Peanut Butter Cheesecake (Taste of Home)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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14
ingredients
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Crust
- 1 1⁄2 cups pretzels, crushed
- 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
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Filling
- 40 ounces cream cheese (5 packages, softened)
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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Topping
- 1 cup sour cream (8 ounces)
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted peanuts, finely chopped
directions
- In a small bowl, combine pretzels and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a greased 10 inch spring form pan.
- Place pan on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 5 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add peanut butter and vanilla and mix well.
- Add eggs and beat on low just until combined. Stir in chips.
- Pour over the crust. Return pan to baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is almost set.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes (leave oven on).
- For topping, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, peanut butter, and sugar and spread over filling.
- Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 5 minutes longer.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of the pan and loosen.
- Cool 1 hour longer and remove sides of pan. Refrigerate overnight.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.