Guinness® Cheesecake

Guinness®-infused cheesecake is topped with chocolate ganache for a "half-and-half" effect, like the Irish lager and stout drink.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 370 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 0.5 cup butter, melted
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.66666668653488 cup brown sugar
• 0.66666668653488 cup heavy whipping cream
• 0.75 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl; press into an 8-inch springform pan.

Step 3

Combine cream cheese, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl until smooth; stir beer into cream cheese mixture until batter is thin and smooth. Pour batter over graham cracker crust.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is puffed and set in the middle, 40 to 60 minutes. Cool completely.

Step 5

Melt chocolate chips and cream in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Pour over cooled cheesecake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.