Cherry Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake

ThreeGoodCooks's Note:

A creamy cheesecake with a fudge brownie crust and cherries baked inside. Delicious!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 (18 ounce) box fudge brownie mix
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons oil
• ½ cup mini chocolate chip
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese , at room temp
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• Cool Whip

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9" spring form pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together brownie mix, one egg and oil until combined. Stir in mini-chocolate chips. Spread into springform pan. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until brownie is just set.
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs on low until just combined.
4. Carefully spoon half can of cherry pie filling into center of brownie, leaving a 2 inch brownie border along sides of pan. Dollop cream cheese mixture over surface and carefully spread to edges of the pan.
5. Bake for 35 - 50 minutes or until the center is set but jiggles when pan is tapped. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving.
6. Before serving, top with remaining cherry pie filling and Cool Whip.

Reviews

[Big D Texas]

My family loved this. But, I had to used TWO eggs and 2/3 cups oil in the brownie mix. It was really good with that change.