Desserts made with chocolate and Reese’s are definitely my favorite part of the meal. Don’t you just want to sink your teeth into a Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake?
Is it bad that I can’t stop thinking of new ways to enjoy more Reese’s candies? It has been awhile since I made mini cheesecakes, and I had some peanut butter cups to use up.
That sounded funny because usually Reese’s peanut butter cups don’t last more than a day in our house. I used to have my kids trained to bring me their peanut butter cups…then they grew up and realized that peanut butter cups are like the best candy ever. They now hide their Reese’s from me. Silly kids 🙂
Don’t they know that I have a cupboard full of candy, and there is usually some sort of Reese’s candies hiding in there. I just make sure to put the spices and baking powder in the front, so no one will ever know what is in the very back.
Ok, now I realized after typing that, that I sound very selfish, and that I have a candy addiction. The candy addiction is a real problem, but I do share all my candy with my family. Honest. I just like to bake with it before sharing.
This week I put together a chocolate cheesecake with a peanut butter mousse on top. I was going for a take on my favorite Reese’s candy. The peanut butter mousse is so light and fluffy! I didn’t add any extra sugar to this layer because of the whole container of Cool Whip. If you eat that part just by itself, you might think it isn’t too sweet. But wait until you bite into one of these cheesecakes. There is plenty of sugar in the bottom layer and in the candy on top to balance it all out.
Now a true Reese’s cheesecake had to have some peanut butter cups in it. So I chopped a whole bunch of peanut butter cups (and ate a few while I was at it), then dropped a bunch of those chopped candies right on top of the cheesecakes. They turned out so pretty.
I love all the layers in these!!!
It is a very good thing I started running again this week. After eating a few of these, plus the extra candy, I probably should have run a little bit more. That’s on the agenda for this week.
Right after I bake some more yummy treats 🙂
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Chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake
Chocolate cheesecake topped with a peanut butter mousse and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups will not last long when you take them to any parties or picnics.
Ingredients
For the Cheesecake
- 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 - 8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
For the Peanut Butter Mousse
- 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 - 8 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 2 cups chopped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place 24 liners in a cupcake pan.
- Combine the cookie crumbs and melted butter. Place a spoonful of crumbs into the cupcake liners. Press down firmly. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add the eggs, sour cream, and flour and beat again.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and shortening. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until melted. Let cool slightly. Pour into cream cheese mixture and beat until creamy.
- Spoon into prepared cupcake liners. Bake for 22-24 minutes. Let cool in pan for 3-4 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until creamy. Add the Cool Whip and beat gently with the wire whisk attachment until creamy.
- Place spoonfuls on top of cooled cheesecake and spread out. Top with Reese's peanut butter cups. Keep refrigerated in a sealed container.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 363Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 234mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 2gSugar: 23gProtein: 6g
Other fun ways to enjoy more Reese’s:
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cookie Bars
These look amazing! I need to run and get some ingredients, cuz I NEED to make these! Thanks!
You do NEED these for sure 🙂 I hope you get a chance to try them.
Yum! I would love to have one of those right now! Looks so good! Angie xo
Thanks Angie!!!
Oh. My. Goodness.
They are kind of breath taking aren’t they? 🙂
Perfect dessert! Love all the pieces on top 🙂
All the Reese’s was my favorite part too 🙂
Running and making sweet treats is one of the best combination of things to do. Especially if these awesome mini cheesecakes are the result and you don’t even have to feel guilty eating one after a run 😉
My love of sweets is what makes me have to enjoy running!
I am in love Jocelyn!!! Favorite cheesecake ever!
I think this is my all time favorite too!!!
I love mini cheesecakes-less guilt! Good for you for running, I’m still just thinking about running someday! Until then, I’ll dream about these Reese’s cheesecakes!
Running is something you have to do for a while before you like it. It took me about a year. Now I don’t mind it too much! Reese’s dreams are the best!!!
Be still my heart! This looks absolutely perfect. What’s not to love about the combination of cheesecake, pb, and chocolate? I love Reese’s & just recently spotted the 1st ever store importing them here in Costa Rica. Must go buy Reese’s NOW!
Run to your nearest store and buy them all! 🙂
Yep, you can never go wrong with this combo. Looks wonderful!!
I agree with you 100%!!!
It does not get much better than reese’s! These look delicious!
There is nothing better than a Reese’s 🙂
YES! These are amazing, Jocelyn!
Thanks Ashley!!!
Oh my these cheesecakes look absolutely amazing! I think peanut butter mousse is the thing dreams are made of!!! Yum yum yum!
Thanks Veronica!!!
They look great! Cannot go wrong with that big pile of chopped Reese’s cups!
