CRUST
1 cup choc. wafer cookie crumbs
2 1/2 oz roasted unsalted peanuts - coarsely, chopped
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp golden brown sugar - firmly packed
1 pinch salt
FILLING
24 oz cream cheese, room temp.
1 1/2 cup golden brown sugar - firmly packed
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter - do not use f, reshly-ground
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1/4 cup whipping cream
10 oz reese's peanut butter cups - cut in, to 3/4-inch pieces
TOPPING
2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
A Recipe for
Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
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FOR CRUST: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 F.
Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2-3/4-inch-high sides. Mix
chocolate cookie crumbs, chopped peanuts, melted butter, brown sugar
and pinch of salt in bowl until well combined. Press mixture evenly
onto bottom and 1/2-inch up sides of pan. Bake until crust is set,
about 8 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325
degrees F.
FOR FILLING: Using electric mixer, beat room temperature cream cheese
and brown sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add peanut butter and
vanilla extract and beat just until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time,
beating just until blended after each addition. Add whipping cream
and beat until smooth. Stir in peanut butter cup pieces.
Pour filling into crust. Bake until sides of cake are set but center
still moves slightly, about 55 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 10
minutes.
FOR TOPPING: Blend sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract in medium
bowl. Carefully spoon topping over cheesecake. Return cheesecake to
oven and bake 5 minutes.
Cool cheesecake in pan on rack. Run small sharp knife around edge of
cheesecake to loosen. Cover and refrigerate overnight. (Can be
prepared 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Release pan sides. Let
stand 20 minutes at room temperature before serving.
* Source: Bon Appetit, June 1993 * Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
Serves: 10
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