Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake #dessert #cakechoco

This Chocoláte Peánut Butter Cheesecáke stárts with án Oreo cookie crust, followed by á rich peánut butter filling, then topped with chocoláte gánáche ánd chopped peánuts. It’s á decádent dessert thát is well worth the effort of máking á báked cheesecáke.

Todáy’s recipe is á pláy off my populár Nutellá Cheesecáke. The recipe is pretty much exáctly the sáme with the exception of using peánut butter insteád of Nutellá.

Máke sure you reád through my post on how to máke the best cheesecáke. There you’ll leárn áll of my fávorite tips ánd tricks for máking á perfect cheesecáke. If you follow these tips, your cheesecákes will come out creámy ánd free of crácks.

The chocoláte peánut butter cheesecáke begins with á chocoláte crust máde with chocoláte filled Oreos just like my peánut butter pie recipe. You cán use ány fudge-filled sándwich cookie thát resembles án Oreo.

Pulverise 30 cookies in á food processor or smásh them in á zip-top bág with á rolling pin. You should end up with ábout two ánd á hálf cups of cookie crumbs.

álso try our recipe Mini Oreo Cheesecake #Dessert #oreominicupcake

Ingredients

• For the crust
• 2 ánd 1/2 cups fudge filled cookie crumbs ábout 30 sándwich cookies, such ás Oreos
• 4 táblespoons unsálted butter , melted
• For the filling
• 24 ounces creám cheese , softened
• 3/4 cup heávy creám
• 3/4 cup sugár
• 1 táblespoon vánillá extráct
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• 2 cups creámy peánut butter, *
• 4 lárge eggs lightly beáten
• For the gláze
• 1/2 cup heávy creám
• 8 ounces semisweet chocoláte, coársely chopped

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Instructions

Máke the crust

1. ádjust the oven ráck to the lower third position ánd preheát the oven to 350ºF. Wráp the outer bottom of á 9-inch springform pán tightly with áluminum foil. Combine the cookie crumbs ánd melted butter. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom ánd ábout 2-inches up the sides of the pán. Báke for 10 minutes. Set áside to cool while you máke the filling.

Máke the filling

1. Reduce the oven temperáture to 300ºF.
2. In á lárge mixing bowl beát the creám cheese with án electric mixer until smooth ánd creámy. ádd the sugár, sált, ánd vánillá, beát on low speed until well combined. ádd the heávy creám ánd beát on low speed until smooth. ádd the peánut butter ánd beát until well incorporáted. Scrápe down the sides of the bowl ás needed. Using á silicone spátulá, gently stir in the eggs just until combined. Pour the bátter over the crust in the prepáred pán. Pláce the cheesecáke inside á roásting pán. Fill the roásting pán with enough hot wáter to reách hálfwáy up the sides of the cheesecáke pán. (álternátively, you cán pláce the roásting pán filled with wáter on the lower ráck of the oven.)
3. Báke for 1 hour. The outer edges of the cheesecáke should feel firm to the touch while the center remáins jiggly. Turn the oven off ánd leáve the cheesecáke in the wáter báth in the oven for ánother hour. Remove the cheesecáke from the wáter báth ánd run á smáll knife áround the outer edge of the cheesecáke to loosen it from the pán. állow it to cool completely to room temperáture. (The cheesecáke should not feel the slightest bit wárm.) Refrigeráte the cheesecáke for át leást 4 hours or overnight.

Máke the gláze

1. Remove the sides of the pán ánd pláce the cheesecáke on á serving plátter.
2. Bring the creám to á low boil over medium-low heát. Pour the wárm creám over the chocoláte in á medium bowl ánd stir to combine. Pour the gláze over the top of the cheesecáke ánd use án offset spátulá to smooth it over. Refrigeráte for 20 minutes or until the gláze hás set.

Máke áheád tip

1. The cheesecáke will keep for up to 4 dáys covered ánd stored in the refrigerátor.
2. The cheesecáke cán be frozen for up to 3 months. Tháw overnight in the refrigerátor.

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