I’m all about peanut butter. I put it on everything… scrambled eggs, carrots, bacon… so I wanted to create a recipe that was super easy, super delicious, and super PEANUT BUTTER. And, as a Golden Girls fan, you know I couldn’t pass up making a peanut butter cheesecake! Of course, I had to pair it with a chocolate cookie crust and chocolate whipped cream to really set it off. These turned out perfectly, and I’m so excited to make them again! I hope you like them, too!
WHAT YOU NEED:
Crust
- 1 cup crushed chocolate cookies or chocolate graham crackers (about 10 cookies)
- 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- 16 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- heaping 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
Chocolate Whipped Cream
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (sifted)
MAKE THEM:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Line muffin tin with cupcake liners
Crust
Crush cookies or crackers, and mix with melted butter.
Add about 3/4 tablespoon to the bottom of each cup and press down.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.
Set aside.
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until well combined, but do not over-beat.
One at a time, beat in the eggs.
Fill cupcakes with peanut butter cheesecake filling, and bake for 18-26 minutes or until set (toothpick should come out almost clean).
Allow to cool completely.
Chocolate Whipped Cream
Set your mixing bowl and beater in freezer for 10 minutes.
Combine heavy whipping cream, cocoa powder, and sugar, then beat for 5-6 minutes or until stiff peaks appear. Do not over mix.
Top cupcakes, and serve!
Keep leftovers in the fridge.
TRY THESE FUN CUPCAKES, TOO!
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cupcakes
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup crushed chocolate cookies or chocolate graham crackers about 10 cookies
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- heaping 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs room temperature
Chocolate Whipped Cream
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Line muffin tin with cupcake liners
Crust
- Crush cookies or crackers, and mix with melted butter.
- Add about 3/4 tablespoon to the bottom of each cup and press down.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.
- Set aside.
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until well combined, but do not over-beat.
- One at a time, beat in the eggs.
- Fill cupcakes with peanut butter cheesecake filling, and bake for 18-26 minutes or until set (toothpick should come out almost clean).
- Allow to cool completely.
Chocolate Whipped Cream
- Set your mixing bowl and beater in freezer for 10 minutes.
- Combine heavy whipping cream, cocoa powder, and sugar, then beat for 5-6 minutes or until stiff peaks appear. Do not over mix.
- Top cupcakes, and serve!
Notes
Jeni’s Disclaimer: I’m just a regular girl. I love to drink wine while I bake. I’m by no means a professional baker or pro photographer. My creations aren’t staged, they just are what they are, and that’s probably obvious from the pictures. I create my recipes from inspiration of scents and flavors around me. I also repurpose my grandma’s old recipes. If you love to bake and your food ends up looking like REAL food, and not like something you’ll see on Instagram, you’re in the right place.
13 Comments
I love peanut butter and cheesecake. These cupcakes are the bes of both worlds!
My son Roy will love these! Thanks for posting this recipe
Wow! These look and sound delicious! And I will be making them this weekend Thanks.
I’d eat that! You had me at peanut butter cheesecake…
This recipe sounds just heavenly and one that I am so making thanks for sharing this one.
Sounds so unique & delicious.
Oh, wow. These look scrumptious.
These look amazing, thank you for sharing
Sounds good and tasty
These cupcakes look amazing.
I could only make this if I were going somewhere and could take most of them there. Otherwise I would eat them all.
I have never had cheesecake with peanut butter, sounds interesting. 🙂
Man I’m not one to get excited about cupcakes in general but wow this looks good as a huge cheescake fan and of course I love peanut butter. Seems like it would be worth making.