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This Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake is so fruity, chocolate-y, and full of cheesecake goodness. This is a one-pan dessert that is perfect to bring to the Thanksgiving dessert table because it feeds a crowd with 12 servings. I use Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Strawberry Fruit Spread in the marbled cheesecake layer with yummy results!
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Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake
Hey Everyone, how is your November going?
Gearing up for the holidays?
I sure am with all the Fall flavors that I have been sharing here on Life’s Little Sweets!
Do you know what dish or dishes you are bringing to Thanksgiving?
Or are you making everything yourself?
This Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake would be a lovely dessert to grace the dessert table.
It tastes lovely with fresh coffee or tea.
It is sweet and fruity with a delicious strawberry aroma when served warm.
Tips for Success for Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake
- The trickiest thing about this Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake recipe is the baking time. Since it is such a large amount of batter and in a large pan, it needs time to cook through. I suggest baking in a 350 degrees F preheated oven for a total time of 70 mins. Everyone’s individual oven’s baking times may vary slightly.
- Rotate the 13″ x 9″ 2″ inch baking pan 90 degrees halfway through.
- Look for some browning around the edges when it’s done. The middle might be slightly jiggly when you remove it from the oven. Allow to cool to room temperature and then transfer to the refrigerator to firm up overnight (at least 3-4+ hours in the refrigerator).
- After cooling, if it’s still too soft in the center, you can always cook it more at 350° F 10-15 minutes at a time.
- You can serve this Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake chilled or warm.
- I included some step-by-step pictures to show you how this fun and pretty dessert comes together.
- Optional: You could drizzle this with Homemade Chocolate Shell and have Vanilla Whipped Cream on top for serving.
About Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Fruit Spread
I purchased Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Triple Berry Fruit Spread and Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Strawberry Fruit Spread from Walmart to try out. For this Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie Bars, I used the Strawberry flavor.
Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Fruit Spread is naturally sweetened with honey which I love because of the subtle and deliciously sweet flavor.
You can find Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Fruit Spread in the jam section at Walmart and it comes in all these flavors: Triple Berry, Strawberry, Blueberry Lemon, Strawberry Jalapeno, and Concord Grape.
Ingredients
Here is a list of ingredients needed for Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake:
Brownie Layer
- 1-3/4 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups organic cane sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup Canola oil
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
Cheesecake Layer
- 20 ounces (600 grams) plain cream cheese (2-1/2, 8-ounce packages) room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2/3 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- 1 (9 ounces) jar Smucker’s Fruit & Honey Strawberry Fruit Spread
- fresh strawberries, sliced (3-4 strawberries) in heart-shapes
Recipe Attribution
This recipe is a combination of two of my recipes: these Brownies and Mixed Berry Cheesecake.
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Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake
These Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake are so fruity, chocolate-y, and full of cheesecake goodness. This is a one-pan dessert that is perfect to bring to the Thanksgiving dessert table because it feeds a crowd. I used Smucker's Fruit & Honey Strawberry Fruit Spread in the marbled cheesecake layer with yummy results!
Ingredients
Brownie Layer
- 1-3/4 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups organic cane sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup Canola oil
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
Cheesecake Layer
- 20 ounces (600 grams) plain cream cheese (2-1/2, 8-ounce packages) room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2/3 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract
- 1 (9 ounces) jar Smucker's Fruit & Honey Strawberry Fruit Spread
- fresh strawberries, sliced (3-4 strawberries) in heart-shapes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 13" x 9" x 2" inch oven-safe baking pan.
- Brownie Bottom Layer: Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, kosher salt & sugar). In a 2 cup wet measure, add 1 cup Canola oil, vanilla extract, and 5 large eggs. Use an electric mixer to thoroughly combine the ingredients.
- Cheesecake Layer: Pour all the batter into a 13" x 9" inch brownie pan and spread evenly with a baking spatula. Using a stand or a hand mixer, place the cream cheese and the sour cream, in a large mixing bowl, beat until smooth. Sprinkle cornstarch and the sifted confectioner's sugar over the mixture and beat in. Add eggs and pure vanilla extract beat mixture until smooth. Add in 1/2 of a 9-ounce jar of Smucker's Fruit & Honey Strawberry Fruit Spread and mix until combined. Pour over the brownie layer in the pan. Spread evenly.
- Spoon 12 dots of the remaining fruit spread evenly over the top of the cheesecake layer. Using a knife, cross-hatch across the top of the cheesecake-fruit spread layer until the desired marbled effect is achieved.
- Bake 70 minutes, rotating halfway through (35 minutes). As it gets towards the end, keep an eye on it for browning on the top. When it's done, allow to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight (at least 3-4+ hours). Slice and serve chilled or warm. Great with whipped cream. Enjoy!
Notes
The trickiest thing about this Brownie Bottom Marbled Strawberry Cheesecake recipe is the baking time. Since it is such a large amount of batter and in a large pan, it needs time to cook through. I suggest baking in a 350 degrees F preheated oven for a total time of 70 mins. Everyone’s individual oven’s baking times may vary slightly. Rotate the 13″ x 9″ 2″ inch baking pan 90 degrees halfway through. Look for some browning around the edges when it’s done. The middle might be slightly jiggly when you remove it from the oven. Allow to cool to room temperature and then transfer to the refrigerator to firm up overnight (at least 3-4+ hours in the refrigerator).
I included some step-by-step pictures to show you how this fun and pretty dessert comes together.
Optional: You could drizzle this with Homemade Chocolate Shell for serving
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1112Total Fat: 46gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 309mgCarbohydrates: 152gFiber: 5gSugar: 48gProtein: 22g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.
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All the layers and strawberries!!! It looks delish! (client)
1/4 of what of cornstarch and
2/3 of what of confectioners sugar?
Corrected! Thank you for letting me know!
Do you bake the brownie mix together with the cheecsecake portion?
The brownie layer is spread evenly first and then the cheesecake layer is spread evenly over that and then they are baked together – does that answer your question? Let me know if there’s anything else I need to clarify 🙂
Yesss thank you sooo much ☺️☺️
Are the strawberries baked in or added after?
Hi Mel, I added them before the whole dish went into the oven, if you wanted to add them after you could do that too. Hope that helps!
My cheesecake is dark brown on top..Edges look almost burnt. I followed the recipe and turned it 1/2 way through baking. Don’t think I can take it to my church luncheon tomorrow. The recipe also overflowed in my oven from my 9×13 glass pan.
Hi Sandi, I’m sorry that you had trouble with this recipe, for the future I would recommend doing a foil tent if it’s browning too much. Another fix is if the rest of the Cheesecake is okay, you can scrape the browned part off and frost the top and add berries. Also, with this recipe a at least inch pan is ideal. Thank you for coming back and commenting!
have you tried making this in a spring-form pan at all? I love the bar idea– I am just particular to the standard cheesecake look!