42 chocolate swirl cheesecake recipes

Classic cheesecake supreme with a cinnamon-walnut graham cracker crust and a creamy lemon-vanilla filling, plus four variations: low-fat berry marble, sour cream, chocolate, and chocolate swirl.

Decadent chocolate cheesecake with chocolate wafer crust, silky cream cheese filling swirled with melted chocolate chips and heavy cream, requiring 24 hours to set.

Chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer crust, melted sweet chocolate swirled into the cream cheese filling, and garnished with cookie crumbs and fresh mint.

Chocolate julep cheesecake with bourbon, creme de menthe, and a swirled chocolate-and-cream-cheese filling on a chocolate cookie crust. A Southern-inspired dessert.

Turtle swirl cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with semi-sweet chocolate ribbons, butterscotch drizzle, and toasted pecans. Marbled, dense, and unapologetically rich.

Silky white chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with a raspberry puree swirled through the filling and spooned on top. A gorgeous, berry-marbled stunner.

Festive peppermint cheesecake with crushed candy canes swirled into cream cheese filling on a graham cracker crust, garnished with chocolate leaves.

A show-stopping zebra cheesecake with swirled dark and white chocolate batters on a chocolate wafer crust, finished with a semi-sweet chocolate ganache glaze. Pure drama on a plate.

Five-layer cheesecake with swirled dark and white chocolate layers on a graham cracker crust. Baked with sour cream, cream cheese, and real vanilla.

A show-stopping cheesecake with swirled chocolate and vanilla layers on a cookie crumb crust, finished with a glossy semisweet chocolate ganache glaze. Rich, creamy, and utterly indulgent.

Cream cheese swirl brownies with a fudgy chocolate base marbled with tangy cheesecake filling. Made from scratch with real chocolate melted in a double boiler and crunchy pecans.

Rich cocoa-swirled cheesecake meets gooey coconut pecan frosting in this German chocolate cake hybrid. Crisp chocolate cookie crust, velvety filling, and sticky caramel topping loaded with toasted nuts.

German sweet chocolate cream cheese brownies swirl a tangy cheesecake layer through rich German chocolate brownie batter with nuts. Marbled bars in one pan, ready in under an hour.

Marbled caramel mocha cheesecake with swirled chocolate and coffee layers on a crushed Oreo crust. Dark brown sugar, milk chocolate chips, and a slow bake for a crack-free finish.

A lighter marble cheesecake baked right in a pie pan with nonfat cream cheese and a chocolate wafer crust. Swirls of vanilla and chocolate in every creamy, guilt-free slice.

Double chocolate cream cheese cake with a coffee-spiked cocoa batter and a tangy cream cheese chocolate chip swirl baked right in. A one-pan dessert that disappears at potlucks.