Peanut Butter Cheesecake With Peanut Brittle

Serves: 6

Irwin Berge

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

49

Sweetness

56

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

3 cup

Sour Cream

3 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 325°F

2

Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick spray

3

Line bottom with parchment

4

Double-wrap outside of pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil

5

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar in large bowl until well blended and fluffy

6

Beat in sour cream

7

Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then vanilla

8

Stir in peanut butter chips

9

Transfer batter to prepared pan

10

Place springform pan in large roasting pan

11

Fill roasting pan with enough hot water to come 1 inch up sides of springform pan

12

Bake cake until slightly firm to touch and top appears dry, about 1 hour

13

Refrigerate cake uncovered until cold, at least 4 hours

14

(Can be prepared 2 days ahead; cover and keep refrigerated

15

) Cut around pan sides to loosen cheesecake; release sides

16

Invert cake onto platter; peel off parchment

17

Brush apricot jam over top of cake

18

Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups peanut brittle pieces over cake and serve

19

Preheat oven to 325°F

20

Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick spray

21

Line bottom with parchment

22

Double-wrap outside of pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil

23

Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar in large bowl until well blended and fluffy

24

Beat in sour cream

25

Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then vanilla

26

Stir in peanut butter chips

27

Transfer batter to prepared pan

28

Place springform pan in large roasting pan

29

Fill roasting pan with enough hot water to come 1 inch up sides of springform pan

30

Bake cake until slightly firm to touch and top appears dry, about 1 hour

31

Refrigerate cake uncovered until cold, at least 4 hours

32

(Can be prepared 2 days ahead; cover and keep refrigerated

33

) Cut around pan sides to loosen cheesecake; release sides

34

Invert cake onto platter; peel off parchment

35

Brush apricot jam over top of cake

36

Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups peanut brittle pieces over cake and serve