Peanut Butter Cheesecake (Taste Of Home) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
1 1/2 cups pretzels, crushed
1/3 cup butter, melted
Filling
40 ounces cream cheese (5 packages, 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 semi-sweet chocolate chips
Topping
1 cup sour cream (8 ounces)
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts, finely chopped

Preparation

In a small bowl, combine pretzels and butter. Press onto the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a greased 10 inch spring form pan.
Place pan on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 5 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add peanut butter and vanilla and mix well.
Add eggs and beat on low just until combined. Stir in chips.
Pour over the crust. Return pan to baking sheet.
Bake at 350 for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is almost set.
Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes (leave oven on).
For topping, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, peanut butter, and sugar and 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 and loosen.
Cool 1 hour longer and remove sides of pan. Refrigerate overnight.