And the peanut butter mousse…the whole thing is fabulous!
Thanks Averie. Anything piled with that much Reese’s is never wrong!
OOhh! My goodness! These mini cheesecakes look like heaven, perfect for peanut butter chocolate addict. My DIL will love these.
There were so heavenly to eat as well as to look at 🙂
I absolutely love that these are mini! I love single serve desserts! I hide the candy in my baking cabinet as well, but just so I can control how much they eat!
I do that too! If it is in the cupboard hiding, I tend to forget about it!!!
These look incredible! I love all these layers too! Such a great combo. 🙂
Thanks Jennifer! Lately I have been all about layers in dessert! They sure are prettier that way!
Reese’s are one of my all time favorite flavors ever, and then you go all cheesecakey?! Love it!
Reese’s are my true love too!!! And on cheesecake…oh my word! Even better!!!
Oh my, Jocelyn! I love how super easy these are….and very delectable!
Yes, very easy to have in your belly 🙂
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Totally wish I could sink my teeth into these right this minute! Cheesecake is already fantastic, but then in tiny form covered with chocolate and reeses? Jocelyn you made my day 😀
I wish I could have made it even better by sharing these with you!
OH.MY. I’m drooling over here, and I just scored bags of Reese cups from Target for 70% off 😀
70% off Reese’s??? I need to find some of those!!!
i want to throw some sort of party now JUST so i have an excuse to make these! holy cow, they look incredible!
Definitely find some reason to make these cheesecakes…you won’t regret it!!!
You sold me when I read Peanut Butter Mousse. What the what?!
Haha! Exactly!!!
These look like trouble. Big, big trouble.
Especially when you can’t stop eating them…big time trouble 😉
I bought a bag of Easter Reese’s (1/2 price) … just in case I “needed” them. Guess what … I need them … cheesecake with Reese’s … can life get any better? Thank you 😉
Woo hoo! You are set to have some cheesecake! Life will be better when you have these in each hand!
Can you e-mail me one?! * Drooling*
Beth @ The First Year Blog
I seriously wish I could have shared with everyone!!!
Holy cow these are like heaven!! I can’t believe all the goodness in there – really mad I am on a 48 hour challenge with no sweets!
48 hours without sweets? You are a better person than me…I would cave after 4 hours! 🙂
These look so amazing! My good friend Heather & I started a link party & I would love it if you came & linked up, there are no rules so you can link up whatever you’d like! > http://www.kaylascreationsblog.com/2013/04/circle-of-faith-link-party-1.html Hope your having a wonderful Monday!,
– Kayla 🙂
Great minds must think alike because I just made a pb mousse pretty close to what you used here! So I know for a fact this would be amazing 🙂
Great minds do think alike 🙂 Can’t wait to check out your mousse!!!
You seriously need to quit feeding my Reese’s addiction! These look amazing!
Liz
Never!!! I can’t stop using these awesome candies 🙂
These look absolutely delish!
I would love it if you would link up at Martha Mondays, open now through Wednesday night!
http://www.watchoutmartha.net/2013/04/martha-mondays-link-up-party-48.html
~Amanda
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Thanks Amanda!
What a great combination and a perfect treat for a party!
These won’t last long at the party 🙂 I suggest making double!!!
Mmmm, Reese’s cups AND cheesecake! Now that’s worth cheating on a diet, any time! I can only make those for a party otherwise I will eat them all!
Yup, I will cheat on any diet with Reese’s!!!
I could definitely sink my teeth into a couple of these!!
You and me both 🙂 Now I wish I had more!!!
YUM YUM and MORE YUUUUMMMMM!!! :>D
You said it best 🙂
These photos are killing me!!! Yum!! This is going on my food to-do list.
Thanks Joanne!!! You might want to bump these to the top of that food list…just a thought 🙂
Oh my! These look amazing!! I have pinned this but I would love for you to share this on my weekly link party Blog Stalking Thursday. Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh my word, girlie. You did it again! You and your cheesecakes.. I now pronounce you the QUEEN of amazing mini cheesecakes. Flipping out over that peanut butter mousse! Insanity.
Awe thanks Hayley! You leave the best comments 🙂
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I love mini cheesecakes! Yours look and sound amazing!
Thank you Rosie!!!
These look amazing! I’d like to sink my teeth into one right now. My husband would be thrilled with this dessert, too, as he loves PB and cheesecake.
I’d be thrilled if you’d link up at this week’s Off the Hook!
My word, Jocelyn. These are just bursting with Reese’s! Love it!
Thanks for linking up to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
I would eat tree bark if it was covered in Reese’s…LOL! Thanks Karly!
