Ruggles Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake

Name: Ruggles Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cup crushed Oreo cookies; 1 cup chopped roasted peanuts; 1/2 cup butter (melted); 2 lb cream cheese, softened; 5 eggs, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup smooth peanut butter (not natural-style); 1/2 cup whipping cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 12 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, broken into small pieces; 3 oz sour cream; 1/2 cup sugar

DeadWing @cook_2790943

I used mini Reese's and Magic Shell on the top. :chef

DeadWing @cook_2790943

I used mini Reese's and Magic Shell on the top. :chef

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Ingredients

40 mins

10 servings

For The Crust
4 1/2 cupcrushed Oreo cookies
1 cupchopped roasted peanuts
1/2 cupbutter (melted)
For The Filling
2 lbcream cheese, softened
5eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 cupfirmly packed brown sugar
1 cupsmooth peanut butter (not natural-style)
1/2 cupwhipping cream
1 tspvanilla extract
12Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, broken into small pieces
For The Topping
3 ozsour cream
1/2 cupsugar

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Steps

40 mins

1

Combine crushed Oreo cookies and peanuts that have been ground in a food processor with the melted butter.
2

Pat the crust mixture onto the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
3

Beat cream cheese in bowl of electric mixer until smooth.
4

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5

Add sugar, peanut butter and cream; mix until smooth.
6

Stir in vanilla, then fold in peanut butter cups with a rubber spatula.
7

Pour filling into prepared crust.
8

Place springform pan into a larger baking pan.
9

Pour hot water into the larger pan so that the water comes 1-inch up the sides of the springform pan.
10

Bake at 275°F 1-1/2 hours, or until firm and lightly browned.
11

Combine the sour cream and sugar and spread on the cheesecake.
12

Return the cake to the oven for 5 minutes.
13

Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for one hour.
14

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.