Best Peanut Butter Cheesecake Squares Recipes

PEANUT-BUTTER-AND-JELLY CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter.
• Finely grind crackers in a food processor. Add melted butter, peanuts, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; pulse until peanuts are chopped and texture of mixture resembles wet sand.Transfer to prepared baking dish; press firmly and evenly into bottom and three-quarters of the way up sides. Bake until set and slightly darkened, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Reduce oven to 325 degrees. In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and peanut butter on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in granulated sugar until lightand fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then vanilla until smooth. Pour filling into cooked crust; smooth top with asmall offset spatula. Bake until puffed and set along edges but still slightly wobbly in center, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Whisk jelly in a saucepan over medium until melted. Pour evenly over cake, then tilt dish to spread jelly to edges in a thin, even layer. Refrigerate until jelly is firmly set, about 4 hours.Cut cake into squares, wiping knife between cuts for clean edges, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line (with foil) and grease (either non-stick spray or butter) a 9x13 pan (I use a glass casserole dish from Pyrex).
• 2. For chocolate crust:
• 3. Mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder. With beater, beat in the butter and egg. Spread with spatula in bottom of 9x13 pan.
• 4. Sprinkle 1 cup chocolate chips (might be less... I just sprinkle until evenly coated) onto crust.
• 5. For Cheesecake Batter:
• 6. Place the bowl and beater for whipping the whipping cream in the freezer for about 5 minutes until frosted. Whip the whipping cream until stiff (whipped cream doesn't fall off the beater.) Set aside.
• 7. Cream together the cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar. Scrape bowl occasionally to ensure it's evenly mixed. Add, vanilla extract and whipped cream and blend together. Add eggs one at a time until incorporated.
• 8. Pour batter onto crust. Take butter knife and swirl just through batter (not all the way to the bottom) to ensure no air bubbles in batter.
• 9. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes.
• 10. Turn off oven, LEAVING THE DOOR CLOSED!!!!! Leave cheesecake in oven for 35 minutes longer.
• 11. Take out cheesecake and cool completely. (In a pinch I throw it in the freezer after cooling on the counter for 15 minutes)
• 12. For chocolate ganache:
• 13. Heat 1 cup heavy cream over medium heat until warm- almost hot.
• 14. Pull from heat and add semi- sweet chocolate chips. DO NOT STIR!!!
• 15. After the cream has cooled, transfer mixture to mixing bowl. (the chocolate will have melted) Beat on high until smooth and creamy. To make frosting instead of ganache (like pictured) add in 1 stick butter. before beating until smooth)
• 16. Spread over cooled cheesecake. (I do this step after removing the cheesecake from the pan- which is why I line the pan with foil).
• 17. Cut into bars and serve.

LOW CARB PEANUT BUTTER CUP CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For crust, in medium bowl, combine 1 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup Splenda, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla and salt until smooth.
• Evenly press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish.
• Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool on rack completely.
• Melt chocolate and mix with Splenda; pour over cooled crust and let cool 15 minutes.
• In mixing bowl, with electric mixer, beat cream cheese and remaining Splenda and 2 teaspoons vanilla until blended.
• Slowly add whipping cream and continue beating at medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy.
• Spread over cooled chocolate layer on crust.
• In small microwave safe bowl, melt remaining 1/4 peanut butter until it can be stirred smooth.
• Drizzle over top of cream cheese mixture.
• Chill for one hour until set; cut into squares and serve.

PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. HEAT OVEN TO 350*. LINE AN 8X8 INCH BAKING PAN WITH FOIL, COATED WITH NONSTICK SPRAY. ALLOW FOIL TO HANG OVER 2 SIDES.
• 2. IN A MEDIUM SIZE BOWL, WHISK TOGETHER FLOUR, PECANS AND BROWN SUGAR. STIR IN BUTTER, AND MIX UNTIL CRUMBLY. PAT INTO BAKING PAN AND BAKE FOR 14 MIN. REMOVE.
• 3. BEAT CREAM CHEESE,SUGAR,VANILLA,EGG, LEMON JUICE UNTIL SMOOTH. STIR IN CHOPPED 3/4 CUP CANDIES. POUR INTO BAKED CRUST PAN. BAKE FOR 25 MINUTES.
• 4. AFTER REMOVING FROM OVEN, IMMEDIATELY SPRINKLE REMAINING FINELY CHOPPED BUTTERFINGERS ON TOP. LET COOL.. LIFT FOIL OUT OF PAN, AND CUT INTO 36 SQUARES, AND STORE IN REFRIGERATOR ( THEY ARE BETTER THE NEXT DAY) ENJOY...

PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. For base, combine crumbs and 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl.
• 3. Combine melted butter flavor shortening and one tablespoon milk.
• 4. Stir into crumbs.
• 5. Press lightly into 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan.
• 6. Bake at 350 for 20 to 22 minutes.
• 7. For filling, beat cream cheese and peanut butter in small bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• 8. Add 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup milk and egg.
• 9. Beat well.
• 10. Stir in chopped nuts.
• 11. Spread over baked crust.
• 12. Return to oven.
• 13. Bake 20 to 22 minutes, or until set.
• 14. For drizzle, melt chocolate chips and butter flavor shortening on very low heat or at 50% power in microwave.
• 15. Stir to combine.
• 16. Drizzle from end of spoon back and forth over top.
• 17. Chill.
• 18. Cut into 2 x 2-inch squares.
• 19. Cover.
• 20. Store in refrigerator.