Peanut Butter Cheesecake Minis Paula Deen Recipes

MINI PB&J CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat peanut butter and sugar until blended. Beat in egg. Press 2 teaspoons mixture into each of 32 paper-lined mini-muffin cups., For cheesecake layer, in another bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Spoon a scant 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture into each cup. Drop jelly by 1/4 teaspoonfuls over tops. Cut through batter with a toothpick to swirl., Bake 12-14 minutes or until centers are set. Cool completely on a wire rack., If desired, mix confectioners' sugar and enough cream to reach desired consistency; drizzle over cheesecakes. Refrigerate until serving.

PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Wrap the outside bottom of the pan with aluminum foil; this will prevent water from seeping in during baking.
• Prepare crust: Grind cookie thins in a food processor into a fine texture. Pour melted butter in slowly and pulse until combined. Press crumb mixture into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the prepared pan.
• Prepare filling: Beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping the sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat in brown sugar, peanut butter, whipping cream, and vanilla extract until smooth, scraping the sides as needed.
• Pour 1/2 of the filling into the prepared pan and smooth it out with a spatula. Add mini peanut butter cups in an even layer on top, then pour remaining filling over, smoothing with a spatula. Place pan in a large baking pan and fill with 1 inch hot water.
• Set baking pan in the middle of the preheated oven and bake until edges are puffed and surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 1/2 hours. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour.
• While the cheesecake is cooling, prepare ganache: Place chocolate chips in a bowl. Heat whipping cream in a small saucepan until simmering, then pour over chocolate chips. Mix until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth. Spread ganache on top of the cheesecake.
• Place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE MINIS - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of a standard muffin pan.
• To make crust, in a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter until crumbs are moistened.
• Press some crust into the bottom of each muffin cup.
• Put 1 peanut butter cup into the center of each crust.
• Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add sugar, flour, and vanilla, beating well.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture over peanut butter cups and graham cracker crusts.
• Bake until just set, about 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely before serving.