Description
A decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake with an Oreo crust and milk chocolate ganache, topped with Reese’s cups and crushed peanuts.
Ingredients
Scale
- For Oreo Crust:
- 2 cups Oreo crumbs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter – melted
- Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling:
- 32 oz. cream cheese – softened
- 1 and 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 ¼ cups miniature chocolate chips
- For Milk Chocolate Ganache:
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups milk chocolate chips or 9.5 oz. milk chocolate – finely chopped
- For Garnish:
- Chopped Reese’s cups
- Crushed roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Wrap the pan with two layers of aluminum foil, ensuring it is tight and secure.
- For the Oreo crust, finely grind the whole Oreo cookies and combine with melted butter.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of the springform pan and refrigerate to firm.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Beat the softened cream cheese with sugar until smooth.
- Mix in peanut butter, heavy cream, and vanilla.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition without over-mixing.
- Stir in chocolate chips and spread over the chilled crust.
- Bake in a water bath for 55-70 minutes, until set around the edges and slightly loose in the center.
- Cool and refrigerate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
- For the ganache, bring heavy cream to a boil and pour over half the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl.
- Stir until melted and smooth, then add remaining chocolate and stir.
- Spread ganache over the cheesecake and let it drip, garnishing with peanuts and Reese’s cups.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Use fresh ingredients for the best flavor.
- For a richer ganache, use higher quality chocolate.
- This cheesecake is best served chilled.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 39g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 111mg