Ingredients

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness(R))
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a bowl; press into an 8-inch springform pan.
  • 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.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is puffed and set in the middle, 40 to 60 minutes. Cool completely.
  • 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.