oz Cream Cheese at room temperature
• 1 cup Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla
• 1/2 cup Hot Fudge Sauce

Instructions

1. Set the Cream Cheese out to soften.
2. Bake the Brownies and allow them to cool before moving forward with this recipe.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

For the Crust

1. Crush the Nilla Wafers using a rolling pin
   
2. Using a fork, mix together the dry crust ingredients
   
3. Add in the melted butter and mix well
4. Spray the pan with cooking spray
5. Press the crust mixture into a 9" springform pan
   
6. Bake for 8 minutes
7. Allow to cool slightly

For the Cheesecake

1. While the crust is baking-Cut about half of the pan of Brownies into small cubes-set aside
2. Beat the Cream Cheese, Sugar and Vanilla
3. Gradually add the Eggs one at a time.
   
4. Pour the batter into the crust
5. Place the cubed of Brownie into the batter, pushing them down,
   
6. Warm up the Hot Fudge Sauce to make is pourable
7. Drizzle the Hot Fudge Sauce onto the top of the cake in concentric circles
8. Using a butter knife, gently marble the sauce
   
9. Bake 50-55 minutes
10. Loosen from pan once it is cooled
11. Cover and refrigerate
12. Best served cold

Recipe Notes

We served ours with additional hot fudge sauce drizzled over the cheesecake.

I brought the cheesecake to my small group where it was met with wonderful reviews. On Monday I brought a piece to my Pastor, who is a great cook himself, and he said it was wonderful. I brought the rest of it to work on Thursday where it was gobbled down and I was told I could make it for them every week! So, I guess it was a hit. This was my first ever cheesecake and I have heard so many stories about how hard it is to make cheesecake so I am doubly proud of this success.

Do you like cheesecake? Do you make cheesecake? What is your favorite kind of cheesecake? Leave me a comment and let’s talk cheesecake. Make sure you share this recipe on your Easy Recipes Pinterest board!