Description
This rich and creamy Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake is a decadent dessert made with a chocolate cookie crust, creamy peanut butter cheesecake filling, and a ganache topping. Perfect for peanut butter lovers, this cheesecake features chopped mini Reese’s cups in every bite. Ideal for holidays, parties, or indulgent weekends. Keywords: peanut butter cheesecake, Reese’s dessert, chocolate peanut butter cheesecake.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chocolate sandwich cookies
6 tablespoons butter
24 ounces cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups chopped mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
1/2 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Extra chopped Reese’s for topping
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Crush chocolate sandwich cookies into crumbs and mix with melted butter. Press into the bottom of a springform pan and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.
2. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in sour cream, vanilla, and peanut butter. Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until blended. Fold in chopped Reese’s.
3. Pour filling over crust. Bake in a water bath for about 60 minutes or until center is set. Let cool with oven door ajar, then chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
4. Heat heavy cream and pour over chocolate chips. Stir into a smooth ganache. Spread over cheesecake and top with more chopped Reese’s before serving.
Notes
Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature for a smoother filling.
Freeze the Reese’s slightly before chopping to keep their shape.
Use a hot knife for clean slices through the ganache topping.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 120mg