Layers of chocolate cookie crust, peanut butter cheesecake, BUTTERFINGER® Cup Eggs, chocolate ganache and peanut butter frosting, this BUTTERFINGER® Cheesecake Pie is a peanut butter lovers dream!
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie Crust
18 Chocolate sandwich cookies
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling
3 blocks of cream cheese, room temperature (I used a combination of 1/2 less fat and fat free)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup Peanut Butter
1 cup Greek yogurt
2 egg whites
16 BUTTERFINGER® Cup Eggs
Chocolate Ganache
6 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
Peanut Butter Frosting
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons of milk
8 BUTTERFINGER® Nest Eggs
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a spring form pan with cooking spray
Chocolate Cookie Crust
In a small food processor or a medium bowl crush the chocolate sandwich cookies. When they are crushed, stream or stir in melted butter.
Pour cookie crust into the bottom of your springform pan, pressing down
Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Set aside to cool
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add in cream cheese and beat for 2 minutes.
Add in brown sugar and peanut butter and beat an additional minute.
Add in Greek yogurt and egg whites and mix until just combine.
Place half the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling on top of the cooled cookie crust.
On top of the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling layer on 15 BUTTERFINGER® Cup Eggs in a circular pattern.
On top of the 15 BUTTERFINGER® Cup Eggs layer on the rest of your Peanut Butter Cheesecake Filling
Place the cheesecake on top of a cookie sheet and bake 50-60 minutes or just until the top is set up. Cool on a wire rack until completely cooled.
Chocolate Ganache
When the Cheesecake is cooled, begin to make your ganache. In a medium double boiler, set over medium heat, add your chopped chocolate, heavy cream and coconut oil.
Stir until melted and then pour over cheesecake allowing chocolate to run off the sides. Smooth out the top and sides and place in the refrigerator to set at least 1 hour.
Peanut Butter Frosting
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add in your butter and whip for 2-3 minutes. Add in peanut butter and mix for an additional minute.
/2 cup at a time, add in your powdered sugar until 1 cup has been added.
Pour in your vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of milk. Depending on the consistency you prefer on your frosting, add in another tablespoon if desired.
Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip, pipe on 16 pillows of peanut butter frosting. I started at the Compass map (N, E, S, W) and then I filled 3 pillows in between each of those which gave me 16.
Every other pillow, place a BUTTERFINGER® Nest egg on top.
Place a large dollop of peanut butter frosting in the center and nestle in 1 BUTTERFINGER® Cup Eggs.
CoursesDessert
CuisineAmerican
Recipe by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen at https://www.strawberryblondiekitchen.com/butterfinger-cheesecake-pie/