Nutter Butter cookies, cream cheese, peanut butter and Reese's peanut butter cups make the best cheesecake dessert. The hardest part of this recipe is waiting for 3 hours for it to set up in the refrigerator.
20 Nutter Butters Cookies
6 T. butter, melted
2 (8 oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
2 large eggs
2/3 c. creamy peanut butter
1/2 t. pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
30 mini Reese's peanut butter cups, chopped
16 mini Reese's, halved
3/4 c. hot heavy cream
2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 inch pan with aluminum foil.
Crush the Nutter Butters into fine crumbs; place in a bowl with melted butter; mix until combined. Press tightly into prepared pan.
Cheesecake Layer:
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs, peanut butter, vanilla and salt; gently fold in the 30 chopped Reese’s; spread over crust.
Bake until only slightly jiggly, about 40 minutes. Let cool while making the ganache.
Ganache:
Pour hot cream over chocolate chips; let sit for 3 minutes; stir until all chocolate is melted.
Spread ganache over cheesecake. Stick Reese’s halves into the top in 4 rows of 4. There should be 1 piece in each bar.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Slice into 16 bars.
Serve.
16 servings.