Brownie Cheesecake | Cookies and Cups

This irresistible brownie cheesecake is created from creamy no-bake peanut butter cheesecake layers stuffed with crumbled fudgy brownies and sizzling fudge, topped with a pile of peanut butter cups.

If this decadent mixture sounds proper up your alley, attempt my cheesecake brownies, subsequent!

Why You’ll Love This Brownie Cheesecake Recipe

For those who’re as obsessive about cheesecake recipes as we’re, wait till you do this crazy-indulgent brownie cheesecake! This (nearly) no-bake dessert layers peanut butter cheesecake with crumbly brownie chunks, sizzling fudge sauce, and loads of peanut butter cups. Right here’s why it’s a winner:

• Peanut butter goodness. This cheesecake is a creamy peanut butter model of my favourite no-bake cheesecake. I’ve loaded it up with chocolate brownies and peanut butter cups, in a straightforward dessert that all the time wows at household gatherings.
• Fudgy brownie layers. This brownie cheesecake has a decadent brownie backside layered with much more crumbled brownies within the center.
• (Almost) no bake. As a lot as we love a traditional baked cheesecake, the method could be time-consuming. This recipe doesn’t fuss with water baths or cracked cheesecake. You solely want the oven to bake your brownies!

Elements You’ll Want

Beneath is a brief overview with notes on the elements for this brownie cheesecake. Don’t overlook to scroll right down to the recipe card for the complete measurements and recipe particulars.

• Brownies – Use your favourite boxed brownie combine, or these cake mix brownies are additionally fast and handy. 
• Chocolate Sauce – Retailer-bought sizzling fudge sauce, or make pourable chocolate ganache.
• Cream Cheese – Full-fat cream cheese, delivered to room temperature.
• Peanut Butter – You’ll wish to use shelf-stable, creamy peanut butter. The oils in pure peanut butter are likely to separate and make the filling greasy.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – Make certain it’s the sweetened variety, and never evaporated milk, which is unsweetened.
• Heavy Whipping Cream – Just like the cream cheese, full-fat heavy cream is finest for the creamiest cheesecake.
• Powdered Sugar – Additionally referred to as confectioner’s sugar. 
• Peanut Butter Cups – You should utilize Reese’s cups or a generic model, for topping the cheesecake. 

The best way to Make Brownie Cheesecake

This chocolatey, peanut buttery brownie cheesecake comes collectively in only a few simple steps:

• Put together the brownie backside. Make a batch of brownies, allow them to cool, after which slice them into squares. Afterward, press ¾ of the brownies into the underside of a 9” springform pan to type the crust. Prime the brownie crust with a good layer of heat fudge sauce.

• Make the cheesecake filling. Subsequent, beat collectively the cream cheese and peanut butter adopted by the sweetened condensed milk. In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream and powdered sugar to make whipped cream. Set among the whipped cream apart and fold the remainder into the peanut butter cheesecake batter.

• Assemble. Unfold half of the peanut butter cheesecake batter into your ready brownie crust. Crumble over a layer of the leftover brownies, adopted by the remaining cheesecake batter. Lastly, unfold the remainder of the whipped cream excessive.

• Add garnishes. Prime your cheesecake with chopped peanut butter cups and a drizzle of extra sizzling fudge sauce.
• Chill and serve. Place the completed brownie cheesecake into the fridge to sit back for at the least 4 hours, or in a single day for finest outcomes. While you’re able to serve, launch the cheesecake from the pan and slice.

Why Is My No-Bake Cheesecake Runny?

In case your no-bake cheesecake layers nonetheless haven’t set even after an in a single day stint within the fridge, it may very well be as a result of the elements you used have been too heat. The cream cheese for the filling needs to be softened to room temperature. This implies tender sufficient to depart an indent along with your finger however nonetheless cool to the contact.

In case your cream cheese is just too heat, the filling received’t arrange correctly even after it’s chilled. To repair a runny cheesecake, you possibly can attempt inserting it within the freezer for 1-2 hours till it’s set.

Suggestions for Success

In case you want a bit of additional steerage, maintain these recipe suggestions in thoughts:

• Use full-fat elements. For the very best no-bake cheesecake texture, use full-fat cream cheese and full-fat whipping cream. Keep away from low-fat elements as they comprise extra water.
• Don’t over- or underbake the brownies. In case your brownies are too moist, they’ll be too tender to type the crust. In the event that they’re overbaked, they’ll be too dry and crumbly. Use a toothpick caught into the middle of the brownies to check for doneness. If it comes out clear, they’re baked completely!
• Make it a no-bake dessert. Skip baking the brownies and use ready-made, store-bought brownies as a substitute. You possibly can trim them to suit and press them into the springform pan as directed. It’s an enormous time saver in the event you’re making this cheesecake in a rush.
• For clear slices, use a pointy knife and wipe off the blade between slices.
• Chill the cheesecake. Funds at the least 4 hours for the brownie cheesecake to sit back within the fridge. Even higher, in a single day! It must be set utterly earlier than you slice it.

Straightforward Variations

This peanut butter brownie cheesecake is scrumptious simply as it’s, however you possibly can all the time get inventive with add-ins and extra flavors. Strive these concepts:

• Oreo crust. Instead of brownies, make this brownie cheesecake in an Oreo cookie crust as a substitute.
• Completely different cheesecake. As an alternative of peanut butter, use one other taste for the cheesecake layer. Do that no-bake cookie dough cheesecake or no-bake Nutella cheesecake (with a Nutella brownie backside!).
• Completely different brownies. Make the brownie backside and layer with any boxed brownie combine you’d like, whether or not it’s fudge, double chocolate, German chocolate, and many others. Or, attempt one other selfmade brownie variation, like these Bailey’s brownies for a enjoyable grownup twist.
• Chocolate chips. Stir a handful of mini chocolate chips into the cheesecake filling.
• Nuts. For crunch, sprinkle chopped pecans or walnuts over the brownie layer. You may as well use nuts as a garnish instead of peanut butter cups in the event you want.
• Extra garnishes. As an alternative of peanut butter cups, add a drizzle of melted peanut butter or selfmade microwave caramel sauce. Prime this cheesecake with chocolate shavings, chopped graham crackers, or one other kind of sweet, like M&Ms.

The best way to Retailer 

• Fridge. Retailer leftover brownie cheesecake hermetic within the fridge for as much as 3 days. 
• Freeze. You possibly can freeze this cheesecake both entire or in slices. Merely wrap the cheesecake tightly and maintain it frozen for as much as 2 months. Defrost within the fridge earlier than serving.

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