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Chocolate and peanut butter are what dreams are made of. I know Nutella is all the rage, but *gasp*…I do not like Nutella. At all. It has a weird after taste and it’s just not good to me. A chocolate peanut butter spread though…..wow. Perfection. There are many of these wonderful blends around, some fluffy, some more thick, but they’re all divine, I tell you! I used this divine mixture in my latest recipe….Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake.
This no-bake recipe seems a lot more complex that it was, and the beauty of it is that you can change it up however you like. If you must use a hazelnut spread…go ahead. If you want to use cookies instead of pretzels….that would taste amazing, too. It’s up to you!
Oh! Since chocolate pies are a bit deceiving, I definitely wanted to add in a clue on top to let people know that there was, in fact, peanut butter inside. That’s why I topped it with peanut butter chips. Having two little ones with food allergies, those little hints sure help!
Enjoy!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake - No Bake, Easy to Make Dessert
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake - no bake, easy to make dessert
Ingredients
- ¾ of a jar of peanut butter chocolate blend (I used Dark Chocolate Dreams from Peanut Butter & Co.)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- one 7-8 oz package of pretzels
- one stick of butter, softened
- two 8 oz packages of cream cheese, softened
- bag of peanut butter chips
- one teaspoon of vanilla
Instructions
- Add pretzels, 6 tablespoon (¾ of the stick) softened butter, and ¼ cup of peanut butter chips to a food processor.
- Pulse ingredients until finely chopped. (It is okay to be a little chunky...it's your preference.)
- Press into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
- Refrigerate pie crust while you make the filling.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in softened cream cheese, ¾ jar of Dark Chocolate Dreams, ½ cup of sugar, remaining softened butter (2 tablespoon or ¼ of the stick), and vanilla.
- Mix well until smooth.
- Spread the mixture into the chilled pie crust. (It will be very thick, but If it is too thick, you can add melted butter or melted coconut oil, a ½ teaspoon at a time, until it is the consistency that you prefer.)
- Melt about ⅛ cup of Dark Chocolate Dreams and drizzle it over the top, then add a few peanut butte chips on top.
- Chill for at least 2 hours and serve.