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Brownie Cheesecake. A luscious, creamy vanilla cheesecake sits atop a chocolate cookie crumb crust, topped with mounds of mini brownies and a drizzle of rich chocolate ganache.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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I\u2019ve tried many a brownie cheesecake in my day and experimented with making several. Sometimes with a brownie base, sometimes with chunks of brownie baked into the cheesecake itself. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My final version of this recipe settled on a chocolate cookie crumb base, to add a little crunch to this cheesecake. The brownies are not incorporated into the cheesecake layer at all. I had a good rationale for that choice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Brownie Cheesecake topped with plenty of mini brownies!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I chose to bake little bite size brownies to top the Brownie Cheesecake in order to preserve their chewy, fudgy texture. I found baking them into the cheesecake resulted in them only sinking to the bottom anyway and I like this presentation much better. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The creaminess of a perfectly baked cheesecake is also maintained, which I always prefer.\u00a0 The mix of textures and flavours is simply outstanding in this amazing dessert.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mini brownies for brownie cheesecake.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Some baking tips for a perfect cheesecake.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

A word about baking a cheesecake in a bain marie before starting the recipe. A bain marie is simply a water bath that buffers the direct heat from the sides and bottom of the baking pan. This allows the cheesecake to bake more evenly from the sides to the centre.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chocolate cookie crumb crust for Brownie Cheesecake.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I bake my cheesecakes in a 9 inch springform pan. I wrap the bottom and sides in multiple layers of wide heavy duty aluminum foil. This forms a sort of boat that the cheesecake pan sits in. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Brownie Cheesecake ready for the oven.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The roll of aluminum foil that I use is about 16 inches wide.\u00a0I use at least 4 layers of foil to make sure that no water leaks in and ruins the crust of my cheesecake. The aluminum foil wrapped pan is then placed inside a larger baking pan. I use a 12 inch cake pan. Boiling water is then poured into the larger pan filling it from 1\/2 to 2\/3 of the way to the top.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brownie batter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I find it best to pour the boiling water into the pan after it is placed on the rack in the oven. This way, you are less likely to splash water onto the cheesecake or inside the aluminum foil. I reuse the aluminum foil for several future cheesecakes, adding a couple of layers to it each time just to be safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adding the dry ingredients to brownie batter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brownies just out of the oven.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Be sure to browse this incredible collection of Favourite Chocolate Recipes<\/strong><\/a><\/span> from the past 10 years on Rock Recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t40 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t1 hour<\/span> 10 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t1 hour<\/span> 50 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brownie Cheesecake. A luscious, creamy vanilla cheesecake sits atop a chocolate cookie crumb crust, topped with mounds of mini brownies and a drizzle of rich chocolate ganache.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ingredients<\/h3>\n

For the Cheesecake<\/h4>\n