Brownie Pumpkin Cheesecake

Kitty Kat Cook's Note:

From the 2007 Pillsbury Halloween book, the chocolate was used to make a jack-o-lantern face! Cooling time and refrigeration time is reflected on total time. The cheesecake was great and the Jack-o-Lantern face looked super cute.

• Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 cheesec ...

For Brownie Base

• 1 (1 lb) box dark chocolate fudge brownie mix
• 1/4 cup water (or as called for on mix box)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or as called for on mix box)
• 3 eggs (or as called for on mix box)

For Filling

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 10" springform pan with cooking spray. Make brownie batter as directed on box for basic recipe; spread in pan. Bake 24 to 28 minutes.
2. Meanwhile in a large bowl beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in pumpkin until well blended. On low speed, beat in eggs 1 at a time, just until combined. Stir in vanilla and pumpkin pie spice. Reserve 1/2 cup of filling in small bowl. Pour remaining filling over baked brownie base.
3. Stir melted chocolate in reserved filling; place chocolate in large resealable plastic bag. Seal bag; cut off 1 corner of the bag. Pipe filling onto cheesecake to make swirls or shapes as desired.
4. Bake 40-45 mins or until center is almost set. Cool 30 minutes Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake. Cool 30 mins longer. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

Reviews

[Skipp's Kitchen]

I made this to take to my mothers for Thanksgiving. It was an absolute HIT!!!

[Zewbiedoo]

This was very easy to make and baked up great with no cracking. The kids liked it and they ate it all. While I like brownies and I like pumpkin cheesecake, I don't think the flavors really work together. I am glad I tried this, but I think this would be better with a plain or vanilla cheesecake top layer instead of the pumpkin.