This yummy cheesecake is every peanut butter lover's dream dessert. It is smooth, delicious and pretty simple to make. It has a Nutter Butter cookie crust, peanut butter filling and is finally garnished with a peanut butter drizzle. Feel free to drizzle w
Crust:
22 Nutter Butters cookies
5 T. butter, melted
Filling:
16 oz. packaged cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. smooth peanut butter
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
Drizzle:
1/2 c. peanut butter chips
2 t. coconut oil
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a 9 × 9 pan with foil; spray with non-stick spray; set aside.
Place Nutter Butters in a food processor or blender; blend until completely crushed.
Place in a small bowl; add melted butter; mix well; press into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake 9 minutes.
While crust is baking, make the filling:
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, peanut butter and vanilla; mix with a hand mixer until smooth. Add eggs, by hand, 1 at a time, just until combined. DO NOT over-mix. Pour on top of the warm crust; raise oven temperature to 350 degrees; bake 30 minutes. Let cool completely before adding peanut butter drizzle.
Drizzle:
In a small bowl, combine peanut butter chips and coconut oil; microwave in 10 second intervals until melted, stirring regularly. Scoop into a plastic bag, cut off corner, and drizzle over the cheesecake.
Serve.
9-12 servings.
Store cheesecake in the refrigerator.