Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cheesecake of Dooom

This is a rich peanut butter cheesecake peppered with chocolate chips and smothered with a hard chocolate outer shell.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 5  tablespoons butter
• 1 2⁄3 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 24  ounces cream cheese
• 3  eggs
• 1  cup sugar
• 1 -1 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1 (12 ounce) bag  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup baking chocolate

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Melt the butter.
3. Combine with the Grahm Cracker Crumbs and mix until throughly coated.
4. In a spring form pan, line the bottom with the mixture and pack it firmly.
5. Tilt the pan and line the sides approximately 1/2 way up with the crust mixture and pack it.
6. Bake for 5 minutes.
7. Set the crust aside to cool.
8. In a large bowl, mix the Cream Cheese, Sugar, Eggs, and Peanut butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
9. Cover the bottom of the crust with approximately 1/4 of the Chocolate Chips.
10. Fold the remainer of the Chocolate Chips into the cake mixture.
11. Bake for 60-70 minutes.
12. When the top of the cake is golden brown, the cheesecake is done.
13. Allow to cool to room temperature.
14. Melt the Bakers Chocolate either in a microwave or with a double boiler.
15. Remove the sides of the springform pan and cover the cheesecake with the melted chocolate.
16. Allow to chill for a minimum of about 4 hours.