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Reese's Pretzel Cheesecake

Peanut butter cheesecake on a crunchy salted pretzel crust and topped with Reese's.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups pretzels crushed
  • 6 tbsp butter melted
  • 24 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 8 Reese's cups chopped

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and wrap a springform pan in foil.
  2. Mix the crushed pretzels with melted butter and press firmly into the pan.
  3. Beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar until smooth, then add the eggs one at a time.
  4. Pour the batter over the pretzel crust.
  5. Bake 55 to 65 minutes until just set, then cool slowly with the oven door cracked.
  6. Chill at least 4 hours, then top with chopped Reese's and a few crushed pretzels before serving.

Notes

A sprinkle of flaky salt on top plays up the salty-sweet contrast.