chocolate peanut butter cheesecake
(1 RATING)
This cheesecake is absolutely wonderful. A chocolate and peanut butter lover's delight!
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prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 25 Min
method
Bake
yield
10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups oreo cookie crumbs, including the filling (about 22 cookies)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- FILLING
- 2 packages (8 ounces) cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 - eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- CHOCOLATE FUDGE TOPPING
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup melted chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
How To Make chocolate peanut butter cheesecake
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Step 1Mix crumbs and butter and put crumb mixture onto bottom of greased 9 inch spring form pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees, and cool crust on a wire rack.
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Step 2In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and peanut butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla. Add the mini chocolate chips.
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Step 3Pour cheesecake mixture into prepared cookie crust. Place cheesecake in 350 degree oven on middle oven rack. Position a baking pan filled halfway with hot water on lower rack. Bake 15 minutes; then lower temperature to 300 degrees and bake 70 minutes.
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Step 4Turn oven off. Let cake stand in oven with door ajar, 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack.
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Step 5In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, melted chocolate chips and powdered sugar for topping. Spread chocolate topping over cooled cheesecake. Let topping cool and set. Cool cheesecake completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate 12-24 hours.
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