Name: Peanut Butter Cup Pretzel Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: For the Pretzel Crust:; 1½ cups salty pretzels; 3 tbsp granulated sugar; 7 tbsp unsalted butter; For the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling:; 16 oz cream cheese; 1 large egg; ¼ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 10 cups Reese's peanut butter; For the Chocolate Drizzle:; 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter; ¼ cup Chocolate Chips

How To Make Peanut Butter Cup Pretzel Cheesecake Bars

Pretzel cheesecake bars with peanut butter filling stuffed with Reese’s peanut butter cups on top of a pretzel crust, and drizzled with chocolate.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Additional Time: 3 hours

Total: 4 hours 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For the Pretzel Crust:

1½cupssalty pretzels,very finely ground, about 3 cups whole pretzels
3tbspgranulated sugar
7tbspunsalted butter,melted

For the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling:

16ozcream cheese,softened to room temperature, not fat free
1large egg
¼cupgranulated sugar
½cupcreamy peanut butter
2tsppure vanilla extract
10cupsreese’s peanut butter,chopped

For the Chocolate Drizzle:

1tbspcreamy peanut butter
¼cupchocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottom and sides of an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Set aside.

Pretzel Crust:

In a food processor or blender, pulse salty pretzels into a fine crumb. Stir the pretzel crumbs, sugar, and melted butter together in a medium-sized bowl.
Press evenly into the lined pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to slightly cool as you prepare the filling.

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling:

Beat cream cheese, egg, sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla extract together with a hand or stand mixer until smooth and creamy for about 3 full minutes.
Fold in the chopped Reese’s cups and spread the mixture over crust. Bake for 28 to 32 minutes or until the cheesecake has set up and the edges are lightly browned.
Allow to cool completely in the refrigerator for at least three hours. Lift the foil out of the pan and cut it into squares.

Chocolate Drizzle:

Melt the peanut butter and chocolate chips together in a small bowl in the microwave. Stir until smooth and drizzle over squares.
Store bars in a covered container for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.