Brownie Bottom Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars Food

BROWNIE BOTTOM PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°Line an 8×8-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl combine the butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Stir until well combined, mixture will be thick. Let cool if the butter is still hot.
• Stir in the vanilla and then the eggs, one at a time, stirring very well after each addition. Stir until the batter is very well blended. Add the flour and stir again until very well blended. The mixture will be thick. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until just starting to set but not fully cooked. Maintain 325°F oven temperature.
• While the brownies are baking, make the cheesecake batter. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and sugar until well combined and smooth, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl often to incorporate everything smoothly. Beat in the eggs, flour, and salt just until incorporated.
• Pour the cheesecake batter over the partially baked brownie layer.
• Bake at 325°F for about 40 to 45 minutes, or until the cheesecake is set.
• Cool completely to room temperature before refrigerating for at least 4 hours to chill.
• Place the cream in a glass measuring cup. Microwave for 25 seconds, or until steaming hot but not bubbling. Add in the chocolate chips and peanut butter. Let sit for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let cool at room temperature until thickened but still pourable.
• Spread the ganache all over the chilled cheesecake layer. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, or until the ganache is fudgy.
• Cut into bars. For clean cuts, use a big sharp knife and run it under hot water and wipe it off between slices. Bars can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP BROWNIE BOTTOM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease 9-inch springform pan with butter.
• Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with spoon or wire whisk. Add eggs; stir until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Spread in prepared pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from side of pan. Meanwhile make cheesecake layer (see below).
• Immediately after removing brownie from oven, sprinkle milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups over brownie surface. Spoon cheesecake mixture over chips. Turn down oven 325°.
• Cheesecake Filling:.(makes extra).
• Beat cream cheese in bowl of electric mixer until smooth.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add sugar, peanut butter and cream; mix until smooth.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour filling into prepared crust.
• IF SOME BATTER IS LEFT OVER, EITHER STORE OR PUT IN SMALLER SPRINGFORM PAN.
• Double-wrap springform pan with aluminum foil to prevent water seeping inches.
• Place springform pan into a larger baking pan.
• Pour hot water into the larger pan so that the water comes 1 inch up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees 1-1/2 hours, or until firm and lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for one hour.
• Run a knife along the edge of the cake to loosen it from the pan somewhat.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before decorating.
• Decoration- (makes a lot extra-try using it on individual slices after cutting).
• Remove cake from pan and put on a pretty plate.
• Bring whipping cream to boil in a small saucepan.
• Remove from heat and add semi-sweet and peanut butter chips. Stir, stir, stir until melted and smooth.
• Drizzle over cake and then add peanut butter cup halves around the edge of the cake.

PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake brownie mix as directed on box for cakelike brownies for 8-inch square pan. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Make cookie dough as directed on pouch. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
• Wrap outside bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan with heavy-duty foil to prevent leaking. Spray inside of pan with cooking spray. Press cookie dough on bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan. Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until set.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, just until blended. Stir in vanilla. Pour into crust.
• In medium bowl, crumble a 4x4-inch square of cooled brownies into small pieces (about 1 1/2 cups). Reserve remaining brownies for another use. Sprinkle crumbled brownie pieces over cream cheese filling. Gently fold pieces into filling until just evenly coated.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until cheesecake is set at least 2 inches from edge of pan and center of cheesecake still jiggles slightly when moved and surface is golden brown. Turn oven off; open oven door at least 4 inches. Let cheesecake remain in oven 30 minutes. Cool on cooling rack, 30 minutes. Run small metal spatula around edge of pan. Refrigerate uncovered at least 8 hours or overnight before serving.
• To serve, carefully run knife along side of cheesecake to loosen. Remove foil and side of pan. To cut cheesecake, use long, thin blade, non-serrated knife. Dip knife into hot water after each cut, cleaning it off with paper towel. In small microwaveable bowl, microwave caramel topping uncovered on High 10 to 20 seconds or until thoroughly heated. Top individual servings with caramel topping. Store cheesecake covered in refrigerator.

BROWNIE BOTTOM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• BROWNIE LAYER:.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a 3-quart heavy saucepan on very low heat, stirring constantly; cool. Blend in 1 1/2 cups of the sugar. Add 2 of the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition until blended. Blend in milk and 1 tsp of the vanilla. Mix flour and salt. Add to chocolate mixture, mixing just until blended. Spread evenly onto bottom of greased and floured 9-inch spring-form pan.
• Bake at 325° for 25 minutes.
• CHEESECAKE LAYER:.
• Mix cream cheese, remaining 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add remaining 3 eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition, just until blended. Blend in sour cream; pour over brownie bottom. Filling will almost come to top of pan. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosed cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.

BROWNIE PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Melt unsweetened chocolate and butter. Cool. Beat 2 eggs and 1 cup light brown sugar, about 4 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate mixture, vanilla, and semisweet finely chopped chocolate.
• Add 1/2 cup flour and baking powder. Mix until just blended. Do not overbeat.
• Spread 1 cup brownie batter over bottom of greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Bake until firm, at 350 degrees, about 17 minutes.
• Cool baked crust in freezer for about 15 minutes.
• Blend cream cheese and 1/2 cup light brown sugar until smooth.
• Add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed, and 1/2 cup sour cream. Add peanut butter and 1/4 cup flour.
• Spread remaining brownie batter around the sides of the pan, sealing batter to brownie crust.
• Pour in filling, which will not be as high as brownie batter.
• Bake in a greased and floured 9 inch springform pan at 350 degrees, about 50 minutes or until brownie sides have fallen to form a ring around the filling.
• Beat 3/4 cup sour cream and 3 teaspoons sugar. Spread on top of cheesecake to within 3/4 inch of edge.
• Bake cheesecake 3 minutes more.
• Cool.
• Refrigerate overnight.

PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE BROWNIE BABIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Prepare brownie batter as directed on package. Spoon into 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Beat cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar with mixer until blended. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoons into centre of batter in each cup, pressing lightly into batter. Bake 25 minutes or until centres are set. Cool.
• Serve topped with whipped cream and cherries.