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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake

Published: February 15, 2016 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

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I adore cheesecakes, AND my husband’s favorite candy is peanut butter cups. SO I figured the perfect date night treat for us would be to merge our favorite desserts together, match made in heaven! Like my other cheesecakes this dessert is rich, dense and creamy. It’s the only way to go when it comes to cheesecakes in my opinion.

if you love peanut butter then this peanut butter cheesecake with a chocolate crust is amazing, mix in peanut butter cups and top with hot fudge and it goes from delicious t

This peanut butter flavored cheesecake is amazing on it’s own, the chocolate crust is mandatory. Add the chunks of peanut butter cup (I use the mini dark cut into fourths) and it’s just WOW! you can eat it as is OR top it with some of my hot fudge for an extra chocolate-y kick!

this peanut butter flavored cheesecake with a chocolate crust is amazing, adding chunks of peanut butter cups and top with hot fudge and you have an amazing rich dessert

peanut butter cup cheesecake

peanut butter cup cheesecake

This cheesecake has a rich peanut butter flavor then is filled with chunks of peanut butter cups and topped with chocolate perfection. Follow all my tips and tricks for the perfect Cheesecake texture with no cracks!
3.28 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 22 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 52 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 472kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
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Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 ¼ C chocolate graham crackers
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 6 Tbsp butter melted

Cheesecake

  • 2 lbs full fat cream cheese softened
  • 1 C granulated sugar
  • 1 C peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 lrg eggs at room temp
  • 1 lrg egg yolks at room temp
  • 1 C chopped peanut butter cups

Topping

  • Hot Fudge
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Crust

  • preheat the oven to 375
  • mix all the crust ingredients and toss lightly with fork until well blended.
  • Press firmly into the bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan. (9 inch)
  • Bake on the bottom rack until crisp and golden, abut 12 min.
  • Let cool.
  • Reduce oven to 300 and place baking dish full of hot water on the bottom rack to create moisture (leave this in while baking).

Cheesecake

  • Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on med until light and fluffy, about 30-60 sec.
  • And the peanut butter and, mix until incorporated
  • Scrape the bowl, beat 45 sec more - make sure it's smooth with no chunks.
  • Lightly whisk the eggs and yolks together and add to cream cheese mixture
  • Mix on low speed until they are incorporated and the batter is velvety, about 30 sec, scrape the bowl and mix 10 sec more - do NOT overbeat.
  • Pour the filling over crust, and sprinkle with chopped peanut butter cups
  • bake on the center rack about 1 hour +.
  • how to tell cheesecake is done - When you open the rack and shift the pan the center 3-4 inches will jiggle - not like soup, like a loose jello jigglers.
  • Turn the oven off and crack open the door and let the cake cool then refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day pour the hot fudge over the top, and some more chopped peanut butter cups

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Nutrition

Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 360mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 903IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg
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topped with hot fudge and filled with chunks of peanut butter cup this peanut butter cheesecake with a chocolate crust is simply divine

Here is a video I made for my classic “dense and creamy cheesecake” recipe (the base I use for all other recipes honestly). While I’m making the classic recipe in the video all the tips and tricks still apply for any and all cheesecake recipes, including this one.

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this peanut butter flavored cheesecake has a chocolate crust, with chunks of peanut butter cups and topped with hot fudge

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