Peanut Butter Cheesecake (Taste of Home)

"Wow. I don't know if I should have made this because it's hard to stop eating. It's so delicious--sweet and salty and creamy and crunchy and peanut butter and chocolate. Recipe courtesy of Lois Brooks of Newark,Delaware and Taste of Home."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 15mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
14

ingredients

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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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  1. This is my go-to recipe for PB cheesecake! Glad I have it here so I can access it when I'm cooking away from home. This is one of the few that has enough PB taste to suit me.
     
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