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Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 2 ¼ cups grahama cracker crumbs
  • 7 T.butter melted

Cheesecake

  • 24 ounces soft cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 T. flour
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped Butterfingers Add more if you like!

Ganache

  • ½ c. heavy cream
  • 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate bars these melt smoother than chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 9x13 pan with nonstick foil.
  • Combine the crust ingredients and press into the bottom of the pan.
  • Bake 10 mins and cool.

Cheesecake

  • Lower oven to 300.
  • Beat the cream cheese, sugar and flour on low speed.
  • Add the sour cream, peanut butter and vanilla extract on low until combined.
  • Add the eggs one at a time.
  • Fold in the candies.
  • Pour the cheesecake batter onto the crust.
  • Bake 1 hour.
  • Shut oven off an leave door closed 30 more mins so cheesecake can cool down in the oven.
  • Remove and chill until cold.

Ganache

  • Microwave cream until almost at a boil in a micro safe bowl.
  • Remove and add the chocolate in broken pieces.
  • Cover with a paper towel 2 mins.
  • Whisk smooth and pour onto cold cheesecake.
  • Return to fridge until set and cut into bars.