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Chocolate Glazed Triple Layer Cheesecake

Modified: Jan 6, 2025 · Published: Dec 24, 2013 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

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Chocolate Glazed Triple Layer Cheesecake is one of the richest cheesecakes I know of. It has a chocolate cookie crust, with layers of chocolate, brown sugar and vanilla cheesecake. If that's not enough, it's topped with a chocolate glaze. The good thing about it is that it's so dense you can cut very thin slices and serve a lot of people. This makes it great for company or holiday events.

Chocolate Glazed Triple Layer Cheesecake


Here's an older picture where I decorated it with white chocolate and put it on a Christmas tray. I could have added holiday sprinkles or made the top even more colorful, but nobody complained! Usually people are just delighted when the cake is cut into and they see that there are three layers of flavor.

triple layer cheesecake

Chocolate Glaze on Triple Layer Cheesecake

I've used different glazes over the years and haven't been able to settle on just one. The original glaze sets and is quite firm. It's good, but I also like Triple Layer Cheesecake with a softer chocolate ganache type glaze. I just put both options in the recipe. The second one does not call for powdered sugar.

Why This is Easy

Along with being one of the richest cheesecakes, Triple Layer Cheesecake is easy because you don't have to worry about the top cracking. That, plus the layers are dense and have flavorings so the texture is good, but it's the flavors that stand out. It's a good cheesecake for beginners.

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Recipe

Triple Layer Cheesecake

Chocolate Glazed Triple Layer Cheesecake

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This is a party perfect cheesecake with three distinct layers. For best results, make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. Plan on making this at least one day head.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16

Ingredients
 

Crust Layer

  • 25 Oreos
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter

Chocolate Layer

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ounces of melted semisweet chocolate
  • ⅓ cup sour cream

Brown Sugar Layer

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ⅓ cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 Tbsp. flour all-purpose
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • ¼ teaspoon of vanilla
  • ¼ cup pecans chopped

White Layer

  • 5 oz cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 cup sour cream at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate glaze (two recipes follow, so pick one)

Instructions
 

  • Crumb Crust: Grind Oreos (filling and all) in food processor or crush in a bag. Combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press into the bottom and 2-inches up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Put in the freezer.
  • Chocolate Layer: Combine 8 oz of cream cheese and ¼ sugar and beat until creamy. Add 1 egg and ¼ tsp. vanilla; blend well. Stir in melted chocolate and ⅓ cup sour cream. Spoon over chocolate crumb layer.
  • Brown Sugar Layer: Combine 8 ounces of cream cheese, ⅓ cup brown sugar and flour and beat until well mixed. Add 1 egg and ½ tsp. vanilla; blend well. Stir in pecans. Spoon gently over chocolate layer.
  • White Sour Cream Layer: Combine 5 oz cream cheese and ¼ cup sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg and blend well. Stir in remaining 1 cup sour cream and vanilla. Spoon gently over praline layer.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour; turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes; open door of oven and leave cheesecake in oven an additional 30 minutes. Let cool at room temperature for 1 hour, then chill for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Remove from pan and make one of the chocolate glazes listed.
  • Original Chocolate Glaze (which gets kind of hard, but tastes good): Combine 6 oz chopped semi-sweet chocolate and ¼ cup butter in a small saucepan and melt over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in the ¾ cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of water and ¼ teaspoon of vanilla until smooth. Pour over cake.
  • Alternative Glaze: Heat ⅓ cup of heavy cream and 1 tablespoon of corn syrup in a 2 cup microwave-safe glass measure until very hot but not quite boiling. Add 4 ounces of chopped chocolate (semisweet or dark) and stir until melted. At this point it will be rather thin, so let it sit for about 30 minutes or until it cools and thickens a bit, then pour it over the cheesecake.
  • At this point, the cake needs some sort of garnish. You could pile chocolate leaves on top, add nuts or do what I do and drizzle lines of melted white chocolate over the top.
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  1. Sue says

    January 16, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    5 stars
    I found my notes from almost two years ago and they say this was a huge hit with the group I served I to.

  2. Sue says

    April 22, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    The cheesecake is in the oven. I don't think I was careful enough with the layering. I won't know until Saturday night. I suppose it will taste good no matter what. I'll let you know.

  3. Anna says

    April 18, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    Sue, that's a good question. Personally, I'd freeze it and put the glaze on a few hours before serving. However, if you're in a situation where you can't do that, then you could definitely glaze it and just freeze the whole thing.

  4. Sue says

    April 18, 2014 at 11:24 am

    When you make this ahead and freeze it do you glaze it before or after freezing? I think I'm going to make this for an event next weekend.

  5. Ela says

    December 27, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Hi Anna! Happy Holidays! Thanks for sharing this recipe. Now I know what to make for our New Year's Eve dinner. I also can see lots of variations in the future and different add ins. Great recipe!

  6. Anna says

    December 25, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    Karen, I just served this again tonight. I really think that the second topping I listed or a ganache made with 4 oz of cream and 4 oz of semisweet topping would be better than the original glaze, so if you make it, consider skipping the glaze the goes with the recipe and swapping it out for a ganache. About smaller cheesecakes, I have a couple of 3-inch pans and have made several small cheesecakes using recipes designed for that pan size, but making a recipe like this one in a 3 inch pan would require some trial and error in regard to baking time. One of these days I may try to scale this one down for a 3-inch pan.

  7. Karen Schmidt-Dill says

    December 25, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    Since I adore chocolate, and cheesecake, this sounds WONDERFUL! I will be trying this. Have to go to the store to get Oreos, however.
    Under the recipe in the related posts section is a recipe for red velvet cheesecake. That, I am going to try making NOW!
    Have you ever made smaller cheesecakes, in non-spring form pans? I was thinking about 1/2 or even 1/3 size for 1-2 people. I know it would be more difficult to get out of the pan, but it could stay in the pan just like a pie for serving.

  8. Anna says

    December 25, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    Hi Phyllis!
    Use the whole Oreo -- filling and all. I usually grind them up in the food processor. And yes, I promise you this cheesecake freezes well. One thing I like to do is line the inside of the pan with parchment paper or nonstick foil. When the cheesecake is nice and cold, you can just lift it from the bottom of the pan, wrap it in plastic, and freeze. Lately I've been lining the whole inside of the pan with Reynolds Release because it makes removing the chilled cake super easy AND I can put the bottom of the springform pan away and not worry about losing it. Lining the pan is especially helpful if you plan to make the cake and leave it somewhere, but I didn't include that in the instructions because it's not necessary.

  9. Phyllis says

    December 25, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    Merry Christmas... this looks yummy, but question #1.. do I just use the whole cookies or just the cookie part of the oreos for the crust? #2... can it be frozen, as you mentioned? I always wonder about cheesecake and freezing..
    thanks
    Phyllis

  10. Sarah says

    December 25, 2013 at 12:09 am

    Yum! Happy holidays:)

  11. Anna says

    December 24, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    You can't go wrong with cookies! And this recipe is not going anywhere. Try it one day in 2014.

  12. Sue says

    December 24, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Anna! This sounds like a keeper recipe. I wish it had been on my radar. Instead I've been so indecisive that we're going to end up settling for cookies for dessert. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

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