Brownie Bottom Cheesecake

Today I'm sharing an easy recipe for a Brownie Bottom Cheesecake. A cheesecake with a brownie bottom and a no bake chocolate cheesecake on top is a chocolate lovers dream!

For this recipe, using brownie mix is so easy. Sure you can make a traditional cheesecake for the top however for perfect brownie consistency, I like the a bake cheesecake for this.

Why you'll want to make this easy dessert recipe

• An easy to make dessert is always welcome in my world. Whether I make it or the kids do.
• You can make this ahead of time and stash it in the refrigerator or freezer.
• If you enjoy chocolate, the double chocolate going on here will make you happy.

If chocolate is your thing try my Chocolate Moonshine recipe. You will fall in LOVE! Or give this Nutella Dessert a try. Just 3 ingredients and its so pretty!

Ingredients

• boxed brownie batter (and box ingredients)
• cream cheese 
• sugar
• butter
• vanilla
• chocolate chips 
• whipped topping
• caramel, hot fudge sauce, chocolate chips for optional topping

This no cook chocolate cheesecake dessert with brownie bottom hits all of the notes. It's satisfying and refreshing. Plus its a great make-ahead BBQ dessert or party dessert recipe.

It's a delicious chocolate dessert recipe! And that little drizzle of caramel, mmm-yes!

Brownie Bottom Cheesecake Tips

• For best results, top with the cheesecake mixture until brownie bottom has cooled.
• Add toppings after cheesecake has chilled.
• Make this a day ahead or the morning of for a nice cold cheesecake.
• If you are in a rush to chill this, place it on the bottom shelf of your fridge (cold falls...while heat rises).

Variations

• You can always swap the no bake chocolate cheesecake topping for any other type of cheesecake flavor.
• You can also make this is shooter cups if you wanted to cut out the brownie pieces or purchase premade mini brownies.
• Swap suggested toppings for anything you dream up! Caramel drizzle, hot fudge or chocolate syrup, mini chocolate chips or even peanut butter chips. Chocolate shavings, whipped cream or even brownie crumbs.
• If you want to ditch the brownie bottom (gasp!!), just grab a premade graham cracker or Oreo crust and fill it. Easy peasy!

Dessert Recipes you may enjoy

Hope you enjoy! ❤️ Colleen

Originally posted August 2015, updates August 2026.

Brownie Bottom No Bake Cheesecake Tart

Colleen Kennedy

This Brownie Bottom No Bake Cheesecake recipe is easy and perfect for outdoor BBQ's! No bake Chocolate Cheesecake with Brownie Bottom

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 327 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• Homemade or boxed brownie batter
• 1 ½ bricks cream cheese 12 oz, room temperature
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 TBS butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ½ cups chocolate chips divided
• 2 cups whipped topping*
• Topping
• Caramel see notes
• Hot Fudge Sauce store-bought or homemade, see notes
• ¼ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Grease a tart pan with removable bottom or an 8 or 9 inch springform pan.
• Make 1 recipe of brownie batter or use a box mix and make it according to the directions on the package for fudge brownies.
• Preheat oven to the required temperature to cook your brownies. Pour batter into your prepared pan and bake until done. Time will vary based on pan used. Between 20-25 minutes most likely.
• In your mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla,. Melt 1 ½ cups of the chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Allow melted chocolate to cool down for a few minutes .
• Fold the melted chocolate into your mixture and whip until smooth.
• Add in thawed whipped topping and beat until smooth.
• Pour over cooled brownie bottom and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Once cheesecake tart is set, drizzle with fudge sauce, caramel and chocolate chips.

Notes

*As much as I LOVE homemade whipped cream and almost exclusively serve that in our house. For this you must use the frozen (then thawed) whipped topping. Which is the stuff my husbands' dreams are made of funny enough...it all goes back to his childhood, lol.

For Homemade Fudge Sauce, in a small pot, combine 5 TBS cocoa powder with ¼ cup melted butter, 1 TBS vanilla and ½ cup brown sugar. Heat over low heat and mix until smooth, gradually adding in ¼ cup milk. Once smooth. Remove from heat. Once cooled a bit, drizzle over tart.

For caramel, either make a small quantity of your own (I like Ina Garten's recipe...just cut it in half or a third) or use 20 unwrapped wrapped caramel squares combined with 3 TBS milk. Heat until melted and smooth. Drizzle overtop tart.

Since I am not an RD or nutritionist, nutritional calculations are done via Wordpress plug-in. For this recipe you still need to add in the nutritional information from your store-bought or homemade brownies.

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 298IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 1mg

Follow me on Tik Tok for 1 minute videos