Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Submitted by virginislander on September 06, 2006 at 11:44 am
I got this recipe from Hershey's Chocolate.

1-1/4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup peanut butter chips, chopped

Combine wafer crumbs, cocoa, confectioner's sugar and melted butter. Stir in chopped chips. Press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

1 8-oz pkg. of cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1-1/2 cups peanut butter chips
1-1/3 cups (14 oz. can) sweetened condensed milk (do not use evaporated milk)
1 cup heavy cream

Prepare crust, set aside. Beat cream cheese with lemon juice in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy.

Combine peanut butter chips and sweetened condensed milk in medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Add warm mixture to cream cheese mixture.

Whip cream until stiff, fold into peanut butter mixture. Pour onto prepared crust, chill several hours or overnight.