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Instant Pot Peanut Butter Cheesecake

When it comes to cheesecake, there is nothing better than this Instant Pot Peanut Butter Cheesecake. It is rich and creamy and packed with chocolate peanut butter flavor. Best of all, it is made in the Instant pot which takes all of the work out of it. This is going to become one of your favorite cheesecake recipes. 

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 9
Calories: 966 kcal
Course: Cake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Crust
  • 1 c chocolate graham cracker crumbs
  • ¼ c granulated sugar
  • ¼ c butter softened
Cheesecake Filling
  • 24 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 c brown sugar
  • ¼ c sour cream
  • 3 eggs
  • ⅔ c peanut butter
  • 6 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • 3 ounces dark chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Icing
  • 1 c peanut butter
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 1 c powdered sugar
  • ¼ c brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter softened
  • ¼ c milk
  • 12-15 Mini peanut butter cups, optional

Instructions

Crust
    Cup of Yum
  1. Cut a circle of parchment paper the size of the bottom of your springform pan.
  2. Place into bottom of pan and spray paper and sides of pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Add chocolate graham cracker crumbs and sugar to a medium bowl.
  4. Add butter and mix by hand until the consistency of wet sand.
  5. Scoop graham cracker mixture into pan and press into bottom and up the sides
  6. about 1-inch.
  7. Place crust into freezer while making filling.
Cheesecake Filling
  1. Using a mixer, mix cream cheese, brown sugar and sour cream until thoroughly
  2. combined.
  3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  4. Add peanut butter, mixing well until creamy.
  5. In a separate small bowl or measuring cup, combine chocolate chips and cream.
  6. Microwave for 20 seconds at 50-percent power. Stir and continue heating in 5-second
  7. intervals until melted.
  8. Pour half of the cheesecake filling into crust. Drizzle half of the chocolate across the
  9. surface of filling and pull a butter knife or skewer through to form a swirl. Pour second half
  10. of filling over swirled filling. Add second half of chocolate and make another swirl over
  11. top.
  12. Cover cheesecake with foil, sealing edges.
  13. Add 1½ cups of water into bottom of instant pot.
  14. Set cheesecake on trivet and lower into instant pot.
  15. Seal according to your instant pot directions and set to 45 minutes at high pressure.
  16. When time is over, let sit for 10 minutes, then manually release pressure and
  17. remove cheesecake.
  18. Remove foil from cheesecake. Allow to cool for one hour, then refrigerate overnight
  19. or at least 4 hours.
Peanut Butter Icing
  1. Mix peanut butter, sour cream, powdered sugar, brown sugar and butter. Add milk
  2. to thin to desired consistency.
  3. Using piping tip of choice, pipe around edge of cheesecake (I used a #4B). Add mini
  4. peanut butter cups around edge.

Nutrition Information

Calories 966kcal (48%) Carbohydrates 104g (35%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 55g (85%) Saturated Fat 24g (120%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Monounsaturated Fat 20g Trans Fat 0.3g Cholesterol 134mg (45%) Sodium 638mg (27%) Potassium 672mg (19%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 88g (176%) Vitamin A 951IU (19%) Vitamin C 0.3mg (0%) Calcium 262mg (26%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 966

% Daily Value*

Calories 966kcal 48%
Carbohydrates 104g 35%
Protein 21g 42%
Fat 55g 85%
Saturated Fat 24g 120%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Monounsaturated Fat 20g 100%
Trans Fat 0.3g 15%
Cholesterol 134mg 45%
Sodium 638mg 27%
Potassium 672mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 88g 176%
Vitamin A 951IU 19%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Calcium 262mg 26%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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