Crockpot Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake

By srumbel

I have another crockpot cheesecake for you. This one has a hint of peanut butter in the cheesecake and is topped with gooey hot fudge topping and cut up Reese Cups...... Oh my!
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Ingredients

• For the Crust:
• 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 heaping cup of peanut butter
• For the Filling:
• 2 pkg cream cheese, room temperature
• 3/4 C sugar
• 1/4 C flour
• 1 T vanilla
• 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
• 2 eggs
• Topping
• 1/4 C hot fudge topping
• chopped Reese Cups

Preparation

Step 1

crust:
Cover the bottom and up the sides of your 6 inch spring form pan with foil, set aside. Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar,salt and melted butter; press onto bottom of pan.

microwave a heaping 1/4 C peanut butter for about 8 seconds or until thin enough to pour. Smooth the peanut butter over the graham cracker crust.

cake:
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add whipping cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low after each just until blended. Pour over peanut butter layer.

Make a ring with foil and place in the bottom of your crockpot. Sit the spring form pan filled with cheesecake mixture on top of foil ring. Add about 1/2 inch of water to the bottom of the crockpot Take 3 to 4 paper towels and place over the top of your crockpot, now place the lid on top of the towels (this will keep the moisture on the underneath side of the lid to drip onto your cheese cake as it bakes).

Turn the crockpot on high and let it go without peeking for 2 hours. Then turn the crockpot off and let sit for an hour. The chessecake is now done and ready to chill. Place the cheesecake still in the spring form pan into the refrigerator to get cold. After it has chilled to your liking, run a knife around the edges to loosen the cheesecake before removing the ring around your spring form pan. Microwave the hot fudge topping and spread over top of cheesecake. Garnish with chopped Reese Cups.