Velvety chocolate cheesecake blankets a rich and fudgy brownie crust, in this absolutely show-stopping chocolate brownie cheesecake recipe.

Dear fellow chocolate lovers,
This is YOUR cheesecake.
And if your two favorite desserts in the world happen to be brownies and cheesecake like mine are, this decadently dark chocolate brownie cheesecake is pretty much the best dessert you could ever make, because it solves the problem of being forced to choose one over the other. Now there is no need to choose at all ? you can have both.
Also, if you want more brownies, here are OVER 50 Healthy Brownie Recipes.
One can never have too many brownies.

This chocolate cheesecake looks fancy, but it?s deceptively simple to make.
And if you?re short on time, you can easily skip the brownie crust for a plain chocolate cheesecake that comes together in just minutes. I used my go-to vegan brownie recipe for the base, but if you have a favorite brownie recipe, feel free to use it instead. Just remember to undercook the brownie layer, because you?ll be baking it a second time when you bake the cheesecake. I bet my Black Bean Brownies recipe would be amazing here.

The flax or cornstarch in the recipe is optional because I accidentally forgot it the second time I made the cheesecake (yes, I make baking mistakes too!), and surprisingly I didn?t notice a difference. The brownie bottom still held together as if I hadn?t forgotten the binder ingredient ? so I marked it as optional.
Side note: If y...