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Peanut Butter Cheesecake

The perfect cheesecake for those who didn't know they like cheesecake

Ingredients

Base

  • 2 cups Oreo crumbs
  • 1/2 cup melted butter

Filling

  • 500 g two bricks Cream Cheese, room temperature .. hot tip, I just use store brand unless Philadelphia is on sale
  • 3 eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter .. definitely use the sugary not natural stuff

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons milk chocolate chips
  • 3/4 teaspoon peanut butter
  • 2 Wunderbars roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
  • Base
  • Combine butter and Oreo crumbs in a mixing bowl
  • Spread evenly on the bottom of a 10" springform pan
  • Set aside
  • Filling
  • On medium speed, using paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese for about a minute
  • Slowly add icing sugar
  • Once incorporated, add the eggs
  • Mix until incorporated then add peanut butter
  • Mix until smooth
  • Pour filling on top of the Oreo base (this is a thicker batter, so you may have to scoop it out and spread it to cover the base evenly)
  • Bake for 45 minutes
  • Let cool once baked
  • Topping
  • Melt chocolate chip and peanut butter, mixing together, in a double boiler
  • You can either spread the chocolate on top of the entire cooled cheesecake or drizzle it on
  • Sprinkle the chopped chocolate bar over the top of the cheesecake (bonus points for you if you didn't eat any of the chocolate bar while you were waiting..)
  • Let chocolate set
  • Keep in the fridge, but serve at room temperature