Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies

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If you are a chocolate and peanut butter lover, this is for you. Rich chocolaty brownie peanut butter cheesecake goodness should be on your must make list.

Take a layer of  chocolate brownies and add peanut butter cheesecake. Now cover that with rich ganache and top it all off with chopped peanut butter cups. It’s a rich sinful bite of heaven and you deserve a slice!

I apologize for taking so long to share this recipe with you. I actually made it the first couple of times a couple of years ago.

My sister was getting married and had a small reception for family at my parents’ house. I got to be the dessert caterer for the event!

She requested a plain cheesecake with a variety of toppings as the main dessert.  In addition they requested an assortment of desserts.

My mom and sister emailed me a variety of links for inspiration and I took bits and pieces of a few of them to create this fabulous creation.

It was a smash hit at the wedding,  so I knew I should share it with you. But here we are, my sister has had two babies already and I haven’t shared the recipe yet.

I promise I wasn’t selfishly keeping it to myself. Actually what happened is my notes were written on the back of an envelope and it ended up in the junk drawer.

I know, that makes me sound like an organizational wizard! (At least I’m not trying to share cleaning tips with you!)

I came across the recipe notes and figured I had better make it again right away while I had them…. who knows where they may end up otherwise!

Luckily I had just enough chicken scratch on that envelope to piece the recipe together and the results were as good as I remembered! It is rich and decadent but so good and worth every calorie.

The mix of super chocolaty brownie and peanut butter cheesecake is always a winner. This makes that combination a bit easier than the buckeye cheesecake.

I baked this is a 12 inch tart pan because I love the ruffled edge. However, don’t despair if you don’t have one.

You could very easily make your showstopper dessert in a 12 inch skillet, a 9×13″ pan or two 9″ cake pans or pie plates. No matter what you bake it in, it is sure to be amazing!

More fabulous peanut butter and chocolate desserts:

• Layered Buckeye Cheesecake with Brownie Crust
• No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Tips and tricks

• Be sure your cream cheese has plenty of time to soften and your egg is at room temperature. This prevents lumps in the cheesecake layer and makes it easier to spread.
• I’ve made the ganache layer with dark chocolate, semi-sweet and milk chocolate. We prefer the milk chocolate because it goes so well with the peanut butter cups.
• Any brownie mix will do, just make sure it’s sized for a 9×13″ pan.
• You can use two pie plates, two 9 inch cake pans, a 9×13″ pan, or a 12″ oven safe skillet if you don’t have a 12″ tart pan.

Thanks for sharing!