Do you love cheesecake...? Then you just have to try these delicious mini peanut butter cheesecakes. What makes them so special.... my (not so) secret ingredient SKIPPY® peanut butter. I like to use both varieties in my cooking, one being extra crunchy and the other, which is absolutely perfect for this cheesecake recipe, is the extra smooth variety. You really can taste the difference with this incredible peanut butter and not only are these mini cheesecakes a sweet treat, the SKIPPY® peanut butter is also a great source of protein.
Makes 8-12
Prep time 30 mins
Plus 3 hours setting time
200g choc chip cookies(you can swap these for digestives if you prefer)
100g unsalted butter
300g soft cheese (like Philadelphia)
60g icing sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
180g SKIPPY® Extra Smooth Peanut Butter
130ml double cream
4tbsp SKIPPY® Peanut Butter
Squirty cream
Start by crushing the cookies either in a freezer bag and bashed by hand with a rolling pin or a quicker method is in a food processor.
In a small pan melt the butter and mix into the crushed cookies.
Divide your cookie mixture between 8 cupcake cases, you might be able to make more my cases are quite large, and push it down so that its firm, place in the fridge while you make your cheesecake mixture.
Whisk the soft cheese, peanut butter, sifted icing sugar and vanilla extract until its smooth and well combined. Leave to one side for a minute.
Separately whisk your double cream until it forms stiff peaks.
Fold your stiff double cream in to the cream cheese mixture until well combined.
Divide this mixture on to your cookie bases that are in the fridge and then smooth them out using the back of a teaspoon.
In a microwaveable bowl add 4tbsp of peanut butter, pop in the microwave and put on for 10second blasts until the peanut butter has melted a little making it looser. Get a teaspoon scoop a bit of peanut butter up and as it dribbles off of the tip of the spoon use it to drizzle over the top of the cheesecake to decorate (see the main picture for example)
Pop in the fridge and leave for at least 3hours to set.
Once they are set you can squirt a little cream on top.
Enjoy!!!
