How to Make Tasty Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Peanut Butter Cheesecake.

You can have Peanut Butter Cheesecake using 8 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Peanut Butter Cheesecake

1. You need 1 1/4 cup of chocolate graham cracker crumbs.
2. It's 1/4 cup of butter, melted.
3. It's 8 oz of 5 packages ( each) cream cheese, softened.
4. You need 1 1/2 cup of white sugar.
5. It's 3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter.
6. You need 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
7. Prepare 3 of eggs, lightly beaten.
8. It's 1 of 10 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (chopped).

Peanut Butter Cheesecake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°..
2. Mix together graham cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup melted butter..
3. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 1/2-inch springform pan..
4. Bake 10 minutes; remove from oven and set aside..
5. Keep the oven on..
6. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth..
7. Add peanut butter and vanilla; mix well..
8. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined..
9. Stir in chopped Peanut Butter Cups..
10. Pour over the crust..
11. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set..
12. Turn off oven, and leave oven door open. Leave cheesecake to rest for 45 minutes..
13. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes..
14. Carefully run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer..
15. Refrigerate overnight..
16. Remove sides of pan..