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Oreo Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake

Ingredients
  

  • For the Crust:
  • 32 Oreo cookies ground in a food processor
  • Tablespoons butter melted
  • Pinch of salt
  • For the Fudge:
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 20 miniature peanut butter cup candies unwrapped and roughly chopped
  • For the Cheesecake:
  • 24 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • For the Ganache Topping:
  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
  • ½ cup heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9″ spring form pan.
  • To make the crust, stir the Oreo crumbs, melted butter and salt in a small bowl and press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Press in firmly and freeze 10 mins.
  • Bake the crust for 10 minutes & let cool.
  • To make the fudge, put the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cream in the microwave and pour over the chocolate. Let sit 2 minutes.
  • Add vanilla and whisk till smooth.
  • Pour this fudge into the cool crust and spread evenly across bottom. Freeze 10 minutes.
  • Remove from freezer and sprinkle surface with the chopped peanut butter cups. Return to freezer for 10 more minutes.
  • Make the cheesecake filling.
  • Beat the cream cheese and peanut butter together until smooth.
  • Add the sugar and vanilla beating on medium speed until mixed well.
  • On low add the eggs one at a time. Scrape sides and mix another 20 seconds.
  • Remove the pan from the freezer and pour the cheesecake filling over the fudge and peanut butter cups.
  • Bake about 1 hour or until mostly set with just a slight center jiggle.
  • Cool to room temp and then chill hours.
  • Carefully remove the sides from the pan.
  • Before serving make the ganache topping.
  • Place the chopped chocolate in a small bowl. Heat cream in microwave and pour over the chocolate. Sit 2 mins and stir smooth.
  • Pour over the cake and spread evenly. Chill until set.