Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

January 28, 2013 - Leave a Comment

You do not need Cheesecake Factory when you can make cheesecake this good at home. The chocolate and peanut butter cheesecake combination is mouth watering to the last bite!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

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Ingredients

  • CRUST:
  • 1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 15 squares)
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • FILLING:
  • 5 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) Daisy Brand Sour Cream
  • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped unsalted peanuts

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine graham crackers, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add peanut butter and vanilla; mix well. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Stir in chips. Pour over the crust. Return pan to baking sheet.

Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from the oven; let stand for 15 minutes (leave oven on).

For topping, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, peanut butter and sugar; spread over filling. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 5 minutes longer.

Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Refrigerate leftovers.

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I adapted this recipe from the one I found at Taste of Home. They had recommended a pretzel crust which I tried. I felt that it was way too crumbly and basically just fell apart. The salty kick I hoped it would add was disappointing.  So I modified the recipe with my favorite graham cracker crust. <<— Tips for an easy graham cracker crust!

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In order to make this cheesecake you are going to need a springform pan.

Nordic Ware Leakproof Springform Pan, 10 Cup, 9 Inch

More Fabulous Cheesecake Recipes!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

January 13, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Chocolate Peanut Butter pie… it does not get much better than this!

peanut butter chocoalte pie

This pie is to die for and you can make it in only 30 minutes! This is the pie you make when you have a last minute party. It is so easy and delicious. When I have had this at a party the guests drool over it every time! It is always crowned the best dessert!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe

Ingredients

  • Baked Pie Crust 9 inch
  • 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 1 8 oz Tub Cool Whip
  • 1 Pkg Chocolate Pudding* (small)
  • *This will need milk. Milk Coupons.

Instructions

Mix powdered sugar and peanut butter should be crumbly and well mixed.

Put half of mixture in the bottom of the pie shell.

Mix up pudding according to box directions.

Poor in pudding, top with cool whip.

Sprinkle peanut butter crumble over the top.

Optional: Drizzle melted chocolate chips over the top.

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Try some of our other favorite pie recipes:

Pumpkin Walnut Recipe

Peaches and Cream Pie

Grandma’s Apple Pie

Diabetic Strawberry Pie

 

 

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Chocolate Coconut Drops {Easy Candy Recipe}

December 19, 2012 - 10 Comments

Here’s an easy Christmas candy recipe! Around here, we call them Chocolate Coconut Drops…

Coconut Chocolate Drops Recipe

Chocolate Coconut Drops

Ingredients

  • 1 package of Coconut (7 oz or 2 2/3 cups)
  • 6-12 oz milk chocolate (depending on how chocolaty you like it) – you can use chocolate meltys, chocolate chips, or chocolate bark.

Directions

  • Turn on your broiler to high or 400 degrees. Place coconut on a baking sheet. Spread it out across the sheet. Place coconut in the oven on the top rack. DO NOT LEAVE IT!  You may even want to leave your oven door open a bit and watch it toast.   When it starts getting a little toasty brown stir it with a heat proof long handled spoon. Rotate the pan if one side starts to get really brown. Remove from oven when the coconut is generally a toasty brown color. DO NOT LET IT BURN.
  • Let the coconut cool. When it has cooled, crush it with the bottom of a cup.
  • Heat chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time. After each 30 second cycle take it out and try to stir the chocolate. Continue this process 3 or 4 times until the chocolate is smooth.
  • Dump the coconut into the chocolate and stir until all of the coconut is covered with chocolate. Spoon mixture into small muffin tin cups or paper nut cups.
  • Let cool in fridge or cool temperature for 30 minutes. Should be hard enough to slide out of the cups in one piece.  Super yummy, easy, AND it’s Gluten Free!

What do you think?  Easy enough?

ps – I did NOT burn my coconut for educational reasons… I stepped away for 1 minute (with the oven shut) and fried my coconut!  There’s your warning!

pps – I’m thinking this would be really yummy using White Almond Bark.  What do you think?

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Peanut Butter Balls Recipe

December 16, 2012 - Leave a Comment

This holiday recipe is so easy and delicious! 

This Peanut Butter Ball Recipe is a blast from the past! I love to make Peanut Butter Balls. They are so much better than Reese’s Peanut butter cups. ½ Cup Peanut Butter 3 T Butter 1 Cup Powdered Sugar {sifted} 8 oz Dipping Chocolate

  1. Soften butter and mix with peanut butter. Gradually add powdered sugar.
  2. Shape into balls and lay on wax paper.
  3. Melt chocolate. Place in microwave for 30 seconds, remove and stir, microwave another 30 seconds and stir again. Repeat until chocolate is smooth.
  4. Dip peanut butter balls in chocolate let cool on wax paper.
  5. Refridgerate in air tight container.

