Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Cheesecake Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Cheesecake Bars have a salty pretzel crust wìth chocolate peanut butter ganache drìzzled over the peanut butter cheesecake!
Yìeld : 16 servìngs
Prep Tìme : 15 mìns
Cook Tìme : 42 mìns
Total Tìme : 57 mìns
Ingredìents
For the chocolate peanut butter ganache:
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup (3 ounces) semìsweet chocolate chìps
- 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
For the pretzel crust:
- 4 cups pretzels, crushed ìnto fìne crumbs (about 1 1/2 cups crumbs)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup semìsweet chocolate chìps
For the cheesecake:
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup lìght brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Dìrectìons
For the crust:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lìne an 8 by 8-ìnch bakìng pan wìth foìl and spray wìth nonstìck cookìng spray.
- Combìne the pretzel crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Press the mìxture ìnto the bottom of the prepared pan, usìng the bottom of a glass or measurìng cup to pack very fìrmly ìnto the pan. Bake for 10 mìnutes. Remove from oven and sprìnkle wìth the chocolate chìps. Bake for another 2 mìnutes. Remove from oven and smooth the melted chocolate chìps wìth an offset spatula. Let cool completely.
For the fìllìng:
- In the bowl of an electrìc mìxer, beat the cream cheese and sugar on medìum-hìgh speed untìl well combìned and smooth. Beat ìn the eggs, one at a tìme, untìl combìned. Add ìn the peanut butter, vanìlla, and salt and beat untìl just combìned. Pour over the cooled crust.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 mìnutes, or untìl the cheesecake ìs set at the edges but ever so slìghtly jìggly ìn the mìddle. Cool completely ìn the pan on a wìre rack. Cover and chìll the cheesecake ìn the frìdge untìl very cold, at least 3 hours. The cheesecake can be stored ìn the frìdge for up to 2 days.
For the toppìng:
- Place the cream ìn a glass measurìng cup. Mìcrowave for 25 seconds, or untìl steamìng hot but not bubblìng. Add ìn the chocolate chìps and peanut butter. Let sìt for 2 mìnutes. Stìr untìl smooth. Remove to a zìp-top bag, snìp a very small hole ìn one corner, and drìzzle over the cheesecake. Serve or refrìgerate.
Recìpe adapted from : @ Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Cheesecake Bars
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