Decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- 2 1/4 pounds cream cheese softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 10 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet)
- 1 cup peanut butter smooth or crunchy
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
- 1/4 cup butter, unsalted soft
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
- Process crackers, peanuts, bittersweet chocolate chips, and butter in a food processor.
- Until it comes together, turn it into 9-inch springform pan greased with butter and press into bottom and up sides to make crunchy crust.
- Put it in refrigerator while you make filling.
- Meanwhile in a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Add vanilla, beat until smooth.
- Add heavy cream, beat until well blended.
- Transfer 13 of batter to another bowl and set aside.
- Beat melted chocolate into remaining batter.
- Pour into crust.
- With mixer on medium speed, beat peanut butter into remaining 13 batter until thoroughly mixed.
- Carefully spoon peanut butter mixture on top of chocolate cheese mixture in pan.
- Using the long handle of a wooden spoon, swirl the two flavors together.
- Bake about 1 hour, or until cheesecake is set around edges and puffed but still jiggles slightly in the center.
- Let cake cool 2 hours, then refrigerate until well chilled, 8 hrs.
- or overnight.
cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, heavy whipping cream, chocolate, peanut butter, graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, chocolate chips, butter
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/decadent-chocolate-peanut-butte-30765 (may not work)