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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe for the Holidays: Part Five

published by Lauren Axelrod on Nov 16, 2008

There is no better combination than chocolate and peanut butter. Have a glass a milk, a cup of coffee, and a friend handy to attempt an entire slice. This amazing recipe can be combined with one of the three crust recipes of your liking.

Filling recipe

  • 1 1/2 lbs cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup melted chocolate

Method

1) Cream the cheese, cream, peanut butter,  and sugar together with your kitchen aid mixer or an electric hand held mixer.

2) Slowly add one egg at a time. Let them incorporate fully.

3) Add the chocolate sauce in a steady stream to the mixture while blending.

4) Add the chocolate chips into the batter and fold mixture until blended.

5) Pour batter into a spring-form pan over your crust of choice.

6) Bake this cheesecake at 325 degrees for 2 hours in a water bath.

Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter

Method

Blend all of the ingredients together is a mixing bowl and press into a oiled spring-form pan. Pre-bake the crust for at least 5-8 minutes on 350 to set the crust.

Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter

Method

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Blend all of the ingredients together is a mixing bowl and press into a oiled spring-form pan. Pre-bake the crust for at least 5-8 minutes on 350 to set the crust.

Granola Crust

  • 2 cups granola
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter

Method

Blend all of the ingredients together in a food processor and press into an oiled spring-form pan. Pre-bake the crust for at least 5-8 minutes on 350 to set the crust.

11 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Blue Buttefly
    November 16th, 2008 at 4:40 am #

    Lauren, am learning a lot! Thank you.

  2. # 2 by James DeVere
    November 16th, 2008 at 5:23 am #

    This one’s for the heavily addicted! Great stuff. I slash the amount of ingredients by a third and add more air with folding.

    Cranola crust…chunky. Like the Graham cracker crust. Sounds lite. Would be beautiful with a rasperry couli or something to contrast.

    Thanks Lauren…tops j

  3. # 3 by valli
    November 16th, 2008 at 8:12 am #

    Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe.

  4. # 4 by papaleng
    November 16th, 2008 at 11:02 am #

    This one is great. peanut butter is my weakness. Thanks Lauren for sharing.

  5. # 5 by HatedNation
    November 16th, 2008 at 11:51 am #

    Again, here for support!

  6. # 6 by Lauren Axelrod
    November 16th, 2008 at 12:30 pm #

    Thanks for the comments everyone. This one is a must!

  7. # 7 by Chris Stonecipher
    November 17th, 2008 at 10:30 am #

    Yum! Yes, this is a must. Thanks Lauren.

  8. # 8 by Chris Stonecipher
    November 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am #

    BTW, I love cheesecake!

  9. # 9 by goodselfme
    November 17th, 2008 at 4:34 pm #

    This sounds great!

  10. # 10 by Christy Tuller
    November 24th, 2008 at 10:49 am #

    I LOVE cheesecake but have never had any luck making it! You have inspired me to try again, and if I fail, I will request that you make me some. Please…. one little piece?

  11. # 11 by leena mathew
    November 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm #

    this is a lush cake recipe. i will try it sometime.

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