Recipe: Delicious Mint Chococolate Chip Cheesecake with a Fudge Brownie Crust

Mint Chococolate Chip Cheesecake with a Fudge Brownie Crust. Mint Chococolate Chip Cheesecake with a Fudge Brownie Crust This is a very creamy stable easy to bake cheesecake. It has a fudge brownie crust, topped with a rich ultra creamy mint. more A fudgy and moist brownie layer dotted with mini chocolate chips provides the base for a creamy and rich mint chocolate chip cheesecake layer, and is topped with an easy chocolate ganache! It's not nearly as much work as it sounds, honestly.

Cover with the last few Tablespoons of brownie batter. Glide a knife through the layers, creating a swirl pattern. Manually stir in the mini chocolate chips. You can cook Mint Chococolate Chip Cheesecake with a Fudge Brownie Crust using 25 ingredients and 26 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mint Chococolate Chip Cheesecake with a Fudge Brownie Crust

1. It's of FOR FUDGE BROWNIE BASE.
2. It's 2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate.
3. Prepare 2 ounces of butter (1/2 stick or 4 tablespoons).
4. You need 2 of large eggs.
5. You need 1 cup of granulated sugar.
6. It's 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
7. You need 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.
9. It's of FOR MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE.
10. It's 2-8 ounce of packages of cream cheese, at room temperature.
11. Prepare 24 ounces of sour cream, at room temperature.
12. It's 3 of large eggs, at room temperature.
13. It's 1 cup of granulated sugar.
14. You need 1 cup of green mint chocolate chips, melted and warm, not hot.
15. You need 1/2 teaspoon of pure peppermint extract.
16. You need 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
17. It's 1 1/2 cups of mini semisweet chocolate chips, reular sized chips can sink so be sure to use mini chips.
18. It's drops of green food color, if needed depending on how green your mint chps look after blending.
19. Prepare of FOR CHOCOLATE GANACHE GLAZE.
20. You need 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate, chips or chopped bar.
21. You need 1/4 cup of heavy cream.
22. Prepare of FOR GARNISH.
23. It's of shaves chocolate mint candy, I used Andes mint cchocolate candy.
24. Prepare of green dprinkles and green sparkle sugar as needed.
25. Prepare of whipped cream for serving.

Dollop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture on top of the prepared brownie batter. This chocolate mint cheesecake is everything you expect in a cheesecake, rich, dense AF and full of chocolate. If that isn't enough for you, I drizzle the cake with a fudge sauce AND THEN add some more fudge sauce when I serve it. Sprinkle tablespoon of sugar over crust.

Mint Chococolate Chip Cheesecake with a Fudge Brownie Crust step by step

1. MAKE BROWNIE BASE.
2. Spray a 9 inch springform pan with bakers spray. Preheat oven to 350. Have a baking sheet lined with foil.
3. Meit butter and chocolate in microwave and stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
4. Beat eggs and sugar until combined.
5. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture, vanilla and salt just until blended.
6. Add flour and just stir in until blended.
7. Pour into prepared sprinform pan, place on foil lined baking sheet and bake 18 to 20 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
8. Cool on rack completely before filling.
9. MAKE MINT CHIP CHEESECAKE FILLING.
10. Keep oven at 350 and have a foil lined baking pan ready for cheesecake baking.
11. In a large bowl beat cream cheese, vanilla, peppermint extract and sugar until light and fluffy.
12. Add melted green mint chips, beat in.
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14. Add eggs one at a time, beating in after each egg.
15. Add sour cream and stir in just until blended, do not over mix, add green food color now if needed then fold in mini chocolate chips.
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17. Pour into prepared brownie crust.
18. Place on foil lined baking sheet and bake 70 to 90 minutes until just slightly jiggly in the center. Remove from the oven and let sit on baking sheet 5 minutes , then move to a rack to cool completely before covering and refigerating at least 8 hours or overnight.
19. Run a small sharp knife aroung pan then realease sides of springform pan.
20. MAKE GLAZE.
21. Have chocolate in a small bowl. Heat cream in microwave or on stove top until hot but not boiling. Pour over chocolste let sit one minute then stir until smooth. Reriigerate until it thickens enough to be spreadable just 5 to 10 minutes.
22. Pour over top of cheesecake and spread quickly to smooth..
23. Garnish with the shaved mint candy, sprinkles and sparkle sugar while chocolate is wet so it sticks. Refigerate to set chocolate.
24. Serve slices with whipped cream.
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Heat or microwave whipping cream to just before boiling and pour over chocolate chips. Creamy sweet cheesecake with the perfect balance of mint and chocolate hugged by crisp and buttery chocolate graham cracker crust. Mint chocolate chip cheesecake is a great shareable dessert and perfect for making ahead! If you can identify with that, then this cheesecake is for you. It all starts with a fudgy brownie that will serve as the crust of the cheesecake.