No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake

BEST Peanut Butter Cheesecake

I really do feel like I should have named my blog Crazy for Peanut Butter because I think I have more peanut butter recipes on this site than any other. We go through peanut butter at an absurdly fast rate because both Mel and I love to snack on it. I will say, however, that he’s even more in love than I am. If you’ve followed me for any length of time you’ll know he only eats two kinds of desserts I make: peanut butter desserts and carrot cake. Seriously: that’s it. All the other dessert recipes he just ignores!

If you’re a peanut butter lover like we are then make sure you check out some of my favorites: peanut butter cookies, peanut butter pie, peanut butter bars and soooo many more. And now – now we can add a No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake to the list!

This No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake has a chocolate cookie crust and a creamy peanut butter filling. Then I topped it with melted peanut butter to make it even more indulgent!

Ingredients Needed

• Oreo Crust – Make your own with oreo cookies (crushed with their filling) and melted butter.
• Cream Cheese – Make sure it’s softened to avoid lumps!
• Peanut Butter – It’s best to use a regular no-stir peanut butter (not natural) – like Skippy or Jif.
• Heavy Whipping Cream – there is no substitution for this – it’s whipped into the mixture to make the fluffy cheesecake.

How to make a peanut butter cheesecake?

1. First, you mix three (8-ounce) blocks of cream cheese with some of your favorite peanut butter. Simply mix those together until they’re creamy and smooth.
2. Once there aren’t any lumps from the cream cheese and peanut butter, you can add the powdered sugar and vanilla. That’s all that really goes into the bulk of this no bake cheesecake recipe!
3. Add the heavy whipping cream slowly while mixing and the peanut butter cheesecake mixture will get a bit fluffy and thick.  There’s really no guesswork in this cheesecake – it’s totally foolproof!
4. Once the cheesecake mixture is finished you have to add it to the prepared crust. I absolutely love using a chocolate cookie crust for this recipe, but you could also substitute peanut butter sandwich cookies for a full on peanut butter cheesecake!
5. Chill until set – which doesn’t take very long – and then you can finish it off with some whipped cream and more peanut butter. I drizzled some melted peanut butter and hot fudge on top for garnish.