5.0 from 3 votes
Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars
This recipe is full of peanut butter, from the crust, to the filling, to the peanut butter cups hiding inside!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 529 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 15 Nutter Butter cookies
- 1/4 cup butter melted
For the Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk I used 1%, but 2% or whole milk would be great too
- 12 full size Reese’s peanut butter cups
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Instructions
- To make the crust, combine the Nutter Butters and melted butter in the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse until you have fine crumbs. Alternately. crush the cookies in a sealed baggie with a rolling pin and then mix with the butter.
- Press the crust into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.
- To make the cheesecake, preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat together the cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, and flour until light and smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the milk.
- Pour batter onto the prepared crust.
- Place the 12 Reese's peanut butter cups in the batter, lined up so that there will be one cup in each piece of cheesecake when cut, and gently press them in to cover them in the batter.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 325 degrees.
- Reduce heat to 260 and bake for 40 minutes or until just the center is slightly jiggly.
- Let cool on the counter top for 30 minutes before placing in the refrigerator to cool for another 4 hours.
- To top the cheesecake, melt the chocolate chips and shortening together in a microwave safe bowl on low heat. Alternately, melt in a double broiler.
- Place the melted chocolate in a piping bag (or baggie with the tip cut off) and pipe on the melted chocolate.
- You can also drizzle it on with a spoon, if preferred.
- When serving, cut the bars so that each piece has a peanut butter cup in the center.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
529kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
116mg
(39%)
Sodium
350mg
(15%)
Potassium
230mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
38g
(76%)
Vitamin A
760IU
(15%)
Calcium
90mg
(9%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 529
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 529kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 350mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 230mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 38g | 76% |
| Vitamin A | 760IU | 15% |
| Calcium | 90mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.