No-Bake Peanut Butter 'n Chocolate Cheesecake
Details
- Time
- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yields
- 1 cheesecake
Make a whole cake without having to bake! REESE’S Peanut Butter Chips are the secret ingredient in this impressive dessert. Enjoy sweet, savory peanut butter and chocolate cheesecake, served on a peanutty cocoa crust.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Chill Time
- 8 hours 1 minute
Ingredients
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1 packagecream cheese (8 oz), softened
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2 Tbspslemon juice
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1-1/3 cups
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1 cansweetened condensed milk (14 oz, not evaporated milk)
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1 cupcold whipping cream (1/2 pt)
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Peanutty-Cocoa Crust
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1-1/4 cupsvanilla wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers, crushed)
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1/4 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
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1/4 cuppowdered sugar
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1/4 cupbutter or margarine (1/2 stick), melted
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1/3 cupREESE'S Peanut Butter Chips, chopped
Step-By-Step Directions
Prepare Peanutty Cocoa Crust; refrigerate.
Beat cream cheese and lemon juice in large bowl until fluffy; set aside. Place peanut butter chips and sweetened condensed milk in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred; add to cream cheese mixture, beating just until well blended.
Beat whipping cream until stiff; fold into peanut butter mixture until well blended. Pour over prepared crust. Cover; refrigerate 6 to 8 hours or until firm.* To serve, remove side of springform pan. Serve cold; garnish as desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake. Makes 12 servings.
* Cheesecake is moderately soft. If firmer texture is desired, freeze cheesecake and serve frozen.
Peanutty Cocoa Crust:
Stir together crumbs, cocoa, powdered sugar and melted butter in small bowl. Stir in chopped peanut butter chips. Press mixture onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 slice (129g)Amount per servingCalories530% Daily Value*Total Fat 33g 42%Saturated Fat 21g 105%Trans Fat 0.5gCholesterol 60mg 20%Sodium 240mg 10%Total Carbohydrates 51g 19%Dietary Fiber 2g 7%Total Sugars 40gIncludes 33g Added Sugar 66%Protein 12gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 33mg 2%Iron 1mg 6%Potassium 48mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
