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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake
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This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake recipe is easy to make and a definite crowd-pleaser. It is without a doubt one of the best desserts I have ever tasted.
Author: Danny Gutierrez
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8-16
Ingredients
Crust
- 1½ cups Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- ¼ cup Butter, melted
- 1 empty 9" pie pan
Filling
- 1 (8 ounce) Cream Cheese, softened
- ½ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- ½ cup Confectioners' Sugar
Topping
- 1 (16 ounce) frozen Whipped Topping, thawed
- 15 Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cups, crumbled
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven, 350 degrees.
- Process cookies in food processor until crumbed. (You can also use a rolling pin and Ziploc bag filled with cookies).
- Mix crumbs, sugar and butter.
- Press mixture firmly and evenly against bottom and side of 9-inch pie pan.
- Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
Filling
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and peanut butter together until smooth.
- Fold in ½ of the whipped topping.
- Spoon the mixture into the chocolate cookie crust.
Topping
- Place the remaining whipped topping over the top of the peanut butter mixture and garnish with the crumbled peanut butter cups, caramel and chocolate sauce.
- Chill for at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.
Notes
This is very, very rich, so one pie will go a long way. Cut the pie into 16 slices and your guests will love you!
You can also use a pre-made pie crust if you do not want to make your own. Keebler makes a good chocolate ready crust.
You can also use a pre-made pie crust if you do not want to make your own. Keebler makes a good chocolate ready crust.
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