Peanut Butter Cheesecake

By Maverick19

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 stick butter, melted
• Peanut Butter Mixture:
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2/3 cup powder sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• Cheese filling:
• 2 8oz pkg cream cheese, room temp
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp vanila
• 2 large eggs, room temp

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar, add melted butter and press into 9 inch glass pie pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool.

Peanut Butter Mixture:
Using a fork, cut in powdered sugar with peanut butter until balls form. Cut in brown sugar. Pour over the crust. Save 2 tbsp for garnish.

Filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix cream cheese with the sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and eggs. Beat 5 minutes. Pour over peanut butter mixture and garnish with remaining peanut butter mixture. Bake for 35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool for 3 hours.