Shelly's Recipe

Peanut Butter Candy Cheesecake

Category: Cheesecake

Makes 1 (10-inch) cheesecake

Crust:
1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate graham crackers
1/4 cup granulated sugar
5 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:
4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 large eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
10 fun-size chocolate-covered crispy-crunchy peanut-buttery candy bars, chopped*

Garnish: chopped fun-size chocolate-covered crispy-crunchy peanut-buttery candy bars

1. To prepare crust: Preheat oven to 300. In a small bowl, combine crushed graham crackers and sugar. Add melted butter, stirring to combine. Press mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake for 6 minutes.

2. To prepare filling: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, brown sugar, and peanut butter at medium speed with a mixer until creamy. Add eggs and yolks, one at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Stir in cream and crushed candy. Spoon batter into prepared crust.

3. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn oven off, and leave in oven with door closed for 1 hour. Remove from oven, and let cool completely. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours before serving. Garnish with chopped candy bars, if desired.

NOTEL *I used Butterfinger.