Sweet Cheesecake Recipes
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 pounds cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
- Chopped mints
Peanut Butter Cookie Crust
- 10 peanut butter cookies
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter, up to 3 tablespoons
- Vegetable cooking spray
Instructions
- Use hands to crumble peanut butter cookies in a small mixing bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon of sugar.
- Add 2 or 3 tablespoons of melted butter (depending upon the desired consistency). Mix all ingredients well. (You can place the ingredients in a food processor.)
- Spray a 9 x 3 inch springform pan with the vegetable oil. Place ingredients into the bottom of springform pan. Using fingertips or spoon, press ingredients to form crust.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine cream cheese and peanut butter in a large bowl. Beat the mixture in an electric mixer (using a wire whip) until smooth.
- Gradually add sugar and flour. Beat on medium speed until sugar and flour are incorporated well into cheese/peanut butter mixture. (Scrape ingredients from side of bowl before adding eggs).
- Add eggs gradually and continue to beat on medium speed for two or three minutes until mixture is smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract.( Be careful not to over mix).
- Pour mixture into prepared peanut butter cookie crust. Place cheesecake in oven on center rack.
- Bake cheesecake in a water bath for approximately 2 hours or until tip of a knife comes out clean when inserted in center of cake.
- Dust with powdered sugar or sprinkle with chopped mint.
Attribution
Posted by bettyboop50 at Recipe Goldmine May 8, 2001.