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These are totally worth the extra miles when running! Look how tempting they are! How did you know chocolate cheesecake is my #1 dessert choice? LOVE!!
Definitely worth the extra running to eat a few of these bad boys! I am with you on the chocolate cheesecake love!!!
oo that looks dangerous :o) Those wouldn’t last long here :O)
They were dangerous…probably why they didn’t last too long here either!
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Another great recipe, Jocelyn. Two of my favorites…Reeses + cheesecake!! I would love for you to share at my Tasty Thursdays linky party and GIVEAWAY. Going on until Sunday. Hope to see you there and spread the word!! Thanks, Nichi – The Mandatory Mooch
http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2013/04/tasty-thursdays-36-giveaway.html
These cupcakes look amazing!! I will be try the recipe!
Thank you Rachel! I hope you get a chance to give them a try!
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Yum! Looks great!!
Thanks Kady!!!
Hi Jocelyn,
These look fantastic. I’d love to make them! I’m just curious, though–what type of chocolate cookies did you use for the base? I’m not sure what would be best for that.
Thank you!
Hi, Sarah. I used Oreo cookies for the crust. I guess I should make a note on the recipe huh? 🙂 I hope you enjoy them!!!
That’s what I assumed, but I wanted to be sure! Thanks a bunch.
Do you discard the filling and just use the cookies?
No, I always crush the filling with the cookies.
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To make this in a 9 inch spring form pan, would any of the measurements for the ingredients have to be adjusted? And also what would the baking temperature and time be? Thanks! Love your blog and recipes 🙂
I think you could use the ingredients and measurements just fine for a 9 inch pan. I would say 350* for 40 minutes maybe? I can’t give you an exact or right time because I didn’t bake it this way.
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sorry for my english, a recipe very rich and beautiful photos
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Can you make these into a 9 inch or 8 inch springpan and make one big cheesecake?? I love this recipe and have used it before to do the 12 mini but I’d like to make it one big cheesecake
You could definitely bake this in an 8 inch pan. I’m going to say probably 40 minutes, but I’m not sure since I haven’t baked it that way before.
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I was thinking of putting reeses in the bottom of the liner like in the triple threat cheesecakes, since I don’t have choc cookie crumbs. Should I do that or just use graham crackrr crumbs? 🙂
That would definitely work to use the Reese’s cup as the bottom. I’m loving that idea 🙂 Or use graham crumbs…whichever one you feel the most!
Awesome. Didn’t know if that would be just too sweet (if that’s possible) or too chocolatey- (haha just kidding, that’s NOT possible 😉 I think I’ll do the reese’s cup! Yum.
Hahaha! Not possible…actually you have me craving Reese’s now, so I had to share on my FB again 🙂 Let me know how you like them!!!
Will do. This is a special bday treat for my hubby. I am positive it will be GREAT!!
Turned out GREAT!!! Hubby absolutely loved them. Thanks for the recipe- will use again!
I am so glad to hear how much you both liked them 🙂
I’m making these for company coming this weekend 🙂 also shared them on my Wishes & Dishes Facebok wall!!
So, I tried to make these and they didn’t turn out too well :/ I was wondering what you use for the chocolate cookies crumbs – we bought chocolate teddy grahams and crushed them up really well. The cheesecakes turned out to have a burnt taste even though I followed the directions exactly. Kinda disappointing as we spent a bunch of money to make them
I used Oreo cookies for my crust. The teddy grahams should have been fine though. I have used chocolate graham cracker crumbs before too. I’m not sure why they didn’t turn out…I have made them quite a few times and they always turn out. How did they look when they came out of the oven?
I’m going to make these for thanksgiving – and modify the crust to be gluten free (have already made the cookie wafers)…just wondering what the 2 T of flour does in the cheesecake base – should I just skip it or sub in a gf blend instead? I realize you haven’t made it that way before…but appreciate your suggestions anyways. thanks!
You can bake the cheesecakes without the flour. I like to add just a little bit of flour to my cheesecakes to help them not sink so much after pulling them out of the oven, but I have baked them without it too and they taste just fine.
thank you so much for your quick reply – my family’s going to adore this new addition to the T-day menu!!
I tried this recipe yesterday and they turned out just like your picture of them…they taste so YUMMY too!!my husband and friends all loved them.thanks for the recipe.
Woo hoo! I am so glad to hear that everyone liked them. Thank you so much for sharing with me 🙂
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I totally understand your secret candy cabinet! 😀 If I wouldn’t do that the stuff I like would be gone with a blink of an eye…
This looks so good as well! You have some awesome recipes! Can’t wait to try them out and post about them on my blog too! ^^