Peanut Butter Cheesecake

          Ok, you are all going to go absolutely crazy over this recipe. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cheesecake. Yeah, you read that right. It’s a light, fluffy, peanut butter cheesecake with a yummy chocolate brownie crust and a chocolate topping. Doesn’t get much better than this. I found a recipe here that I used as a guide, but I changed it a lot.

·         Yuminess---10---I don’t think I even need to describe how good this tastes.

·         Easiness---7---While cheesecake is delicious to eat, it is very annoying to make. I hate that it has to chill for hours before it is able to be eaten.

·         Repeat---10---SOON!!

 

INGREDIENTS

·         1 box fudge brownie mix (make according to directions)

·         4 packages (8oz. each) cream cheese, softened

·         1 ½ cups sugar

·         ¾ cups creamy peanut butter

·         2 tsp vanilla extract

·         3 eggs

·         ½ cup peanut butter chips

·         1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

·         Make brownie mix according to package. Pour ½ of batter into a 10” springform pan (spray with pam). Bake for 15-17 minutes at 350°. Cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. Cover the bottom of the springform pan in foil to prevent leaking.

·         In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add peanut butter and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Pour over the crust (I like to wrap the inside of the springform edgs in parchment paper to prevent it from sticking to the edges)

·         Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set (you want it to jiggle a little bit). Remove from the oven; let cool for 30 minutes.

·         In a microwavable bowl, melt the semisweet chocolate chips and spread over the top of the cheesecake once it is cool. Sprinkle with the peanut butter chips.

·         Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Keep refrigerated.

Reese's Rice Krispies

          Obviously, there is no better combination other than peanut butter and chocolate. So, it is obvious that a good dessert choice would be Reese’s Peanut Butter Rice Krispies. You can pick you jaw up off the floor now. Yes, I mixed delicious Reese’s with some peanut butter, marshmallows and rice krispies, and have this delicious dessert to share with you. Unfortunately, I can’t claim the recipe. I found the original here, and the only thing I really changed was to omit the Karo syrup (ewww…).

·         Yumminess---100---Yes, 100. This is absolutely fantastic. I can’t even tell you how many times I have made it since finding it through Pinterest. It is the dessert my boyfriend asks for any time I ask him what he would like me to make next.

·         Easiness---7---I am not a big fan of the process of making rice krispies, just because the marshmallow gets so sticky and is annoying to clean. Also, these require a lot of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, so that requires a lot of unwrapping…and lots of trash!

·         Repeat---10---This seems obvious, as I have already told you I make them all the time.

INGREDIENTS

·         6 cups Cocoa Rice Krispies

·         1 bag 10oz mini marshmallows

·         2/3 cup peanut butter

·         5 TBS butter

·         16-18 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (chopped)

·         ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

·         Measure 6 cups of Cocoa Rice Krispies into a large bowl

·         Chop 16 Peanut butter cups and mix into the rice krispies

·         Melt butter over medium heat

·         Add marshmallows to the pot of butter

·         Continuously stir the marshmallows.  When they are melted completely add 1/3 cup peanut butter and stir

·         Mix the marshmallow/peanut butter mixture into the rice krispies

·         Spray a 9x13” pan with Pam and press the rice krispies into it

·         Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over the rice krispies

·         Do the same with the remaining 1/3 cup peanut butter, chop 2-4 more peanut butter cups and sprinkle over the top.

·         Let sit for at least 1 hour to cool

·         ENJOY!