Peanut Butter Cheesecake

We are definitely peanut butter loves. So this easy recipe was just right for us. Since it is not baked in a springform pan it is more of a pie than a cake. The peanut butter mixture is delicious.

Ingredients Crust
1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter

Peanut Butter Mixture
1/2 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar

Cream Cheese Filling
2 8-oz. packages of cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2 large eggs

Directions:
1. Make the crust by mixing graham cracker crumbs with sugar, then add melted butter and press into 9-inch glass pie pan. Bake at 325° for 8 minutes. 2. While crust is baking, make peanut butter mixture. Using a fork, cut in powdered sugar with peanut butter until balls form. Cut in brown sugar. 3. Make the cream cheese filling by mixing softened cream cheese with sugar, heavy whipping cream, lemon juice, vanilla and eggs. Beat 5 minutes. 4. Pour over peanut butter mixture and crumble peanut butter mixture on top. 5. Bake at 350° until done (approximately 35 minutes). Cool 3 hours.

Happy Baking,
Sunny & Star