If you like to enter recipe contests, keep your eye on Lucky Leaf.com. Every so often they hold contests asking for ideas using pie filling. In fact, Gloria Herdman just won $1,000 for a recipe she named “Pot-a-Cakes” made with cream cheese, pudding mix, blueberry pie filling, and cake mix. Lucky Leaf liked the dessert so much they sent me a few cans of pie filling so I could try it, but after re-reading the recipe and asking the family what they wanted, I ended up making Lucky Leaf’s Cherry Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake – a recipe that combines all my favorite flavors.
It had been a while since I made cheesecake, but this one was super easy and helped me get back in the swing of cheesecake making. It was easy.
First, you make the brownie base in a cheesecake pan.
Pour some cherry filling on top.
Cover the cherry pie filling with cheesecake mixture.
Bake.
Chill, then cover with more cherry pie filling. Perfect! A quick and easy brownie bottomed cheesecake.
Do you ever use canned pie filling? I like making toppings from scratch, but I also keep canned pie filling on hand when I need something quick or when the preferred fruit is not in season. Now I’m the owner of a can of blueberry pie filling and apple pie filling. Any suggestions?
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Cherry would be my favorite of the three and I love the idea of making a cheesecake with brownie bottom.
Your Cherry-Topped Brownie Cheesecake looks delicious! How did it taste?
Oh my gosh, amazing. I am such a sucker for the pure sugar that is canned cherries. I can literally just eat them with a fork.
Honestly…is there anything better than cherries with chocolate? This is a drool-worthy recipe!
That looks like a perfect combination of deliciousness!
i have a small pan that i want to use.. this will be perfect..i can´t wait.
Hi, i tried it yesterday.. haven’t tasted it yet tho.. my my sister was visiting and i decided to treat her with this beauty.. then my nephew wanted to help and i let him..my kitchen is very small.. it felt crowded witht the little one and me in it.. i poured the cheesecake on top of the brownie and cherry.. only to realize i hadnt put eggs on it….i freaked out.. cried a little.. my lovely sister came and and put took the batter back in to the bowl..with cherries of course.. swirly pink.. then.. fished the cherries out.. and i put the eggs.. i baked good only it is A PINK CHEESECAKE…. it looks pretty ..i only hope it tastes good.