Frozen Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Name: Frozen Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter; 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sweetened condensed milk; 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed; 2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce; 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

40 Ratings

64 Comments

Prep 15 min
Total 4 hr 15 min
Servings 8

If you’re anything like us—and we suspect that you are—you’re a peanut butter addict and a chocolaholic. This cheesecake was made for you (and for us, obviously). A chocolate crust is filled with creamy peanut butter cheesecake and then drizzled with more chocolate and peanut butter. It’s madness and happiness all rolled into one decadent dessert. MORE+ LESS-

By Girl Who Ate Everything

Updated May 7, 2018

Ingredients

tablespoons butter

1 1/2

cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 1/2

cups crispy rice cereal

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

cup sweetened condensed milk

3/4

cup creamy peanut butter

teaspoon vanilla

tablespoons lemon juice

cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

tablespoons hot fudge sauce

tablespoons creamy peanut butter

Steps

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In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate chips in the microwave for about a minute or until melted. Stir together until combined. Add crispy rice cereal and stir well to coat.
2

Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. You could use a pie pan but I've found that a springform pan is much easier when it comes to removing slices. Place in the freezer to chill while you make the filling (about 10 minutes).
3

In a large bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter and mix until thoroughly combined.
4

Add vanilla and lemon juice and mix until combined.
5

Gently fold in the whipped topping. Pour filling into the prepared crust.
6

Heat fudge and peanut butter in two small separate bowls for 20-30 seconds or until warm. Drizzle over filling.
7

Freeze for 4-6 hours or until pie is firm. Remove the cheesecake from the freezer about 10 minutes before serving to make cutting easier. Garnish with peanut butter and chocolate candy bars.

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 720
Calories from Fat: 430

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 48g; 74%
Saturated Fat 23g 117% Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 70mg; 23%
Sodium: 360mg; 15%
Potassium: 490mg; 14%
Total Carbohydrate: 57g; 19%
Dietary Fiber 3g 15% Sugars 46g
Protein: 13g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%
Vitamin C: 4%; 4%
Calcium: 15%; 15%
Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

For all of those chocolate and peanut butter lovers, this cheesecake is for you! I’m convinced the devil himself arranged the marriage between chocolate and peanut butter because no other duo is so powerfully tempting. Whether it’s sneaking a spoonful of peanut butter sprinkled with chocolate chips hidden in the pantry closet or claiming the Oreos just happened to fall into the peanut butter container, I find a way every day to make room for some chocolate and peanut butter in my life. This Frozen Peanut Butter Cheesecake was actually intended for a get together at my friend’s house…but it didn’t quite make it there. I couldn’t let it go. All of that peanut butter and chocolate goodness had to stay with me. And the fact that I snuck a piece out of the cheesecake to taste it further convinced me that I had to bring Plan B to my friend’s house. I couldn’t take a partially eaten cheesecake to a party (or at least that’s what I told myself)! This dessert starts off with a crispy chocolate crust covered with a creamy peanut butter cheesecake filling and drizzled with warm peanut butter and chocolate on top. And get this…it’s frozen. Yep. No need to heat your house up for an hour with a blazing oven and no worrying about those pesky cracks that can inevitable destroy your self confidence and the aesthetic appeal of your cheesecake. This cool, creamy cheesecake is refreshing and forgiving. I’ve been sinfully indulging in this cheesecake for days. Hey, I can always repent tomorrow.