Peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake. A mouthwatering chocolate biscuit base with chocolate chips & peanut butter all finished with a chocolate ganache!
Folks I am mighty proud of this indulgent, sweet and creamy mouthwatering peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake!
If like me there’s not much you love more in the world than the combination of chocolate and peanut butter you will love this chocolate peanut butter cheesecake recipe.
I mean what could be more delicious than combining chocolate and peanut butter?
And then making an amazing cheesecake?
Not only that this is a reduced fat and lighter version peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake dessert.
I've used lower fat ingredients. But it's still indulgent and wickedly creamy!
I made a few batches of this chocolate cheesecake to check the consistency was right. So I've had quite a lot of cheesecake making in my kitchen recently.
It's just as well this chocolate cheesecake is freezable otherwise it would be so tempting to eat more than one portion at a time!
But no, as soon as it's made portions are cut and then put into the freezer, in individual containers. That way temptation is removed.
As you can imagine the freezer is now filled with this peanut butter cheesecake.
Great for having a cheesecake ready for entertaining!
And lucky for anyone who comes to visit soon!
Why Is This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake On a Healthy Food Site?
Neil, isn't this a “healthy” food site?
Yes it is. Mainly.
Remember we follow the 80/20 rule here.
That means we eat healthily for the majority of the time, we have regular exercise routines and we treat ourselves accordingly.
And today we are treating ourselves to this beautiful peanut butter cheesecake creation!
To Make This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake You May Need…
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Equipment
- Quick-Release Springform Cake Tin
- Food processor
- Wire baking rack.
- Saucepans
- Measuring spoons
- Kitchen scale
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring jug
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Recipe
You'll not need to serve this chocolate peanut butter cheesecake with any accompaniments. It stands out all by itself!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
For the base:-
- 300 g reduced fat chocolate sandwich biscuits broken up
- 75 g unsalted butter softened
For the filling:-
- 400 g low fat soft cream cheese
- 4 medium eggs
- 100 g soft light brown sugar
- 200 g reduced fat smooth peanut butter
- 120 ml reduced fat double cream
- 100 g dark chocolate chips
For the topping:-
- 300 ml reduced fat double cream
- 400 g plain chocolate broken into pieces
Decoration:-
- 20 g dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 160C Fan.
To make the base:-
- Grease the inside of a 25cm quick-release springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment / greaseproof paper.
- Blitz the chocolate sandwich biscuits and butter together in a blender or food processor to form a breadcrumb consistency.
- Press this mixture into the base of the tin to make an even layer. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes and prepare the filling.
To make the filling:-
- Put the soft cheese, eggs, sugar, peanut butter and cream into a blender or food processor and blitz to a creamy, evenly mixed consistency, then stir in the dark chocolate chips.
- Pour the mixture over the hardened biscuit base and then place in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the top feels set and dry, browned a little but not burnt.
- Remove and set the tin on a wire rack to cool, don’t worry that the filling mixture will drop a little, then chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight.
To make the topping:-
- Pour the cream into a saucepan, heat the cream gently until steam is coming off the top. Do not allow the cream to boil, then remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the broken up plain chocolate until it has melted completely.
- When the chocolate ganache has cooled but not set pour the mixture over the top of the cooked cheesecake (that is still in the tin) and put aside for a few minutes to allow the ganache to settle.
- Decorate the top of the ganache evenly with the dark chocolate chips and then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
Oh good golly - this is...I just don't have words...I think peanut butter and chocolate is a marriage made in heaven - and this cheesecake ...this cheesecake is stunning ...majorly drool inducing...heck yes to indulging every now and then!
Hope the weather is wonderful for y'alls trip!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Hee hee, thanks Shashi. I had great fun making this, I'm glad you like it! 😀
Susie @ SuzLyfe
I. Just. Died. This is Alex's dream. Like a giant PB cup but even better. I'm not a huge cheesecake person, but this would definitely convert me. I love the chocolate chips in there--crucial for texture (you know that I am a texture junky). Everything else I eat today will pale in comparison!
SHAKE OF THE FIST SLASH SLOPPY DOG KISS
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Lol, love it! Thanks Susie. Maybe you could make this for Alex's birthday or something like that? It's a winner! 🙂
I think it would convert you too, because when you bite into the peanut butter center you just get that little soft crunch of those yummy chocolate chips. Nom Nom Nom 😉
Alexis@FItnancials
My mouth is salivating from these photos. Thank you for that. Haha.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Ha ha, thank you Alexis. I'm very happy that my pictures are having that effect. Can you imagine what it's like for real 😉
Thalia @ butter and brioche
WOW is all I can say about this peanut butter and chocolate chip cheesecake Neil! I am definitely one to endorse the 80/20 rule and am glad you have something as naughty as this decadent cheesecake to share on the blog!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I'm so glad you like it Thalia, thank you.
That's great that you are a follower of the 80/20 rule too. After all, we all deserve a little cake treat every now and then don't we?
Personally I'd happily eat your cakes all day long, but then that just wouldn't be 80/20 rule would it? 😉
Anette
OMG! Just HAVE to try this one!!! The combination of cheesecake, chocolate, peanut butter AND "healthy"??!!? How is that even posible??!?
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Thanks for your comment Anette. 😀
It's a delicious combination, but it's not healthy. It's only "healthier" than other variations I've had.
If you read the https://neilshealthymeals.com/the-8020-rule/ section you'll see all about how you can have treats like this as long as you fit it into an 80/20 healthy living lifestyle.
Anette
Well, I you can see I wrote "healthy" to point out that it is not all healthy ;o) And I get it; as long as you eat clean/healthy 80 % of the time, you can have your cake to. I like that idea!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Hi Anette, thanks for your reply.
Yes, you've absolutely got it there. Eat clean/healthy for 80% of the time and you "really CAN have your cake and eat it".
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Noni Robnett
I would like this recipe in US measurements.
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
Hi Noni, the conversion to US measurements is available on my Yummly page here :-
http://www.yummly.uk/#recipe/Peanut-Butter-Chocolate-Chip-Cheesecake-1250179
Thanks!