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Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Brownies

Ingredients
  

Brownie Base

  • cup water
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 4 oz semisweet chocolate chopped
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten + 2 yolks
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup semi sweet chips
  • 1 cup Reese's chips
  • 15 mini pb cups chopped

Cheesecake

  • 2 pounds Cream Cheese Soft
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups Brown Sugar Firmly Packed
  • 1 cup creamy Peanut Butter
  • ½ cups Heavy Cream
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla

Decorating

  • 1 cup melted milk chocolate chips in a piping bag
  • 1 cup melted peanut butter in a piping bag
  • Full size pb cups cut in half

Instructions
 

Brownie Base

  • Preheat oven to 325F
  • Line 9x13 pan with nonstick foil letting it hang over edges for easy removal later.
  • In a pot, heat the water to a simmer.
  • Add cocoa and chocolate.
  • Remove from heat and stir smooth.
  • In a large bowl, melt the butter in a microwave.
  • Add sugar and vanilla.
  • Add the chocolate mixture.
  • Add eggs/yolks and salt stirring well.
  • Add flour to combine.
  • Pour into pan and bake 20 mins. (will not be fully cooked)
  • Let it cool a few minutes and carefully place the chips and pb cups on top of brownie.

Cheesecake

  • Beat cream cheese in bowl of mixer until smooth.
  • Add eggs, one at a time.
  • Add sugar, peanut butter and cream. Mix until smooth.
  • Add vanilla.
  • VERY carefully and slowly pour filling into pan. You have to be careful bc the brownie will still be runny at this point.
  • Bake at 325 for 60 minutes. (I placed a small cake pan alongside this pan in the oven with some water in it to add moisture to the oven. This helped to prevent cracking.)
  • Let cool and then chill in fridge.
  • When ready to cut, let cheesecake come to room temp.
  • To decorate each slice I drizzled on melted chocolate and melted peanut butter then topped with half a Reese's1