peanut butter cheesecake cups

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• crust:
• 1 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• cheesecake:
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• ganache:
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 cups shaved dark chocolate

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• line 10 muffin cups with paper liners.
• stir cookie crumbs and butter together in a bowl; press into the prepared muffin cups. refrigerate chocolate crusts until chilled, about 15 minutes.
• beat peanut butter, cream cheese, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl until smooth. spoon peanut mixture over the chocolate crusts; refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• pour cream into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in microwave until just before boiling, about 2 minutes. stir chocolate into cream to melt. refrigerate ganache until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
• beat ganache using an electric mixer until whipped; spread evenly over peanut butter mixture layer.
• freeze cheesecakes until solid, about 1 hour.