Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Chip Layered Cheesecake
- 1 12 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 13 cup sugar, plus
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 13 cup cocoa
- 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, melted
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 24 ounces sour cream
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup chocolate chips, divided
- 1 cup peanut butter chips, divided
- 12 teaspoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread, or oil)
- Heat oven to 325F
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar, cocoa and butter in medium bowl.
- Press crumb mix evenly onto bottom and about 1 1/2 inches up side of ungreased pan.
- (they call for a 9-in springform pan, but i use a circular cake pan) Bake 8 minutes; remove from oven.
- cool slightly.
- Increase oven to 350F
- Beat cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on med.
- speed until well blended.
- Add sour cream; beat on low speed until blended Add eggs, beat on low until just blended.
- Do not overbeat.
- Pour 2 cups filling into prepared crust.
- Reserve 1 Tbsp each milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips for drizzle.
- Sprinkle remaining chips evenly over filling.
- Carefully spoon remaining filling over chips.
- Bake about 1 hour or until center is almost set.
- Remove from oven.
- Cool for 30 minutes; refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Combine shortening and reserved chips in small microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave at HIGH 30 seconds; stir.
- If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 sec.
- at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mix is smooth when stirred.
- drizzle over cheesecake; cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- If you want the glaze --.
- Melt 1/2 cup peanut butter/ chocolate chips and 3 Tbsp milk in small sauce pan on med.
- heat.
- If not thin enough slowly add 1 Tbsp milk until about honey thin.
- Spread glaze after step 4.
graham cracker crumbs, sugar, sugar, cocoa, butter, cream cheese, vanilla, sour cream, eggs, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, shortening
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peanut-butter-and-milk-chocolate-chip-layered-cheesecake-350224 (may not work)