A note about chocolate: If you use a almond bark or confectioners chocolate you will not have to temper it. You can use chocolate chips {which you probably have in your stockpile} or Hershey bar but you will need to temper the chocolate if you do not want it to get the speckled look. The speckled chocolate does not taste bad, but does take away from the presentation.

Enjoy more Christmas Recipes and Crafts from the past….

 

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New Hershey’s Bliss Chocolate Coupon + Walgreens Deal

February 22, 2012 - Leave a Comment

Dark chocolate with caramel sounds pretty blissful to me!

New coupon to print: $1/1 Hershey’s Bliss Dark Chocolate with Caramel printable coupon

At Walgreens starting 2/26:

Buy 2 Hershey’s Bliss Dark Chocolate with Caramel $3.00 each
Use (2) $1/1 Hershey’s Bliss Dark Chocolate with Caramel printable coupon
Stack with $1/2 Hershey’s Bliss Walgreens March Coupon Book
Final Price: $1.50 each

(Thanks, Wild for Wags)

 

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The Next Best Thing To Robert Redford

December 18, 2011 - 37 Comments

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My husband’s family introduced me to The Next Best Thing To Robert Redford. No holiday is complete without it. I am forever grateful… ;)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tub 7 oz. cool whip
  • 1 pkg. 6 3/4 oz. vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 pkg. 6 3/4 oz. chocolate instant pudding
  • 3 cups cold milk
  • 1 Hershey chocolate bar, grated (optional, but makes it look SOO pretty!)

Directions

1. Prepare crust: mix flour, butter, and pecans until crumbly and press into a greased 13 x 9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden. Let cool.

2. Layers: Beat cream cheese sugar and half carton of cool whip. Spread over cooled crust. Combine vanilla and chocolate pudding with 3 cups cold milk until smooth or thickened. Spread over cream cheese layer. Spread remaining cool whip over the top and sprinkle with the grated Hershey bar.

Enjoy! 

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Peppermint Bark

December 4, 2011 - 4 Comments

Inspired by this Peppermint Bark recipe, I modified a few things to make the yummiest Peppermint Bark ever! It’s super easy too!

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. semi-sweet, milk or dark chocolate chips (I used Ghairdelli Milk chocolate chips 11.5 oz. bag )
  • 12 oz. white chocolate chips (I used Ghairdelli white chocolate chips 11.5 oz. bag)
  • 4-6 candy canes, crushed

Directions

1.  Break up the candy canes and toss them into a ziploc bag.  Using a rolling pin, crush the peppermint into tiny pieces or desired size. Set aside.

2. Pour each bag of chips into separate glass mixing bowls. Melt your “base” (milk chocolate) chips first. You can do this in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds or in a double broiler. (If you don’t have a double broiler like me, you can just boil a small amount of water in a sauce pan and place your glass bowl on top so the boiling water will heat the bottom of the glass bowl and melt the chocolate).

3. When the chips are melted, pour the chocolate onto a parchment paper lined 13 x 9 baking sheet. Spread the chocolate in to an even layer on your cookie sheet, leaving about 1 inch of space around the perimeter of the pan.

4. At this point, you can either put the base chocolate in the fridge to harden before adding the second chocolate to create two distinct layers OR you can melt the 2nd (white) bag of chips, pour it on top right away and use a knife to create beautiful swirls in the white chocolate!

5. Sprinkle on your peppermint candy.

6. Chill in the fridge about an hour. (I keep mine in the fridge until I need it, otherwise it starts to go a little soft)

Estimated cost for ingredients - $6.00
Estimated time, start to finish – 20 min

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Fab Frugal Gift Idea

November 14, 2011 - 4 Comments

Don’t miss Toffee popcorn for only .45¢ a box!

This is what I am going to do with mine! Perfect neighbor gift. Enjoy!

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$15 for $30 of Cherry Moon Farms Gift Baskets!

October 19, 2011 - 1 Comment

 Yum! 50% Off Cherry Moon Farms Gift Baskets!

For $15, you get $30 worth of Halloween gift baskets from Cherry Moon Farms. This Groupon can be used toward shipping!
Although pricing may vary, items generally range from $20–$50+.

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  • Cannot be combined with other promotions or discounts.
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Raisinets Printable Coupon!

September 28, 2011 - 2 Comments

 Save $1 on two 11 oz bags of Milk or Dark Chocolate Raisinets

I’ve already printed mine, as you can see from the picture above! These are a favorite of my husband. I love that they are available in dark chocolate now. I do appreciate some chocolate every now and then, but too bad I do not like raisins at all!

Do you know of any sales? I don’t, but I do know that my Walmart has them.

Print your Raisinets coupon here!

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