Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cheesecake |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Peanut butter, chocolate and cheesecake...need I say more??? Ingredients:
1 cup graham cracker |
3 tablespoons sugar |
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted |
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 2/3 cups peanut butter chips (10-oz. pkg.) |
1/4 cup milk |
4 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips |
1 tablespoon shortening |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. 2. Stir together crust ingredients in a small bowl. 3. Press mixture onto bottom of a 9-in. 4. springform pan. 5. Bake 10 minutes. 6. Remove from oven. 7. Turn oven temp up to 450 degrees F. 8. Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl on med. 9. speed w/a mixer until smooth. 10. Place peanut butter chips and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. 11. Microwave at high for 1 minute. 12. Stir. 13. If necessary microwave at High for an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. 14. Add peanut butter mixture to cream cheese mixture, beating until blended. 15. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. 16. Stir in vanilla. 17. Pour mixture into prepared graham cracker crust. 18. Bake 10 minutes. 19. Reuce oven temp. 20. to 250 degrees F; continue baking 40 minutes. 21. Remove from oven to wire rack, with a knife loosen cake from side of pan. 22. Cool completely; remove side of pan. 23. Prepare Chocolate drizzle-Place ch. 24. chips and shortening (do not use butter or margarine) in a microwave-safe bowl. 25. Microwave on High for 30 sec, stir. 26. Microwave longer if necessary. 27. Drizzle ch. 28. drizzle over cheesecake. 29. Refrigerate before serving, at least 1 hour. 30. Cover and refrigerate leftover cheesecake- if there is any. |
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