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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars
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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars

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Great portable cheesecake

"Tastes very good... I'll have to take lessons in drizzling though. That didn't work out to well."

- jmschaub

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Peanut Butter

(4.5, 10) 90% would make again (reviews)

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 24 Servings
CRUST
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp table salt
1/4 lb butter (2 sticks); salted
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 packagescream cheese; softened
FILLING
1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 Tbs all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE
1/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
4 ounces Good Quality Bittersweet Chocolate
1/2-1 cup peanuts to sprinkle on top

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars Preparation

CRUST

1 Pre-heat oven to 350 degress

2 Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl.

3 Mix butter until creamy, then add brown sugar beating until fluffy. Add peanut butter and mix, then add the egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix.

4 Place dough into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan, flattening to cover the entire surface.

5 Bake for approximately 10 minutes until firm, but not fully baked.

FILLING

1 While the crust is baking, mix cream cheese, brown sugar, peanut butter and flour together until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, then milk mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared crust. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, then turn the temperature to 250 and bake for 35- 40 minutes longer. The top should be firm but not brown, with a little jiggle in the center (not much though). Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE (GANACHE)

1 In a microwave safe bowl, heat the cream to just below boiling, about 1 minute. Add the chocolate and stir gently until melted and smooth. Drizzle over the top of the bars.

2 Refrigerate for several hours to overnight, then slice into small squares (it is very rich).

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Calories Per Serving: 24
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Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars Reviews

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Can't wait to try this!!!
1 weeks, 4 days, 20 hours, 55 minutes ago
This was great of course I am a peanut butter nut.
2 weeks, 3 days, 19 hours, 33 minutes ago
First cheesecake I ever made, very fun to make. Excellent!
3 weeks, 4 days, 22 hours, 10 minutes ago
Thanks so much! I am about to try it!
7 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 20 hours, 42 minutes ago
I'm so sorry it is 1 stick of butter and 8 ounce packages of cream cheese
7 months, 2 weeks, 17 hours, 23 minutes ago
Looks delicious, but I have a couple of questions. It says 1/4 lb butter, but in parentheses it says 2 sticks. 2 sticks is half a lb, so which one is it? Also are we talking 8 oz packages of cream cheese or 3 ounce packages. I would like answers before I try this.
7 months, 2 weeks, 20 hours, 20 minutes ago
It was good. Really rich though.
1 years, 5 months, 20 hours, 49 minutes ago
yum
1 years, 10 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 4 hours, 38 minutes ago
Tastes very good... I'll have to take lessons in drizzling though. That didn't work out to well.
1 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 9 hours, 1 minutes ago
[I posted this recipe.]
2 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 4 hours, 52 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Peanut Butter
  2. Cheesecake
  3. American

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