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Reeses Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Peanut Butter Cheesecake

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/reeves-peanut-butter-cheesecake • Posted by Super Madcow

This is a baked cheesecake, topped with frosting & peanut butter cups. You could serve with chocolate sauce.

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

1 h 30

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

This is a baked cheesecake, topped with frosting & peanut butter cups. You could serve with chocolate sauce.

Instructions

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    Preheat oven 375/190 degrees. Crush biscuits to crumbs.

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    Add sugar & salt to biscuits crumbs.

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    Melt butter. Add to biscuit mixture & combine.

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    Press into tin. Bake for 7 mins.

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    Allow to cool. Increase oven to 400/200 degrees.

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    Beat cream cheese & sugar together until smooth.

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    Add flour & vanilla & combine.

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    Beat in the cream.

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    Add the egg yolks & eggs one at a time. Beat to Combine.

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    Sprinkle the reeses Pieces over the base.

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    Pour the cheesecake mixture on top of the base. Smooth the filling to the edge of the tin.

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    Place a tray with water on the bottom of the oven.

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    Place the cheesecake on the middle shelf bake for 12 mins at 400/200 degrees.

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    Reduce the oven to 225/110 degrees & cook for 45 mins until the cheesecake is set. Turn off the oven & leave the cheesecake in for approx 1 hr. Refrigerate overnight.

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    To make the topping... Combine cream cheese & butter. Beat til smooth.

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    Add the icing sugar, vanilla & Cocoa powder. Combine.

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    Slowly beat in the cream.

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    Spread the topping over the cold cheesecake.

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    Chop up the peanut butter cups. Top the cheesecake with the chopped peanut butter cups.

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    Serve.