Rich and decadent, this Reese’s Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe starts with a cookie crust, is filled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, then topped with a chocolate ganache and even more peanut butter cups.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Cooling Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 7 hourshours35 minutesminutes
Servings 16servings
Calories 970kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
Crust:
30chocolate sandwich cookies
6tablespoonsbuttermelted
Dash of salt
Cheesecake:
32ozcream cheesesoftened
5eggs
1 1/2cupsbrown sugar
1cupsmooth peanut butter
1/2cupheavy whipping cream
1teaspoonvanilla
12ozReese’s Peanut Butter miniature cupsunwrapped and roughly chopped
Topping:
1/2cupheavy whipping cream
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
18 oz package Reese’s Minis
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Put the chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor and process until they form fine crumbs. Add in the butter and salt and process to combine. Press the mixture into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes, then set aside to cool. Wrap aluminum foil around the sides and the bottom of the springform pan.
Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between each addition. Add in the brown sugar, peanut butter, cream and vanilla; beat until combined. Gently fold in the chopped up Reese’s Miniatures. Pour the mixture into the cooled crust.
Place the pan inside a larger pan and carefully add about 1 inch of hot water in the larger pan. Bake the cheesecake until it is just set, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and allow the temperature to come down gently for about an hour. Remove from the oven, cool completely, then refrigerate until completely cool.
To make the chocolate topping, heat the cream until simmering, just before boiling. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate chips. Allow the mixture to sit for a couple minutes, then stir until smooth. Pour over the top of the cheesecake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Sprinkle the Reese’s minis over the top of the cheesecake.
Notes
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.