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There are no words that can describe the deliciousness of these cheesecakes.
I don’t mean to be so serious, and on a Friday too, but it’s true. Well I mean, there are of course words, but they will not do them justice, and seeing as it’s Friday and all, I am just plain out of words anyway.
Really, I think the photos say it all. I mean, do you see all of those layers of chocolate?? Insane!
I have never personally had an Irish Car Bomb, but from what I have read it’s a shot of Whiskey and a shot of Bailey’s put into the bottom of a beer glass and filled with Guinness. Three liquors, one drink.
Wow! That seems rather intense. I surely could not handle it, BUT this dessert version? Gimme me them all. No really.
Let’s just start by going through each layer. First, there is the Guinness brownies. Oh these brownies, incredible on their own, but even better in this cheesecake. And if you’re really looking to booze things up, you can take things up a notch and drizzle the baked brownies with Bailey’s and/or whiskey. Let the alcohol soak in while the brownies cool. I did this, but only a little, since I am not big on super strong alcohol flavors. But it definitely gave these brownies that extra St. Patrick’s Day kick!!
Second layer? The cheesecake…spiked with Baileys…of course. I love this layer. It’s sweet and chocolatey and so mousse-like. Plus, it’s no bake and comes together in seconds.
The third layer is the Baileys ganache. Now really, this is just like icing on the cake – a definite must.
Fourth and final layer. Well, whiskey whipped cream. Also, wow, all whipped cream should be spiked with a little whiskey. It’s just so fun and flavorsome.
And those are your four layers. You can make these in tall beer glasses like I did, and do layers, or you can make them in smaller glasses or jars with no layers. I will not lie that making these in the beer glasses, while very fun, is also very tedious. It sort of takes a while stuffing everything down into the tall glasses.
BUT… I still think it was worth it, the glasses just give the cheesecakes a real “wow” factor. Planning a fun Friday night with friends – these cheesecakes will give you major host or hostess points.
Now, I’d say more, but I feel like I’d just be plain annoying. It’s Friday and I don’t think anyone wants that, SO let’s just make these cheesecakes and have an awesome weekend!
Sounds good to me.
Oh but before I go, I just have to say – these double chocolate brownie Irish car bomb cheesecakes are beyond delicious. Don’t let anything stop you from making them. They are quick, easy and loaded with chocolate…and booze!! But please feel free to leave the alcohol out too. Either way these will be delicious!!
Double Chocolate Irish Brownie Cheesecakes.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 718 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Guinness Brownies
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup stout beer or use coffee and leave the instant coffee out
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Cheesecake
- 1 ounce package cream cheese softened, 8
- 3/4 cup can sweetened condensed milk 14 ounce
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons Bailey's Irish liquor may leave this out if needed
Bailey's Ganache
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2-4 tablespoons Bailey's swap 2 teaspoons vanilla if preferred
Whiskey Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powder sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons whiskey optional
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with parchment and grease with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Place the chocolate and butter in a small saucepan and melt over low heat until melted and smooth. You can also do this in the microwave, stirring after 30 second intervals until melted. Stir in the beer, vanilla and coffee.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together eggs and sugars until thick, about 2 minutes. Add the chocolate mixture and whisk to combine. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until all of the ingredients are just combined.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the edges are firm and the center is set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before crumbling. If desired, you can poke the brownies all over with a fork and then drizzle with bailey's and/or whiskey for an extra kick. You should only need to use 2/3 of the brownies for the cheesecakes, so feel free to snack!
Cheesecake
- In a medium mixing bowl cream together the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, Bailey's and vanilla. Set aside.
Ganache
- in a microwave safe bowl add the chocolate and heavy cream. Microwave on high for 30 second intervals, stirring between each until melted. Once melted stir in the Bailey's and a pinch of salt. Set aside.
Whipped Cream
- Use and electric mixer to whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar and whiskey, whip until combined.
To Assemble
- Grab 6-8 serving glasses. Crumble a few brownies and divide them among the bottom of the glasses. Top the brownie layer with a layer of cheesecake and then a thin layer of ganache. Repeat the layers until you have reached almost to the top of the glass. If your glasses are small (6-8 ounces) you really do not need to create layers. Just do a thick layer of brownie + cheesecake and you should be pretty close to the top of the jar. Top each glass with a thick layer of whipped cream. Store in the fridge until ready to serve. Drizzle with any remaining ganache just before serving.
Notes
*Brownies adapted from [Joy The Baker | http://joythebaker.com/2014/09/beer-brownies/].
Bottoms up.
There aren’t even words to describe how gorgeous these are either! If the taste matches the beauty then these are out of the ballpark!
Ya know, your pictures are so gorgeous you don’t even need words! But, describing the layers of delicious boozy decadence makes the reader just stop what they are doing and starting making this dessert NOW! Pinning…more than once!
just no, just no…..
WOWOW I just wanna roll around in that gooey chocolate photo!!
You’re really NOT supposed to title food things “Irish car bomb”these days. It’s really insensitive to people who died during The Troubles (unfortunately still ongoing at times).
These look great, but I’d suggest renaming them.
Amanda – She is NOT being insensitive. This is the legitimate name of a popular drink. She didn’t just make it up. Chill.
I didn’t say she made it up, I said it’s insensitive to use the phrase this way. Which it is. Plenty of other ways to pay homage to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day without making light of murder (which the term does, no matter whether or not someone means to) and the deaths of often-innocent people.
Ok, so I think I should stop reading your blog first thing in the morning – I’m dying for this! Those brownies are the first thing I’m making after Easter Tieghan! This whole dessert looks insane – in a good way! Pinned!
oof, what a beauty!! these look so deadly and decadent…love!
OMG! WOW! Today is my husband and our daughters birthday and I am going to make this. I can not wait to get to the grocery store and then back home to get started. Thank you for the recipe.
You’re right. There are no words, except these…. I’ll take two, please.
I knew there was going to be no words once I read the Title. I mean, my taste buds fell right off my tongue, which makes it hard to speak anyway.
But then chocolate, cheesecake and Baileys?! I AM DYING.
AND THESE PHOTOS!! Gimme your skills! Pinned!
I’m definitely a brownie/cheesecake man. These look really darn good.
Your photos are always the best I get more excited as I scroll down the page because each photo is better than the last. Those tall glasses look so incredible…I would love for someone to put one of those in front of me on a Friday…any Friday. All those layers..
They look so impressive in those tall beer glasses! Totally worth the effort 🙂
You are right. There is no words! I will gladly take this chocolate mousse over a regular irish car bomb any day! All that chocolate.
Holy Deliciousness!!! I can just imagine getting to the bottom of one of these and being so sad it’s gone that I have to eat an entire second one. They look amazing, Tieghan!